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Pope Leo XIV has issued a clarion call to Catholic politicians worldwide, urging them to align their actions with the Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life. This new message follows on the heels of a recent pro-life message where the Pope emphasized the need to reject “voices of death” and embrace a culture of life. Pope Leo firmly rejected the false notion of Catholic politicians saying they are “personally pro-life” but voting for abortion: “There is no division within the personality of a public figure: there is not on one side the politician, and on the other the Christian.”...

[Catholic Caucus] LEO AND THE RADICALS - Part III in the Series "The First Year of Leo XIV"This is the third of several analyses written for Rorate by our contributor Serre Verweij on Leo XIV's first year.Series: The First Year of Leo XIVIII - Leo and the Radical Modernists[Part I - Leo and the Germans.][Part II - Leo and Synodality.]There were some rumours during the conclave that Prevost could be a candidate more radical than Parolin. So far, Pope Leo has acted completely the opposite. While extremists on both sides try to frame him as one who will consolidate ‘the...

Pope Leo XIV acknowledges that the faith of Ukrainian Greek Catholics is being put to a severe test, "amid this senseless war," but stresses that the Lord will have the final word and life will triumph over death. The Holy Father also greeted and blessed some mothers of soldiers who had fallen at the front who were participating in the pilgrimage.

[Catholic Caucus] Did Pope Leo just warn the Amazon bishops away from heterodoxy?Leo appears to have warned the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon that the glory days they may have dreamt of under Francis are no more. In a key move, Pope Leo has written to the bishops’ conference of the Amazon as they meet for the first time in such numbers since the 2019 Amazon Synod.A telegram sent from Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin to the head of the Amazon bishops’ conference conveys the thoughts and instructions of Pope Leo XIV to the relatively young group of bishops....

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV’s Brother: "He was VERY Close to Francis. They were VERY ...Leo XIV seems perfectly at ease in his new role as pope, his brother John Prevost told NBC Chicago on 14 August. "He seems to be enjoying it. It’s like this is a natural."Prevost believes that there were signs that his brother might become Pope: "Francis gave him another title just before his death – Cardinal Bishop. He’s signaling something there," Prevost saidJohn Prevost also finds it meaningful that Francis chose Robert Prevost as the first person to be made a cardinal in the 2023 consistory....

[Catholic Caucus] FULL TEXT: Msgr. Coronado-Arrascue's letter to Crux'Am I supposed to remain silent about alleged abuse ... because it is not convenient to the Pope's narrative that he did nothing wrong?'On August 1, Elise Ann Allen published an article titled “Coverup allegations against Leo spun by defrocked priest” for left-wing Catholic website Crux. Msgr. Ricardo Coronado-Arrascue, a canon lawyer who lives in Peru, is the subject of the article.Coronado-Arrascue was previously stationed in Colorado Springs, where he served as diocesan judicial vicar and chancellor. He also taught seminarians Canon Law.On December 19, 2024, Coronado-Arrascue was dismissed from the clerical...

[Catholic Caucus] Leo XIV: The “suspended” documentsIn just a little over one hundred days since taking office, Pope Leo XIV has met several times with all the heads of dicasteries. He has approved appointments already in place, messages already in progress, and initiatives now in the final stages. For now, however, there have been no key decisions regarding the heads of dicasteries—five are over 75, and Prevost’s successor at the Dicastery for Bishops is still missing—nor have there been any crucial documents. Leo XIV has not made any really substantial governing decisions. A critical moment will soon arrive, however, when...

LEO AND SYNODALITY (A Silent Implosion?) - Part II in the Series "The First Year of Leo XIV"This is the second of several analyses written for Rorate by our contributor Serre Verweij on Leo XIV's first year.Series: The First Year of Leo XIVII - LEO AND SYNODALITY[Part I: Leo and the Germans]As Pope Leo XIV is approaching the 100 day mark of his pontificate (today is day 97), more and more decisions are coming out which appear indicative of the course of his papacy. Our new Pope is starting to address difficult dilemmas described in Leo XIV: The First 50...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Koch: It is ‘desirable’ for Pope Leo to lift restrictions on Latin MassCardinal Kurt Koch suggested Pope Benedict XVI was right to preserve the Latin Mass, calling for a more liberal approach to the traditional liturgy under Pope Leo.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — A prominent Vatican cardinal has said it would be “desirable” for Pope Leo to “open” the door to the traditional Latin Mass which Pope Francis moved to close via his stringent restrictions.Speaking to Austrian website kath.net, Cardinal Kurt Koch opined on the question of liturgy and on relations between Christians under Pope Leo XIV.Though admitting...

Leo and the GermansThis is the first of several analyses written for Rorate by our contributor Serre Verweij on Leo XIV's first year.Series: The First Year of Leo XIVI - LEO AND THE GERMANSby Serre Verweijfor Rorate CaeliAugust 1, 2025While we are waiting for Pope Leo XIV to tip his hand and release his first encyclical, and make his first curial appointments, both sides in the struggle between tradition and modernism keep trying to claim him. The attempts by progressives to claim the Pope as their secret candidate (after the fact) are looking increasingly desperate, however. Specifically, attempts by the...

Pope Leo is meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, the Vatican said, in the second in-person encounter between the two leaders since Leo was elected May 8 as head of the global Catholic Church. Zelenskyy is in Italy to attend a July 10-11 international aid conference on Ukraine. The Ukrainian president is expected to travel for the meeting to Castel Gandolfo, a small Italian hill town about an hour's drive from Rome, where Leo is taking two weeks of vacation.

[Catholic Caucus] Exclusive from Rome: Pope Leo XIV issues exemption to San Angelo DioceseIn a quiet corner of San Angelo, the past is very much alive. At St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Parish, the ancient rite of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) — also known as the Extraordinary Form — continues to thrive, even as worldwide limitations challenge its practice.“The Latin Mass is a ascent to Calvary where the Lord Jesus Christ reliving essentially the passion in every Latin Mass,” said Father Freddy Perez, Parochial Administrator, St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in San Angelo. In 2021, the Vatican issued a...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican under Pope Leo XIV grants Latin Mass in Texas a two-year extensionThe Vatican has granted St. Margaret’s parish in San Angelo a two-year permission to continue offering the Latin Mass despite Pope Francis’ restrictions.The Vatican has granted a Traditional Latin Mass in Texas a two-year extension, the first such reprieve from Traditionis Custodes under Pope Leo XIV.“I’m grateful to @Pontifex and to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments for allowing the TLM to continue to exist in our parish church, extending permission for another two years,” announced Father Ryan Rojo on Friday.The extension...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Burke: Doctrinal and Moral Corruption ‘Directly Related’ to Abuse of the LiturgyRecalling the warnings of popes and saints, Cardinal Burke said neglect of liturgical law and tradition has paved the way for widespread confusion about faith and morals.Cardinal Raymond Burke has appealed to Pope Leo XIV to lift the restrictions on the pre-1970 liturgy, stressing that respect for liturgical tradition is critical for the Catholic Church’s mission and that doctrinal and moral corruption shows itself in “divisions and factions” that lead to liturgical abuse. Speaking via video link to a London conference celebrating 60 years of the...

[Catholic Caucus] After 12 Years, a Pope who Applauds, Loves, and Thanks PriestsAfter 12 years of insults, belittling, mocking of priests by Francis -- a beautiful address by Pope Leo XIV in his meeting with the clergy of the Diocese of Rome:I want to ask for a big round of applause for all of you who are here, and for all the priests and deacons of Rome!Dear Priests and Deacons who provide your service in the diocese of Rome, dear seminarians, I greet you all with affection and friendship!I thank His Eminence the Cardinal Vicar, for the words of greeting...

[Catholic Caucus] Underground bishop made auxiliary in key Chinese archdiocese close to TaiwanBishop Lin Yuntuan's appointment to the Archdiocese of Fuzhou is significant for a number of reasons and comes as the first test of Pope Leo's response to China.In a noteworthy move, Pope Leo XIV appointed an underground bishop as auxiliary of a key diocese in China, with the appointment also recognized by the Chinese authorities.As announced by the Holy See Press Office bulletin today, Bishop Joseph Lin Yuntuan today became the auxiliary of the Diocese of Fuzhou.An additional statement from the press office director read:We are pleased to...

[Catholic Caucus] 10 Years After its Abolition by Francis, Leo XIV repristinates Imposition of Pallium in RomeIn 2015, Francis abolished the ceremony of the personal imposition of the Pallium on new archbishops by the pope's own hand in Rome. At the time, this rupture was presented, as usual, as a positive thing:After the presentation of the pallium, and in order to emphasise the participation of the local Church, Pope Francis has decided that this year the newly appointed metropolitan archbishops (residential archbishops who preside over an ecclesiastical province) of the world will be formally vested with the pallium by the...

[Catholic Caucus] Archbishop Aguer: Pope Leo XIV’s presentation brings ‘more glorious times’ to mindFrancis' long pontificate will be left behind, his witticisms forgotten. The Church always faces her mission according to the Lord's command: to make disciples of all nations.The presentation of the new Pope Leo XIV brought to mind more glorious times of the Church. He appeared on the loggia dressed in papal vestments, and the name he chose refers to Leo XIII, the pope of Rerum Novarum, the initial document of an updated exposition of the Catholic social teaching.From 1903 to 1958, within a history full of contrasts,...

[Catholic Caucus] Monsignor Christory announces that Pope Leo XIV himself is praying for the pilgrims of Chartreshttps://x.com/ab_couet/status/1932125317495394691?s=46&t=IydJ-X8H6c0NM044nYKQ0w

Continuing their commitment to obstructing much of what President Trump has attempted to do to strengthen relationships with global leaders, the Democrats have now insulted millions of faithful Catholics by blocking the confirmation of Brian Burch, the President’s choice to serve as the Ambassador to the Vatican. It was a strategic move on the part of the Democratic Senators to demand an unprecedented cloture vote on Burch, requiring three-fifths of the Senate to vote in favor of the nominee. The denial by the Senate prevented Burch from participating in Pope Leo XVI’s installation as pontiff on Sunday, May 18th, and...