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[Catholic Caucus] Vatican bars Traditionalists from St. Peter’s, no prayer allowed Since 2007, grateful hearts have traveled to Rome on the anniversary of Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum motu proprio, which liberated the Latin rite liturgy after it was supposedly abrogated by Paul VI. Each October, faithful Catholics have participated in a pilgrimage through the streets of Rome which culminates inside St. Peter's Basilica. Even when the Mass they was denied to them, they held a prayer service over the bones of St. Peter, singing the Credo and overing thanksgiving. But this year? In an unprecedented move, and only days before...

[Catholic Caucus] The Vatican's “speech of inclusiveness and tolerance is not true, it is ideological and selective,” Bishop Athanasius SchneiderThe Vatican's “speech of inclusiveness and tolerance is not true, it is ideological and selective,” Bishop Athanasius Schneider told AdVaticanum.com following the Vatican’s ban on the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage procession entering St. Peter’s Basilica today.Schneider criticized the contradiction between the Church’s promotion of synodality and its exclusion of traditional Catholics.“A group of Catholics who are in good standing and recognize the Pope, pray for the Pope, for the bishops — exactly this group was banned,” he said.Schneider suggested that accusations of...

[Catholic Caucus] Jesuit priest suggests saints are ‘often’ gay 'The saints are often themselves instructive as queer saints,' said Father James Keenan, S.J., citing a 'queer theologian.'Father James Keenan, S.J., during the keynote address for this year’s annual Outreach Conference, blasphemously cited a “queer theologian” to suggest that saints are “often” homosexual.During his keynote address for the 2026 Outreach Conference at Georgetown University, the Jesuit cited the work of Flora Tang to claim that the saints are “often themselves instructive as queer saints.”Keenan, who has served as a theology professor at the nominally Catholic Boston College for over 20 years,...

Quran is "Word of God" and Muhammad "chosen by God" - says Italian bishops’ school material. The publication, Schede per conoscere l’Islam (“Sheets for Understanding Islam”), was prepared by the CEI and the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI). It comprises 11 teaching sheets intended for use in Catholic religious instruction in Italian schools. They were presented at Palazzo Borromeo in Rome on October 21, at an event attended by Cardinal Matteo Zuppi.Sheet 2 describes Muhammad as “chosen by God to carry His message and to establish and guide the new community of believers.” It also presents him...

THE GREATEST IMAGES OF THE ANTI-CHRIST, HIS REIGN, AND ETERNAL DEMISE! AN IMAGE TODAY SPEAKS MORE THAN A MILLION WORDS! CAN YOU SEE, BELOVED! MARANATHA!

Beloved, images today in our EXPONENTIAL age of growth are worth a million words! Here are some on our American history relating to our godly founding and our last days' disintegration, spiritually and morally. Maranatha!

TRADITIONALISTS, THE LAST PARIAHS - Never Before: Traditional Pilgrims Blocked from Entering Saint Peter's The move was announced to Christian Marquant (of Paix Liturgique), during the liturgical conference that precedes the pilgrimage every year. From our friends at Messa in Latino:Christian Marquant: "The Pope Denied Us Saint Peter's, Believing the Mass Was Instrumentalized Last Year"Reported by Enrico Messa in Latino, October 23, 2026*The President of the Association Paix Liturgique, who has devoted his life to the defense of the Mass of all ages, concluded our meeting with direct, clear, and incisive words.*---...Turning to an examination of the ecclesial situation,...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Cupich awards Democrat billionaire who funds abortion Billionaire Democrat Michael J. Sacks donated $600,000 toward Illinois’ ‘abortion access infrastructure,’ and has served as a board member of the Obama Foundation.Cardinal Blase Cupich is honoring Michael J. Sacks, a major abortion funder, in Chicago next week.Sacks is receiving the Nostra Aetate award from the Archdiocese of Chicago despite his publicized, direct financial support of abortion. An announcement from Mundelein Seminary, published by the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, lists Sacks as a recipient of this year’s award from the archdiocese.“Join His Eminence Blase Cardinal Cupich and...

[Catholic Caucus] BREAKING: Annual Latin Mass pilgrimage barred from entering St. Peter’s Basilica The Vatican Secretariat of State told the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage’s chief organizer that their procession is banned from St. Peter’s this year, according to a new report.The faithful attending this weekend’s Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage will no longer be permitted to enter St. Peter’s Basilica, per a Friday report.Vatican journalist Diane Montagna, citing Christian Marquant, the pilgrimage’s chief organizer, reported Friday that the Vatican will bar priests, religious, and lay faithful participating in the 15th annual Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage from entering St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, Oct. 24,...

Tucho’s New Document Identifies the Crisis… and Makes it Much Worse Rome knows the Catholic faith is in crisis. But in "Venite ad Me", Tucho’s new document offers a diagnosis that ignores the Vatican II revolution, and remedies that make matters worse. Robert Morrison examines the contradictions, the surprising passages on traditional liturgical sensibilities, and what the Church’s own perennial teaching says about the way forward.“Today, a specific investigation into the sudden decline of Catholicism in countries where it was deeply rooted is necessary to understand its causes and develop an appropriate pastoral response.” (Paragraph 119 from Venite ad Me)On...

For decades, the battle over Israel has been fought in the halls of the United Nations, across university campuses, and in the streets of major cities. But an increasingly bitter confrontation is now unfolding in a place many Christians might never have expected: inside the Church itself. At the heart of the dispute is a question that reaches far beyond Middle Eastern politics. Does the Jewish people's return to their ancient homeland represent the fulfillment of biblical promises, or has the coming of Jesus Christ changed how those promises should be understood? The answer is dividing Christian denominations, challenging longstanding...

Beloved, within a hundred years, demonic Marxism has taken over this planet in one form or another and is today EXPONENTIALLY abounding in all facets of life. This five-minute video nails the heart of this demonic movement and is taking us into the Day of the Lord and the global empire of the Beast of Revelation 13! The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Maranatha! David This five-minute video nails the heart of this demonic movement and is taking us into the Day of the Lord and the global empire of the Beast of Revelation 13! Rafe Heydel-Mankoo is one...

Who Needs a Papal Mandate? Mandate From Communist Bishops’ Conference Read at Consecration of Latest Chinese Bishop; Leo Approves It Anyway! Leo XIV’s Church accommodates Communist control, forbidden homilies, experimental liturgy, and moral ambiguity—while conservative Catholics help make the whole spectacle respectable.The Chinese Communist Party Gets Its Bishop. Rome Supplies the Blessing.On October 15, the Vatican announced that Ignatius Ding Zuyao, a 40-year-old priest in China’s Jiangsu province, had been consecrated Bishop of Haimen. Leo XIV, according to the Holy See, appointed him on August 24, having approved his candidacy under the secretive agreement between Rome and Beijing.How reassuring. The...

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV-appointed nun again says women ‘may hear the call to priesthood’ ‘Who am I to say whether the door is open or closed (to ‘women priests’)?’ Sister Mary Teresa Barron scandalously told EWTN News.Sister Mary Teresa Barron, NSA, who Pope Leo XIV recently appointed as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, has again suggested that women may be called to be “ordained” as priests, contradicting Catholic teaching.The nun, who is currently the superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, during an October 20 interview with EWTN News, stood by the previous erroneous...

[Catholic Caucus] New Leo XIV-approved text warns against ‘moralistic’ language The document continues the same pattern seen in Amoris Laetitia and Fiducia Supplicans. The practical effect is to make people feel better about living outside the Church's rules.The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a new text titled Venite ad me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change — signed by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández and approved by Leo XIV. The document continues the same pattern seen in Amoris Laetitia and Fiducia Supplicans: it uses vague language to loosen the Church’s clear moral...

Beloved, all things today are abounding g EXPONENTIALLY!! On this episode of The Truth, Pastor Tom Hughes is joined by Britt Gillette to discuss seven biblical signs of the end times and how they relate to the world we see today. From the rebirth of the nation of Israel and Jewish control of Jerusalem to the rise of the Gog and Magog alliance, a revived Roman Empire, increasing travel and knowledge, and the worldwide spread of the Gospel, they examine key prophecies found throughout Scripture and their significance in Bible prophecy. As global events continue to unfold, discover what the...

The Episcopal Church’s newly released 2025 Parochial Report—which builds on changes introduced to the data collecting process in 2024—shows continued post-pandemic stabilization in terms of attendance and finances, though overall membership continues to slowly decline. The Parochial Report is the oldest, most continuous gathering of data by The Episcopal Church. The data is published on the General Convention Office website, along with an analysis. The 2025 report reflects data gathered from 91.9% of Episcopal parishes and missions. Expanded questions for a broader picture of congregational life are now included in annual reporting, and this year’s report includes findings from an...

Actress Evangeline Lilly has had a sweeping Hollywood career, playing beloved characters in TV shows like “Lost” and films like “The Hobbit.” But despite a wildly popular career, Lilly decided back in 2020 to step back from Hollywood — a decision that sparked quite a bit of media interest. Now, she feels liberated and said she has stepped into a “total trust and surrender that God has a plan for my life.” Lilly is now lending her voice to a different type of project: “Legend of Destruction,” a film that tells the “story of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which...

A pastor freed by Islamist kidnappers in Plateau State, Nigeria has told how another cleric was murdered by the gang as he tried to escape. Pastor Gabriel Joseph Dipak said that the killers joked and boasted together after they slaughtered Pastor Hills Emmanuel “like a goat”. The two men only met and began talking as they travelled in a minibus from the state capital, Jos, to Bokkos on 28 August. The vehicle was ambushed at a roadblock by four Fulani men, who were armed with guns and machetes and shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is the greatest”) – a traditional Islamic...

A newly posted video on the verified Shawn Ryan Clips channel highlights Father Chad Ripperger's comments about displeasure among some Vatican personnel, following the announcement of his one-year pause from public speaking and interviews.The video is titled "Exorcist Reveals Why Powerful Church Leaders Want Him Gone."The excerpt comes from Ryan's interview with the Catholic priest and exorcist published March 5, more than seven months before the Archdiocese of Denver announced the pause Monday.The clip presents earlier comments and does not establish why Denver Archbishop James R. Golka requested the pause.What Ripperger said about his workRipperger told Ryan that he did...