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[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV Promotes US Bishop - Fan of 🌈 James Martin and Fiducia SupplicansPope Leo XIV appointed Father Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez as the bishop of Palm Beach, Florida.Born January 15, 1974, in the Dominican Republic, Rodriguez became a Salesian of Don Bosco and was ordained a priest on July 3, 2004. He is currently the parish priest at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Queens, in the Diocese of Brooklyn.Monsignor Rodriguez became a U.S. citizen in 2018. He has regularly been revealing his thoughts on Twitter since 2014.Staunch Loyalist of Wonderful FrancisHe is a priest “who loves...

[Catholic Caucus] US Nuncio declares path of Francis, Vatican II the way forward for the ChurchCardinal Christophe Pierre implied at the USCCB meetings that anyone who pursues a path that 'diverges' from Francis’ vision is wrong to do so.Cardinal Christophe Pierre gave what was likely his last address to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops this week.Pierre, 79, turns 80 at the end of January and will be forced to tender his resignation as nuncio to the United States. It is doubtful he will return next spring when the bishops convene again.Like any good disciple, Pierre, who was appointed in...

Biden hosts papal nuncio Christophe Pierre, Fr. James Martin at White House St. Patrick’s Day brunchPapal nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre, homosexual Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, and left-wing Jesuit Fathers James Martin and Thomas Reese joined President Joe Biden at the White House yesterday for a St. Patrick’s Day brunch.Pierre, who as papal nuncio is the pope’s ambassador to the U.S., delivered an invocation and led grace before the meal.“We gather on St. Patrick’s Day to pay tribute to the Catholic leadership in this country, especially the fields of charity and social engagement. And so, we give thanks to God...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE – Bishop Strickland reacts to removal by Pope Francis: ‘I feel very much at peace’‘I didn’t implement Traditionis Custodes because I can’t starve out part of my flock,’ Bishop Strickland told LifeSiteNews.TYLER, Texas (LifeSiteNews) –– Early this morning, the Vatican released the shocking news that Pope Francis has “relieved” Bishop Joseph Strickland of his position as bishop of the Diocese of Tyler.READ: BREAKING: Pope Francis personally removes America’s Bishop Joseph StricklandKnowing that Bishop Strickland is up very early, I ventured to give him a call moments after the news came down that Pope Francis had removed him....

Cardinal Pierre on why the U.S. bishops are struggling to connect with Pope FrancisCardinal Christophe Pierre has been apostolic nuncio to the United States since 2016 and, at Pope Francis’ request, he will continue in this role for the foreseeable future, he told America’s Vatican correspondent in an exclusive interview in Rome in early October.The newly-created cardinal described Francis as “a man of vision” and “a man of prayer” and as the one “chosen by the Holy Spirit” to lead the church at this moment in history.He also spoke about his experience as nuncio in the United States. Cardinal Pierre...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope’s envoy rejects claims of a ‘great divide’ between Francis and the USROME – Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, Pope Francis’s envoy to the United States and one of his new red hat recipients, has rejected perceptions of a “great divide” between the Argentine pontiff and the Church in the United States.Speaking to Crux during a Sept. 29 press point in Rome, Pierre said he would not describe the situation between the pope and the US Church as “a great divide, it’s not a great divide. I think it’s more correct to say that we live in a society which...

[Catholic Caucus] Papal Nuncio Christophe Pierre's Role in Pressuring Bishops to Cancel Latin Masses Confirmed Traditonis Custodes states that "[i[t belongs to the diocesan bishop, as moderator, promoter, and guardian of the whole liturgical life of the particular Church entrusted to him, to regulate the liturgical celebrations of his diocese. Therefore, it is his exclusive competence to authorize the use of the 1962 Roman Missal in his diocese, according to the guidelines of the Apostolic See." Nonetheless, in defiance of the letter of Traditionis, the Vatican has been conducting an extraordinary backroom pressure campaign to force bishops-- particularly American bishops--...

The national director of Priests for Life, Frank Pavone, canceled a scheduled livestreamed Mass today, one day after CNA published a report that he was continuing to celebrate Mass after the Vatican had removed him from the priesthood. In a defiant statement addressed to Church leaders and posted on his organization’s website Saturday, Pavone vowed to continue his ministry despite his dismissal from the clerical state. “It’s about the millions of supporters of the movement I help to lead and will continue to lead,” he wrote, adding that he would respond by taking “all appropriate canonical and civil action as...