Cardinal Grech dispels a misunderstanding or perpetuates it: the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality will not be a mechanical execution of its conclusions. The statement raises as many questions as it resolves.
Jun 28, 2026 8 8
Three days before the episcopal consecrations announced by the SSPX, Cardinal Müller spoke at the consistory to formally distinguish the traditional Mass—legitimate—from the approach of the SSPX—a rupture. A major theological clarification, which calls on Rome to respond.
Jun 28, 2026 10 6
In four days, the SSPX could take the step that led Archbishop Lefebvre to the excommunications of 1988. Some observers invoke the Vatican's "flexibility"; canonical analysis, however, is unequivocal.
Jun 27, 2026 13 8
Five days before the consistory of June 30, leaders and theologians from Franciscan universities publish an open letter to the SSPX, echoing the call of the American Franciscan University: the unity of the Church is non-negotiable.
Jun 26, 2026 11 1
As the countdown to July 1st approaches, a priest questions the legal validity of the excommunication threat issued by the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith against the faithful of the SSPX who attend their Masses.
Jun 25, 2026 8 1
A canon lawyer priest challenges the legal validity of the sentence wielded by the prefect of the DDF. A question that, if well-founded, would radically change the balance of power six days before July 1.
Jun 25, 2026 9 3
While Rome maintains its canonical pressure, the Society of Saint Pius X chooses to respond with a doctrinal document. A gesture that speaks volumes about what the SSPX considers the real issue at stake.
Jun 25, 2026 8 1
A Swiss diocese of St. Gallen official document encourages its faithful to work toward the election of a woman pope. This is not a marginal opinion: it is a frontal contradiction with the definitive pontifical teaching of 1994.
Jun 25, 2026 9 2
On the eve of the consistory and a week before July 1st, the Society of Saint Pius X issues a solemn Declaration of Faith to the Pope and the cardinals, while a priest canonically challenges the legitimacy of the excommunication threat made by Cardinal Fernández.
Jun 25, 2026 9 3
The Dicastery for Divine Worship responded on June 23, 2026, to German bishops who had requested to open the homily to laypeople: no. The door is closed. Abbé Grégoire Masson analyzes the theological significance of this refusal, which is not a policy, but a doctrine.
Jun 24, 2026 9 1
Published on May 25, 2026, the first encyclical of Leo XIV has become a bestseller in several countries. An editorial success that speaks to the deep expectations of Catholics—and a doctrinal compass to read before the pope’s visit to Paris.
Jun 23, 2026 9 3
The Dicastery for Divine Worship ruled on June 23, 2026: laypeople cannot preach during Mass. A decision that puts an end, "for a generation," to the standoff with the German Bishops' Conference—and serves as a reminder that liturgy is not negotiated in committee.
Jun 23, 2026 10 3
