Pope Leo XIV reportedly told Spanish bishops that the rise of far-right ideology was his “greatest concern in Spain”. According to ElPais.es on 23 February, he said this on 17 November during an audience with the executive commission of the Spanish Bishops Conference (nine prelates). El País, citing two senior churchmen familiar with the discussion, reports that the Pope cautioned that "extremist" movements are attempting to "win the Catholic vote" and instrumentalise the Church for partisan political ends. The paper adds that the bishops were surprised by how directly the Pope focused on the political issue of the right, rather than other concerns they had presented to him. Following the meeting, the bishops changed their stance on stalled abuse compensation negotiations and expressed support for the government's immigration plan. Picture: Vatican Media, #newsEwppevqqdp
Rev Jaime Mercant Simó, a Spanish diocesan priest and professor at the Center for Theological Studies of Mallorca Diocesan priest from Spain, wrote on X.com on February 22 about the Priestly Fraternity of St Pius X. His thoughts. Several of my readers have asked me about the upcoming episcopal consecrations of the Society of St. Pius X. Here is my position, presented in a pedagogical format of questions and answers: 1. Will the Lefebvrists commit a mortal sin with these episcopal consecrations? — No, not at all. 2. Is it not a schismatic act? — No, formally it is not. 3. Why is it formally not a schism? — Because, for a “perfect schism” to occur, there must be a clear intention to perform a schismatic act and to establish, with the new bishops, a hierarchical jurisdiction parallel to the one existing in the Roman Catholic Church. In this case, neither of these two things will occur. 4. Could it at least be an act of disobedience? — Yes, indeed it is, at least materially, since Rome …More
The excommunication is unjust. The doubtful pope is in grave error for denying the supply of Bishops to faithful of the SSPX after they legally requested them.
02/23/2026 Entire blog as a free PDF eBook. What appeared to Western observers as a regional crisis was, in retrospect, the opening phase of a fundamental restructuring, led by the operationalisation of a “multipolar world order in the ocean.” This phrase, until recently confined to the theoretical pronouncements of Russian strategists and Belt and Road planning documents, was being forged in the waters of the Indian Ocean, the Arctic, and the South China Sea through a convergence of interests that united three powers separated by geography but united by a common adversary. To understand what happened in the Gulf in 2026, one must abandon the comfortable fiction that this was simply about Iranian nuclear ambitions or Houthi piracy. It was about the fundamental restructuring of how security is produced, who provides it, and who gets to write the rules of the world’s most important trade routes. And most critically, it was about how Washington, through seven decades of policy miscalculation …
Then think again. Don't be fooled - here's whyEpstein Files Expose 'Deep, Dark, Satanic, … Add Important Messages for The World given by the BVM at Spain, in 1965 and we have every reason not to be complacent. Quote: "We must make many sacrifices, perform much penance, and visit the Blessed Sacrament frequently. But first, we must lead good lives, If we do not, a chastisement will befall us. The cup is already filling up, and if we do not change, a very great chastisement will come upon us." Further: "Many cardinals, many bishops and many priests are on the road to perditionand are taking many souls with them. Less and less importance is being given to the Eucharist. You should turn the wrath of God away from yourselves by your efforts. If you ask His forgiveness with sincere hearts, He will pardon you. I, your mother, through the intercession of Saint Michael the Archangel, ask you to amend your lives. You are now receiving the last warnings. I love you very much and do not want …More
More REASONS TO PRAY the daily Holy Rosary as the Blessed Queen of the Holy Rosary has also revealed- --- «Satan really will succeed in infiltrating to the top of the Church.» --- "At last, those who will survive all of these events will once more proclaim God and His Glory and serve Him like before, when the world was not so corrupted. Go, My child and proclaim this! I shall always remain by your side to help you." “In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.” —Our Lady of Fatima
"Without interruption, therefore, let us persevere by our hope and the guarantee of our righteousness, which is Jesus Christ, who bore our sins in His own body on the tree, who did not sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth; but for our sake, that we might live in Him, He endured all things." Saint Polycarp, Letter to the Philippians
« Sans interruption, donc, persévérons dans notre espérance et dans la garantie de notre justice, qui est Jésus-Christ, qui a porté nos péchés dans son propre corps sur le bois, qui n'a pas péché et dans la bouche duquel il ne s'est trouvé aucune tromperie ; mais pour nous, afin que nous vivions en lui, il a tout enduré. » Saint Polycarpe, Lettre aux Philippiens
Abbot Anzlem Fejes, of the Norbertine Abbey of Oradea, in Romania, has called upon the U.S. State Department, as well as Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, to leverage international pressure to prevent the suppression of his 900-year-old abbey by the City of Oradea, following a court order for his eviction from his own abbey, despite constitutional protections to the contrary within Romanian law. On Jan. 29, 2026, the Oradea District Court ruled against Abbot Anzelm Fejes in an eviction case brought by the City of Oradea, which has sought to evict the Norbertine Abbot from his own abbey in order to seize the property under the ostensible pretense of renovating the monastic complex, which stands adjacent to a state-owned school building. The court ordered the eviction of Abbot Fejes and declared it immediately enforceable. Municipal authorities have now scheduled his eviction to take place on Monday, Feb. 23, at 10:00 am in Oradea. The ruling was issued despite …More
Cardinal Sarah expressed “deep concern and profound sorrow upon learning of the announcement by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X that it intends to proceed with episcopal ordinations without a pontifical mandate.” He wrote on LeJdD.fr that the decision would disobey the law of the Church. “We are told that this decision is motivated by the supreme law of the salvation of souls. But salvation is Christ, and He gives Himself only in the Church.” Cardinal Sarah warned that the ordinations could be “an irreversible rupture”: “How many souls risk being lost because of this new rupture?” “We are told that this act aims to defend Tradition and the faith. I know how much the deposit of faith is today sometimes despised by those who themselves have the mission to defend it.” His objection: “Faith can never lead us to renounce obedience to the Church.” “How can we continue to tear apart His Body under the pretext of saving souls?” Cardinal Sarah acknowledged that within the Church …More
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These are covered in the SSPX Podcast "Crisis in the Church" series. Crisis in the Church Series – SSPX Podcast (Use the banner on the right to listen to the episodes in order.) If you find the time to listen to the series, I would be very interested in your thoughts.
A CHURCH has been partly destroyed after a massive late-night inferno broke out and tore through the building. Around 70 firefighters were scrambled to King’s Hall Methodist Church in Southall, London, yesterday evening to tackle the fierce blaze. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Firefighters remained on scene at Southall overnightCredit: X/Gurwinderkailay Ten fire engines responded to the blaze Dozens of people rang the fire service to raise the alarm after the place of worship erupted into flames just before 9.30pm. Ten fire engines responded to the scene as crews battled the fire well into the night. Firefighters used two 32-metre turntable ladders to extinguish the fire from above, the brigade said. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said the flames had since been brought under control but firefighters remained on scene well into the early morning to fully extinguish the blaze. Pictures from the dramatic scene show pillars of fire tearing through the building’s roof. The …
Leo XIV continues the ongoing process of merging dioceses in western Ireland. Today, he appointed Archbishop Francis Duffy of Tuam as Bishop of the neighboring Diocese of Killala. In doing so, he unites the Diocese of Killala and the Archdiocese of Tuam in the person of the bishop. This step had been prepared two years ago. In April 2024, Pope Francis appointed three Irish bishops to head six dioceses. Archbishop Duffy of Tuam became already then the Apostolic Administrator of Killala following the resignation of Bishop John Fleming. The Church in formerly Catholic Ireland has been in a state of total collapse following the disastrous appointment of bishops since the days of John Paul II. #newsDllqlfttkq
From the meditation: "God can enable a new world to emerge after he has pulled down walls we thought were the world, walls within which we actually suffocated." Always, always, always, a backhanded reference to becoming free of any boundaries, going to the peripheries, rejecting the suffocating commandments. Christ calls us to be grafted on to God. What can be more constraining than being grafted to the vine which is rooted deeply in the ground? The message remains, "Cast off God's requirements, your infinite dignity is all you need." Such advice can only lead to catastrophe. "Apart from me, you can do nothing." I find it very sad.
Our northern neighbors are shell-shocked: they are even poorer than Alabamians. This follows a tough week for Canada, which has struggled at the Winter Olympics and has faced constant pressure from Donald Trump. In fact, it's the headline used on social media that's become the main source of mockery—"Out of nowhere, Canada became poorer than Alabama. How is that possible?” In December, Tommy Battle’s dream came true. The five-term Mayor of Huntsville is Alabama to the bone, born in Birmingham and a graduate of the state university in Tuscaloosa, but for the past 18 years he’s tried to distance his city from the state’s unsavoury stereotypes. Huntsville, in the north, is the home of the Saturn rocket program that took on the Soviet Union’s Sputnik. It houses the second-largest biotech research hub in the United States. And it has attracted high-end manufacturing investments such as Blue Origin’s rocket engine plant. But Alabama tropes are hard to shake: The state is backward and full …
On February 21, Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich as nuncio to the Netherlands. Monsignor Speich left The Hague only ten months after his appointment. Nuncios may retire upon reaching the age of 70 (and not only at 75). Pope Francis appointed him Apostolic Nuncio to The Hague in April 2025. He turned 70 in June 2025. Had Monsignor Speich truly planned to step down at 70, he could have requested to remain in Slovenia until his birthday and then taken his leave. He became known for his role as nuncio in Slovenia in connection with the Marko Rupnik case. Rupnik is accused by two dozen former nuns of sexual perversion. Monsignor Speich is considered responsible for Rupnik's incardination in the diocese of Koper (Capodistria). Born in Strasbourg on June 15, 1955, Speich was ordained a priest in 1982 for the Archdiocese of Strasbourg. He joined the Holy See's diplomatic service in 1986 and served in numerous countries, including Haiti, Nigeria, Bolivia, Canada …More
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Jean-Marie Speich, 70, as apostolic nuncio to the Netherlands—just ten months after Pope Francis appointed him. Although nuncios may retire at 70, such a brief tenure is highly unusual. Dutch newspaper Nederlands Dagblad said the reasons for his resignation are “shrouded in mystery.” Named an archbishop by Pope Francis in 2013, Speich previously served as nuncio to Ghana (2013–2019) and Slovenia (2019–2025) before being appointed to the Netherlands shortly before Pope Francis’ death.