Cardinal Robert McElroy, aged 71, has been diagnosed with a non-aggressive cancer and is expected to make a full recovery.
Cardinal Robert McElroy has been diagnosed with cancer, which will be surgically removed on Nov. 13, the Archdiocese of Washington announced today. The precise diagnosis is well-differentiated liposarcoma, a non-aggressive cancer that tends not to metastasize. His doctors therefore agree that his prognosis is very good.
On October 18, Archbishop Carlo Viganò posted a photo of himself with two members of the Transalpine Redemptorists. The photo has further fueled speculation about an alignment between the community and Viganò.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò published on October 18, 2025 a photograph of two of the Transalpine Redemptorists with him.
Once again Ann Barnhardt cuts through all the crap and gets down to the truth of the matter! She is a "gem among gems" to use a Peanuts reference. I was downcast that the Vatican's former Holy Office was condemning the title Co-Redemptrix for Our Lady when I realized that bad faith actors have NO RIGHT TO MAKE JUDGEMENTS ON DOCTRINE!! I don't know why this action so rattled me - my own past experience in seminary demonstrated the HATRED modernists have towards the Mother of God! It was so bad I got in trouble for praying the Rosary with fellow seminarians!!
Prayer of Consecration to Our Lady "O my Lady, O my Mother, I offer myself entirely to You And, as proof of my devotion to You, I consecrate to You this day My eyes, my ears, my mouth, My heart and my whole being. And because I am thus entirely Yours, O incomparable Mother, Keep me and defend me As Your own possession and property. Amen."
On 4 November, softporn author Tucho Fernández, who happens to be the Prefect for the Doctrine of the Faith of Leo XIV, announced an upcoming document on monogamy. The working title is: "We Two: In Praise of Monogamy. Doctrinal note on the value of matrimony, exclusive communion and reciprocal belonging." Journalist Delia Gallagher added that the document had been prompted by African bishops who allegedly wanted to defend monogamy. The X.com account Rorate Caeli commented: "With THIS prefect, it's terrifying. It will be a document in praise of monogamy, but with some kind of loophole on polygamy. That will be its purpose." #newsMohnduxuhh
Praying for the Pope’s Intentions: The 6 Intentions of the Holy Father March 20, 2019. St. Clement Mary Hofbauer once said: “A Christian who does not pray for the pope is like a child who does not pray for his father.” Yet, in our age when the Faith is under attack, when the Pope himself seems to be propagating errors and advancing heresy, and when the Church allows the scandal of the sexual abuse of children to advance, how can we possible pray “for the intentions of the Holy Father”? Often, you may hear people praying for the intentions of the Holy Father at the end of their Rosaries or other prayers since this is usually a requirement to gain an indulgence. For instance, praying an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be for such intentions always concludes the Way of the Cross. But should we join in such prayers if the Pope’s personal, private intentions seem contrary to the Church’s intentions? Yes. In fact, we should! By offering our prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father …More
The Substack.com account Pelican Plus will fall apart before long. It's a combination of several other Substack accounts. One likes the Luminous Mysteries, another wants the Theology of the Body. One will approve of Newman as a Doctor of the Church, another won't. One will approve of the New Catechism, another won't. This is going to be a failure... - except there is lots of many involved keeping it togeter.
Seems reminiscent of Church Militant/ Real Catholic TV under (Gary) Michael Voris. He too bashed other conservative Catholic media outlets as "sell outs' and holding up his operation as THE only trustworthy source for courageous Catholic reportage. He even aspired to take on other conservative news outlets such as the Daily Wire. Everyone knows how THAT turned out! What hubris!
St. Louis-Marie de Monfort: "An infallible and unmistakable sign by which we can distinguish a heretic, a man of false doctrine, an enemy of God, from one of God's true friends is that the heretic ... endeavours by word and example, openly or insidiously – sometimes under specious pretexts – to belittle the love and veneration shown to her."
Pope Leo commented on the Rupnik case: “Judges have been appointed, & processes for justice take a long time. I know it is very difficult for the victims to ask them to be patient. But the Church must respect the rights of all people. The principle of presumption of innocence until proven guilty also is true in the Church. Hopefully this trial that is just beginning will be able to bring some clarity & justice to all those involved.”
Asked on his opinion on what should done with Marko Rupnik’s artwork, Pope Leo XIV says: “Certainly in many places, precisely because of the need to be sensitive to those who have presented cases of being victims, the artwork has been covered up, artwork has been removed from websites. So that issue is certainly something that we're aware of. A new trial has recently begun, judges were appointed and processes for justice take a long time. I know it is very difficult for the victims to ask that they be patient but the Church needs to respect the rights of all people. The principle of innocent until proven guilty is also true in the Church, and hopefully this trial that is just beginning will be able to give some clarity and justice to all those involved.”