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[Catholic Caucus] Leo: The Church Should be an “Open House” that “Listens Without Judging” The Church as founded by Christ listens only to God, not to man, but the Bishop of Rome has a different idea. Pope Leo has said that he wants the Church to be an “open house” that “listens without judging.” In his prayer video for October 2026, he said:“May your Church be an open house, a safe space where everyone has a place — a community that accompanies and never excludes; that listens without judging; and that draws near without fear.”Unfortunately, Leo has erred again. This...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis-era progressives dominate Pope Leo’s Amoris Laetitia summit The Vatican’s 8-day summit marking 10 years of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ will feature prelates and experts closely associated with Pope Francis’ synodal and pastoral vision.The Vatican’s newly published program for Pope Leo XIV’s eight-day summit marking ten years since Amoris Laetitia gives prominent roles to a series of prelates and experts closely associated with Pope Francis’ synodal and pastoral vision for the Church.On October 3, the Vatican released the official schedule for Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming conference in the Paul VI Hall from October 7 to 14, exposing a tightly controlled...

Luther’s Shadow in ‘Amoris Laetitia’—Rome Bishops’ Meeting Pope Leo XIV has called the presidents of bishops’ conferences to Rome from Oct. 7—14 for a weeklong gathering on Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia. He says: “In light of the changes that continue to impact families, I have decided to convene the presidents of the Episcopal Conferences from around the world in October 2026, in an effort to proceed, in mutual listening, to a synodal discernment on the steps to be taken in order to proclaim the Gospel to families today, in light of Amoris laetitia and taking into account what...

Pope Leo XIV presented the Pius XI Medal to Karin Öberg, a Harvard scientist specializing in astrochemistry, during a recent audience with members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. The award, presented on Sept. 24, recognizes scientists under the age of 45 who have distinguished themselves through their research and show “exceptional promise” in their field. Öberg has spoken publicly about her conversion to Catholicism and how her pursuit of knowledge influenced her journey toward faith. In a 2011 interview with the Augustine Institute, she explained that there were aspects of the world that began to make it difficult for...

Another diocesan priest links up with SSPX, bishop removes faculties The bishop of Knoxville, TN, who suppressed the Latin Mass earlier this year, has now revoked the faculties of a diocesan priest who has associated himself with the SSPX. The bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, has revoked all the faculties of a diocesan priest who has associated himself with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). A strongly-worded statement issued by the diocese said that Bishop James Beckman had withdrawn all faculties, permissions, and authorizations previously granted to Fr. David Mary Engo for ministry within the diocese. “He is not authorized...

When It Comes to Illegal Mass Immigration, a Listening Church Stops Listening The 'Synodal Church' — a so-called listening Church — turns a deaf ear to voices that don't flatter their liberal agenda.One of the buzzwords that dominates the Catholic Church these days is “listening.” In the synodal Church, bishops and clergy are called to pay special attention to what the faithful are saying on all the burning issues of the day. In this way, they will supposedly be better positioned to discern where “the spirit” wants the Church to go.However, “the spirit” does not seem to be speaking clearly...

[Catholic Caucus] What will happen at the Vatican’s ‘Amoris’ meeting? America scores most personal papal invites to the conference that definitely isn’t a synod.Four of the 22 people personally invited by Pope Leo XIV to attend a major week-long Vatican meeting on Amoris laetitia are from the United States.The four who will join U.S. bishops’ conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley at the Oct. 7-14 event called “Ten years after Amoris laetitia: proclaiming the Gospel with families today” are Cardinal Blase Cupich, Cardinal Robert McElroy, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, and Bishop Daniel Flores.The U.S. is the only country with four participants personally...

Humanly speaking, Bishop Schneider doesn't see Leo XIV reversing Francis' course. Humanly speaking, Bishop Schneider doesn't see Leo XIV reversing Francis' course.The celebration of the Pontifical Mass at the end of October in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore - instead of St. Peter’s Basilica - can be described as a “consolation prize,” Bishop Athanasius Schneider told Gloria.tv (video below).It is “sad,” he said, that these Catholics are not allowed to celebrate Mass in St. Peter’s.At the same time, Santa Maria Maggiore is the most important Marian church in Christendom. Both Pius V - who codified the traditional Mass for...

All For Nothing: Euthanasia for Disabled Minors Returns to Europe: Woe to mankind! 1938: "This person who suffers a hereditary disease has a lifelong cost of 60,000 Reichsmarks to the National Community. Fellow German, that is your money as well." And so it has come to pass once again. Euthanasia, that starts with "consenting" adults (though God only knows how much this "consent" is fabricated each time by family members unwilling to help their relatives to the end), ends up swallowing everything. The first case in the Netherlands after the approval of the extension of the law happened this week:A...

A photograph of Pope Leo XIV blessing Marie-Garance, a 10-year-old girl in a blue dress who has multiple disabilities, went viral after the pope encountered her in Paris Sept. 26. A police officer lifted the girl into his arms as the pope passed in the popemobile along the Champs-Elysees before Mass at Place de la Concorde. Agence France Press photographer Ludovic Marin captured the moment the pope leaned toward Marie-Garance, took her hand and met her eyes. Her adoptive mother, Clotilde Noël, told OSV News the blessing represented vulnerable people who are often set aside because they are different. Following...

Raleigh bishop allows pagan prayer ritual in Catholic church A pagan 'smudging' ceremony and 'prayer in the four directions' took place in a Catholic Church under the watch of the bishop of Raleigh during a celebration of 'multiculturalism.'The bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina presided over a shamanistic “smudging” ceremony to celebrate St. Catherine “Kateri” Tekakwitha, who rejected her native Mohawk religion.Pascua Taqui tribe member Richard Duran led the congregation of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Durham in a “smudging” ceremony in July, according to an archived page of North Carolina Catholics, a diocesan publication. Smudging is a shamanic ritual that...

[Catholic Caucus] Synod’s canonical commission calls for diocesan synods, provincial councils every 10 years, ‘complete revision’ of Code of Canon Law A canonical commission established by Pope Francis proposed changes to 34 canons of the Code of Canon Law in light of the Final Document of the 2021-2024 synod on synodality.“In the long term, however, there is an obvious need for a complete revision of the two Codes to reflect the theological and ecclesiological issues that have emerged,” the commission, referring to the Code of Canon Law (1983) and the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (1990), stated in...

Leo XIV praises foundational Lutheran document: The Augsburg Confession by MelanchthonLeo XIV praises foundational Lutheran document: The Augsburg Confession by Melanchthon.Today, Leo XIV received a delegation of the Lutheran World Federation. He said: “Renewed communion in the apostolic faith, in the sacraments [!], and in the ministries is the goal of our ecumenical journey of grace.”Leo XIV focused particularly on the year 2030, which will mark the 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession, presenting it as an opportunity to advance Catholic-Lutheran ecumenism and the pursuit of “full, visible unity.”He claimed: “The Augsburg Confession was originally intended as a document of...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican Synod commission proposes “complete revision” of canon law — including marriages without a priest. Vatican Synod commission proposes “complete revision” of canon law — including marriages without a priest.A 10-member Canonical Commission established as part of the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality has published today proposals to reshape canon law.The report says that in the long term there is an “obvious need for a complete revision” of the Codes. The goal is to reflect emerging “theological and ecclesiological issues.”Among the proposals:• Sensus fidei: Canon 749 would begin by stating that “the entire body of the Christian faithful… cannot...

Bestselling Christian author Heather Thompson Day has been arrested and charged with injury to a child, elderly, or disabled person. Seth Day, her husband and professor at Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU), faces the same charge, as well as a charge of sexual assault of a child. Heather Thompson Day is a Christian speaker, podcaster, and the author of several books, including “What If I’m Wrong?: Navigating the Waves of Fear and Failure,” “I’ll See You Tomorrow: Building Relational Resilience When You Want To Quit,” and “It’s Not Your Turn: What To Do While You’re Waiting for Your Breakthrough.” Her work...

Leo XIV in France: Which Christianity Is the Vatican Now Promoting? Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic journey to France appears as a call to awaken hope and recover Europe’s Christian roots, but in substance it reveals the adoption of a horizontal and multilateral humanism, in which the Catholic faith is reduced to an ethical and social force at the service of a pacified and desacralized global coexistence.Pope Leo XIV’s journey to France, from September 25 to 28, was received by the media and the world at large as a major pastoral success. The press, both French and international, particularly highlighted the...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV celebrates Masonic, French Revolutionary motto ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’ Pope Leo celebrated a motto used by Freemasons that traces back to the bloody, anti-Catholic French Revolution. Pope Leo XIV celebrated a motto of the French Revolution used by Freemasons – “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” – as “universal ethical imperatives” during a speech at the Élysée on Friday.“France was responsible for significant advances in our world, including the recognition of human rights grounded in the nature of the human person, particularly religious freedom,” said Leo in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron and French officials. “This constant focus...

[Catholic Caucus] Michaelmas TLM in the Vatican - and a SermonA Traditional Latin Mass was celebrated at the St. Michael Altar of St. Peter’s Basilica todaySermon for the Feastby Father Richard CipollaConnecticut From the book of Revelation:Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,butthey weredefeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels...

It was a small gesture with big historical, moral, and political impact. During his visit to France, Pope Leo XIV stopped and prayed in front of a staircase at the Garden of the Carmelites on the campus of the Catholic University of Paris. Those stairs—just four small steps—are etched with the words, Hic Cicidereunt (“Here they fell,” as in, were killed, in Latin). Pretty flowers garlanded the gray stone as the Pope paused, and the cameras clicked and whirred. …

Around the world, an anti-Christian agenda and spirit is sweeping over the West. 👉To watch the full video click here: https://youtu.be/Hzslq05-ic4