While previous popes usually avoided accepting secular awards, Leo XIV today received the 2026 Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The Centre said it was honouring the Pope for his support of religious liberty, freedom of conscience and human dignity — all of which are ideological frameworks that are not specifically Catholic. The National Constitution Center describes itself as a nonpartisan institution dedicated to constitutional education. In practice, it is a prominent institution within the U.S. civic establishment, regularly hosting former presidents, senior government officials, judges, military leaders, and foreign-policy figures. In a video address from the Vatican, Leo XIV praised the United States for having “opened its own doors to successive waves of immigrants, enabling them and their children to contribute to shaping the nation's future.” #newsGognnhkfug
S.D. Wright Jul 03, 2026 Some clarifications about a principle which seems 'too good to be true' – but is true, nonetheless. Image from Séminaire Saint-Pie X – Écône, YouTube (Fair Use). As Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases through our Amazon links. See also The WM Review Shop. Some clarifications about a principle which seems ‘too good to be true’ – but is true, nonetheless. Introduction On the 30th June, the day before the SSPX’s episcopal consecrations, I published an explanation of why heretics are unable to excommunicate – along with a translation of CausaXXIV,Quest.I, from Gratian’s Decretum, which deals with this topic. Some of the texts which state this are as follows: C. IV. [Audivimus] An excommunicated person cannot excommunicate another. [Pope Alexander II writing to Bishop Valerius the Martyr] We have heard that Henry, called Archbishop of Ravenna, has attempted to excommunicate you. But since, being excommunicated, he could not excommunicate you …More
Superior General of the FSSPX to Leo XIV following the excommunications: “these condemnations compel us to love the Holy Church even more and to meet its needs with all our strength, now more than ever. For this very reason, the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X voluntarily offers the suffering caused by these new sanctions for the good of the universal Church and of His Holiness”
This is what true Catholic combat looks like SSPX is a counter Winnipeg Statement of 1968. SSPX conscience is informed by traditional catholic teaching of the ages . Where's SSPX religious freedom to follow their conscience ? Humanae vitae battle you used follow your conscience what about SSPX conscience???? Error has no rights we are not free to choose .Now who is in error?
I ask the same question. No one can answer or prove it. RT has vehemently condemned the restrictions and rejected the EU’s accusations, stressing that the bloc has consistently failed to point to a “a single example, a single grain of evidence” of false reporting.
That's why RT is blocked by these people. They fear the people will get the truth. They call it Russian propaganda or fake news. When it's they who write propaganda and who write fake news pieces. They can't show proof. Because there is none. Just ask any propagandist and they won't be able to show you one time. They will just repeat, fake news, Russian propaganda. Just like how the EU spread that Russia caused 10 wars. When asked to show proof. they have none to show. Just like Georgia they accused Russia of starting, which was debunked over and over and over again. RT is famous for telling the truth and revealing what others suppress and delete. They are more famous than several fake news outlets combined!
'Gaza is a disaster. The cities have been razed to the ground, leveled, wiped out. Rafah no longer exists. What strikes me most is traveling along makeshift roads, through tents and sewage. This is where the people of Gaza live' Cardinal Pizzaballa
Nothing to but kill with the conscience of so much evil in their minds, including the killing of more than 2000 Americans on 9/11. The conscience that all they are and believed in is a hoax.
"Gaza è un disastro. Le città sono state rase al suolo, livellate, spazzate via. Rafah non esiste più. Quello che mi colpisce di più è viaggiare su strade improvvisate, tra tende e fognature. Ecco dove vive la gente di Gaza". Cardinale Pizzaballa
Frank Wright Jul 03, 2026 Why the SSPX and their faithful are excommunicated for being Catholic. Fr Pagliarani, SSPX Superior General, gives his homily during the consecrations. I went to Econe in Switzerland this week with my son to witness the consecration of four bishops by the SSPX, a traditional Catholic fraternity which exists to ensure that traditional Catholicism is preserved. The Vatican has now excommunicated all the priests, religious, bishops and everyone who adheres to the SSPX - that means, people like me who go to mass and receive the sacraments in SSPX parishes. Reports are already emerging raising issues with the excommunications, as they are said to theologically questionable and inconsistent with canon law. The Society of St Pius X and its faithful have been excommunicated by the Vatican for being too Catholic. Some of the 16000 faithful arriving for the consecrations at the SSPX Seminary in Econe, Switzerland. Why has this happened? This has happened because the …More
Today, Don Davide Pagliarani, Superior of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX), responded to the 2 July decree of excommunication. It "once again highlights the deeply tragic situation facing the universal Church." He claims that the FSSPX's actions are motivated solely by the desire to save souls and insists that the Fraternity does not seek to replace the Church, but to remain faithful to her. Using the biblical imagery of asking for bread, fish, and an egg (cf. Luke 11:11–13), he says the Fraternity's requests were met with rejection, symbolised by receiving a stone, serpent, and scorpion. According to Pagliarani, the FSSPX had asked to be instructed and confirmed in "the faith of all time", yet was instead declared schismatic for a second time. His central statement is this: "The FSSPX promises You today that it will not receive these new sanctions - objectively unjust and invalid - with bitterness or revolt." Don Pagliarani concludes by expressing confidence that one …More
Rome and the pope represent the New Church which is a Synodal Church. This is a contradiction to the true Church as founded by Apostolic tradition. Synodalism started by Bergoglio and being implemented by Prevost is NOT the Catholic Church therefore any order ie SSPX which adheres to the true Church cannot be excommunicated by this group.
1 JULY: Fire Ravages Sacred Landmark near Ireland’s Saint Patrick’s Shrine | Shalom World News A historic, former Convent of Mercy in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, was engulfed in a major blaze on Sunday night, leaving the local community in shock. The building, located on Stream Street near Down Cathedral — the traditional burial site of Saint Patrick — suffered extensive damage. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said the fire is believed to have been started deliberately.
Clash Report @clashreport Germany's Chancellor Merz: We can no longer accept the extraordinarily high levels of sick leave in our companies. We are abolishing sick leave by telephone and introducing the requirement to submit a medical certificate from the very first day of illness. We know this is a tough decision. But we can no longer afford this competitive disadvantage caused by prolonged absences from work.
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published today the procedure for the “reconciliation” with the Vatican of former clergy of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX), together with a separate procedure for lay faithful. (Full Italian document below). The procedure, effective July 1, 2026, provides that a priest who has decided to leave the FSSPX must be willing to accept the Second Vatican Council and the “legitimacy of the Novus Ordo Missae,” while remaining attached to the usus antiquior (traditional Roman rite). The priest must: - Find an Ordinary (a diocesan bishop, a major superior of a clerical pontifical institute of consecrated life, a clerical pontifical society of apostolic life, etc.) who is willing to receive him ad experimentum. - Write, in his own hand, a letter to the Holy Father introducing himself and requesting the remission of the censures incurred either because he received priestly ordination from an excommunicated or otherwise canonically irregular …More
Plymouth National Eucharistic Pilgrimage "I heard the call during Adoration—it was a back-and-forth conversation where God asked me to give up everything for His Kingdom." Hear from the raw, unscripted voices of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Four hundred years after the first pilgrims dropped anchor in Plymouth, Massachusetts, a new generation of pilgrims has arrived—and they are marching behind the King of Kings. In this moving highlight reel, we take you to the shores of Plymouth to capture the raw, emotional testimonies of young and old participating in the historic National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. From powerful stories of vocational calls received in the silence of adoration to reflections on why a fractured world is suddenly desperate for a God who truly sees and knows them, these pilgrims share an inside look at a modern-day revival. Watch as a beautiful mosaic of ages unites to walk the streets as a community, proving that once people get a taste of the true presence of …More
Bishop Defends Football Screening in Church: Bishop Jean-Louis de Metz-Noblat of Verdun, France, defended in a July 1 video the decision to broadcast the France–Norway football match inside the church of Ligny-en-Barrois. "There were undoubtedly a few cheers, a song of celebration, and some applause, just as happens when a concert is held in a church or when an exhibition takes place in a church. Some people have said to me, 'But a church is a place for prayer.' I dare to hope that, because they were in the church, a number of people were able to pray for the success of their favorite team. I also dare to hope that, by entering a church, some of them discovered a place where perhaps they had never set foot before."
"Rien d'injurieux" : Après la diffusion de France-Norvège dans l’église de Ligny-en-Barrois, l'évéque de Verdun persiste et signe - Dans une vidéo de plus de trois minutes , Monseigneur de Metz-Noblat assume pleinement cette décision et entreprend d'en démontrer le bien-fondé, allant jusqu'à manier une certaine ironie à l'égard des fidèles scandalisés
I can only imagine the "best" view was provided by projecting these images onto the stage -- I mean: sanctuary. "when a concert is held in a church or when an exhibition takes place in a church." Your Excellency, I think that we have found the problem.
Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul Last week, Anthony Fauci notified us that he will not voluntarily testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, even though he had previously agreed to do so. Therefore, today we have issued a subpoena for him to publicly testify.