International Traditional Catholic Blognoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:26:26 GMTBlogger http://www.blogger.com10273125https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/en-usnoInternational Traditional Catholic Blognoreply@blogger.comhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/good-news-from-arlington-fssp-entrusted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (DC Rosary Rally)Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:32:10 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-4911992489437744902 Bishop Burbidge speaks at St. RitaA significant and most welcome development has come from the Diocese of Arlington, VA. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge has announced that, beginning July 1, 2026, the Chaplaincy of Our Lady of Victory will be administered by priests of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. Fr. Jonathan Romanoski, FSSP, and Fr. John Audino, FSSP, have been appointed to serve https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/pope-speaks-on-sspx-and-consecrations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:16:54 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-1185960960264127517 In impromptu declarations to the press, yesterday (June 16, 2026): “I am considering making another appeal and saying ‘don't do this, let's try to live the communion of the Church.’ But it is their choice. We must realize what it means for them and for the Church. Certainly, the division among Christians is a painful point. However, they refuse to accept some fundamental elements https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/leo-xiv-in-spain-appraisal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:48:55 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3403504047019207893 Pope Leo's Successful Apostolic Journey to Spain: Popular Piety and Orthodoxy, Yes. Partisan Progressivism, No. by Serre Verweijfor Rorate CaeliPope Leo XIV's apostolic journey to Spain has been a self-evident success. It drew large crowds of over a million people in a country that appeared to be secularizing, galvanized the young, and avoided any scandals. More important, howeverhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/honorius-i-vatican-ii-and-sspx-guest.htmlHonoriusJames BareselSSPXVatican IInoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:14:08 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6898593563289433588As is well known, Pope Honoris I stated in a letter to Patriarch Sergius of Constantinople that “we confess one will of our Lord Jesus Christ”—despite the Church’s dogmatic teaching that Christ has both a divine will and a human will—and was posthumously anathematized by the Third Council of Constantinople.   What is not generally known, what is, in fact, virtually unknown, is that Pope Johnhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/fssp-pilgrimage-in-italy-denied.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:25:42 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-5457864403140317837A report from Italy:We wanted to bring to your attention the story of a group of pilgrims traveling through Italy with a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. This group was denied the celebration of Mass at the Shrine of San Giovanni Rotondo (Padre Pio), and subsequently at the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. At Loreto, they were initially denied as well, but the priest https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/why-non-catholic-religions-offer-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:11:09 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-954559706953867936A guest article by Joseph Bevan.What is religion?A common definition of religion is: ‘the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, especially a God or gods.’ Most human beings acknowledge, to a greater or lesser extent, the existence of some kind of deity or, more often, a vague supernatural force up in the sky: a useful someone that they can blame for their shortcomings and https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/archbishop-of-sydney-restore-kneelers.htmlAustralianoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Mon, 8 Jun 2026 15:11:16 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3582781621206099002 From the pastoral letter written by Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP, of Sydney, Australia, on the occasion of the Feast of Corpus Christi:ADORING THE EUCHARISTIC LORD: “LET US KNEEL BEFORE THE GOD WHO MADE US” (PS 94:6): Pastoral Letter to the Priests, Religious, and People of the Archdiocese of SydneyJune 7, 2026“Source and summit of the Christian life”—so the Second Vatican https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/leo-xivs-address-to-spanish-cortes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Mon, 8 Jun 2026 11:16:58 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-5705759228997503184I thank the President for her kind words, as well as for the invitation the Apostolic See received on the occasion of my visit to this country. I am also grateful for the courtesy of welcoming me to this historic Palace of the Congress of Deputies, a prominent center of the institutional, legal and democratic life of the Kingdom of Spain. I come before you as the Bishop of Rome and Shepherd of https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/papal-homily-for-corpus-christi-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sun, 7 Jun 2026 10:40:56 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-4258906852473359655 As I begin my visit to Spain, it is with a heart filled with joy that I preside over this celebration on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.We are gathered around the Eucharist, the gift of Christ’s living presence among us. He who wished to offer us his life so that we might enter into communion with the Father and become his children, is here as the living Bread come down from heaven, https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/military-chaplains-against-traditional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Sun, 7 Jun 2026 10:38:21 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-4296972529379722838David Sonnier, a 1981 West Point graduate, loved the Army and worked to be a model soldier. A bend in his career path brought him into contact for the first time with the traditional Mass. His life, with that of his family, was changed forever—something quite a few Catholics can relate to! Naturally, he wanted to share this great good with fellow soldiers, many of whom, as he discovered, https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/retreat-for-priests-with-fr-armand-de.htmlRetreatsnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Fri, 5 Jun 2026 16:20:18 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-8013127579002329891Clergy Retreat on 5-9 October 2026, Stonyhurst, EnglandTopic: The priest at the altar as sacrificerIn this retreat, Fr de Malleray will reflect on the liturgical role of the priest and the sacrificial nature of his ministry at the altar. Drawing on the Church’s long-standing liturgical tradition as expressed in the Traditional Rite of the Roman Church, the retreat will offer a deeper awareness ofhttps://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/sspx-july-1st-consecrations-only.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:33:56 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-8094975679702244465 You will have noticed that Rorate has covered all sides and most aspects of the July 1st, 2026, Consecrations of four new bishops for the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), in Écône, Switzerland.National stereotypes exist for a reason, and we can say that it is all moving forward with Swiss efficiency. This is to say: it will be a grand, well celebrated, well attended, very organized ceremony,https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/truth-core-question-regarding-sspx-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Thu, 4 Jun 2026 19:56:09 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-1068706170858363173Bishop Schneider is well known to friends of Rorate, and Tradition around the world, and he has a different perspective on the SSPX Consecrations -- one of balance and, shall we say, understanding.Diane Montagna posted this text by him on her page, and we paste it here for the ongoing record of debates on current events.*****THE CORE QUESTION REGARDING THE SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS XBy Bishop https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-performative-contradiction-of.htmlhyperpapalismobediencePastor AeternusSedevacantismSSPXVatican IVigiliusnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Thu, 4 Jun 2026 17:31:30 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7651409678759223449Recently, this blog published the now widely-discussed essay titled “The Kingship of Christ and the Aporias of the Roman Church.” Now the author applies the analysis of the “total Pope” and the corresponding concept of obedience to the Society of St. Pius X. Needless to say, the following text reflects the personal opinion of its author and is not a Rorate editorial position; rather, it may be https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-sspx-consecrations-separatism-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 3 Jun 2026 19:25:54 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-4081008586055369148Dom Louis-Marie de Blignières, a founder and, for a long time, superior of the Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer (FSVF), in Chéméré-le-Roi, France, needs no introduction. He has been a heavyweight figure in French Traditional Catholic intellectual circles for decades. He also has a personal history with the Society of Saint Pius X -- his Dominican-inspired community was founded with the https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/mother-angelicas-sweet-revenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 2 Jun 2026 20:31:07 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6892030146371259840 ("I am so tired of you, Liberal Church in America!")Today, Pope Leo XIV named the head of EWTN News, María Montserrat (Montse) Alvarado, as new Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication:The Holy Father has appointed Dr. Maria Montserrat Alvarado, President and Chief Operating Officer of EWTN News, as Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication. Dr. Montserrat Alvarado will take office on 1 https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-true-wild-inspiring-and-tragic.htmlBook releasesCruachan HillMonastic LifeReviewsnoreply@blogger.com (Peter Kwasniewski)Tue, 2 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6966396522403322Britain is full of monastic ghosts. Street names carry them: Monks Lane, Priory Road, Abbey Close. The landscape, too, still bears the imprint of communities that shaped it for a thousand years. The ruins of Fountains, Rievaulx, Tintern, and dozens of lesser houses stand in fields and valleys across England, Wales, and Scotland, drawing visitors who admire their picturesque qualities while https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-traditional-mass-recovered-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 2 Jun 2026 07:19:20 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3538667948427412824 The Recovery of the Massby Archbishop Héctor AgüerEmeritus of La Plata, Argentina June 1st, 2026The media and, especially, social networks point out that in several European countries, particularly among young people, the "Traditional Mass" is being lived with fervor, accompanied by numerous processions and pilgrimages. The youthful crowds that revived the traditional Paris - Chartres https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/magnifica-humanitas-explaining.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 30 May 2026 13:54:08 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6385066831632089538 by Serre Verweij, for Rorate CaeliPope Leo Has Finally Released His First Encyclical, Magnifica HumanitasPope Leo has finally released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, to the world. As expected, it deals with AI and technological innovation. Surprisingly, however, it also deals extensively with a variety of other social topics and tips Pope Leo's hand just a bit on multiple https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/sspx-announces-names-of-four-priests-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 26 May 2026 13:11:27 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6034566771742962316The General House Announces the Names of Future BishopsPublished May 26, 2026Communiqué from the General HouseOn this octave of Pentecost, Fr. Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), has the joy of announcing the names of the priests of the Society who have been chosen to receive episcopal consecration on July 1st at Écône.In a spirit of respect toward the https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/liturgy-conference-in-leuven-belgium.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 26 May 2026 00:50:21 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-2424554370225471664Tradition and Reform in the Roman Rite: The Usus Antiquior in Contemporary CatholicismThursday 22nd – Friday 23rd October 2026 This conference aims to provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary investigation of the tensions between tradition and reform within the Roman Rite, with particular attention to the renewed interest in the pre‑Vatican II liturgy (usus antiquior) in contemporary https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/first-encyclical-of-pope-leo-xiv-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Mon, 25 May 2026 14:50:45 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-3320061711643919057ENCYCLICAL LETTERMAGNIFICA HUMANITASOF HIS HOLINESSPOPE LEO XIVON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSONIN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTRODUCTION1. Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. Each generation inherits the task of shaping its own era, of https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/pope-leo-xiv-assures-coptic-patriarch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Sat, 23 May 2026 23:02:55 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-6107439947079696282And just like that, in a phone call between Pope Leo XIV and Coptic Tawadros II, the atrocious Francis-Tucho document "Fiducia Supplicans" was filed away in a drawer of non-issues.From the Holy Synod of the Coptics:Fifthly: The members of the Holy Synod decided to resume theological dialogue with the Catholic Church following the assurances regarding the non-blessing of same-sex couples, which https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/discord-in-bergoglian-camp-crux-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Wed, 20 May 2026 00:12:33 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-7386620214669609713 Discord in the Bergoglian Camp - The Crux of the Matter: the Lefebvrian OrdinationsBy Americo MascarucciFor Marco Tosatti's Stilum CuriaeMay 19, 2026 The Bergoglian camp is in chaos over the Society of Saint Pius X and the episcopal consecrations it has announced for July 1st, with the consequent threat of excommunication from the Vatican. Enzo Bianchi, former prior of Bose and one of the https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2026/05/pope-and-armenian-patriarch-talk-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (New Catholic)Tue, 19 May 2026 17:54:00 GMTtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19978542.post-4425301264054507692 There was nothing about it in the Vatican text and news -- but in the Armenian language release by the Patriachate we find this gem:On Monday, 18 May, 2026, the two heads of Churches held a private meeting where they addressed the following issues: the establishment of a common date for Easter, a day of commemoration for all martyrs, and the convening of a Third Vatican Council.Full