https://freerepublic.com/tag/invalidmasses/ en-us Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:40:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4388121/posts Suicide is Canonized, Another Latin Mass is Banned, and an Openly “Gay” Priest Gives Lectures on “Living Queer.” Meanwhile the SSPX is in “Schism.”A suicide memorial, Lutheran worship in a Catholic sanctuary, a suppressed Latin Mass, and the boundaries of Leo XIV’s open-door ChurchChicago’s Pastoral CanonizationOn June 26, the Archdiocese of Chicago dedicated a memorial called At Peace near the main entrance of Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. The memorial offers families affected by suicide a place for prayer, remembrance, and mourning. Bishop Lawrence Sullivan described it as a visible sign that grieving families remain within God’s loving... Hiraeth In Exile https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4388121/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:40:45 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4388082/posts SSPX community in Charlotte acquires 26 acres for church expansion projectThe world-famous architect James McCrery will be designing a church complex for the SSPX community of Charlotte, North Carolina.SSPX community of St. Anthony's, Mount Holly, North Carolina“This milestone was achieved as the result of a 3-year search over a 3,000 square-mile search area that included analysis of more than 1,300 properties,” said Jim De Piante, project manager for the new St. Anthony’s church. “We hope this first step in our master plan to build a beautiful and spacious church complex on the property will ensure that the Catholic faithful will... LifeSite News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4388082/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:13:46 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3998156/posts Trans men 'unknowingly admitted' to Catholic seminaries, bishops' committee allegesA leader of the U.S. bishops' conference has written to Catholic prelates throughout the country, alleging that an unspecified number of transgender men have been "unknowingly admitted" to diocesan seminaries and houses of formation for religious orders.Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki, who serves as the chairman of the bishops' Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance, told the nation's bishops in a Sept. 22 memo that they might consider "various options" to ensure that only people assigned male at birth are ordained to the Catholic priesthood.Among the recommendations are DNA testing... National Catholic Reporter https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3998156/posts#comment Sun, 26 Sep 2021 03:55:14 GMT