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SSPX issues 154-point profession of faith to Pope Leo, cardinals ahead of consecrationsThe Society of St. Pius X unveiled a sweeping 17-chapter ‘Profession of Catholic Faith,’ urging Pope Leo and the cardinals to embrace Tradition as the remedy to the Church’s ‘deepest ills.’The SSPX has published a “Profession of Catholic Faith” as part of communications with the Pope and the cardinals ahead of the planned episcopal consecrations and “in response to the chief and gravest dangers of our time.”According to an open letter published by the Society of St. Pius X “to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV and to the...

[Catholic Caucus] The synodal church’s plan to emasculate the priesthood of Christ, overturn the moral orderFaith and morals will be taught, and decisions on Church governance will be made, not according to a hierarchical structure of authority, but rather a 'synodal process.'“For there have crept in some men (who were written of long ago unto this judgment), impious, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only sovereign Ruler, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Jude 4)[1]“It will not be out of place to consider the ancient tradition, teaching and faith of the Catholic Church, which was revealed...

[Catholic Caucus] WATCH: Young Catholics pray Rosary to protest Fr. James Martin’s pro-LGBT conferenceMembers of Tradition, Family and Property Student Action and other Catholics prayed the Rosary outside of Fr. Martin’s heterodox Outreach conference at Georgetown University.Several young Catholics prayed the Holy Rosary outside Georgetown University this weekend during Father James Martin’s pro-LGBT Outreach Conference.Members of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) Student Action, along with many young faithful, peacefully prayed the Rosary outside the Jesuit university after receiving over 31,000 signatures for a petition opposing the June 19–21 conference, entitled “Walking Side by Side: Celebrating Five Years of Outreach Ministries.”In...

[Catholic Caucus] The Confessions of Monsignor Paglia and the Crossroads for Moral Catholic TheologyWhat kind of moral vision does the Church want? Does she want a watered-down morality, a sort of “minimalist Pelagianism”? And what hope does the Church wish to offer to the wounded person in search of meaning?n an interview granted to Settimana News on May 21, 2026, Bishop Vincenzo Paglia claimed a decisive role in the dissolution of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family and its replacement by a new academic entity, as well as in the radical transformation of the Pontifical...

[Catholic Caucus] The Fallout from Archbishop Vigano’s Message to Pope LeoArchbishop Vigano’s letter to Pope Leo was a straightforward list of questions for the new Pope to answer regarding actions by Pope Francis and the direction of the Catholic Church.The letter to Leo XIV from Monsignor Carlo Maria Viganò [here] has the merit of confronting the Pope with inescapable questions. And since it comes not from a fanatical ideologue but from a faithful servant of the Church, it fully warrants being taken seriously by anyone questioning what has become of a Church that still calls itself Catholic but, in essence,...

McElroy Says Leo Deepens Francis’ LGBT Project While Rome Looks to Excommunicate Every SSPX PriestOutreach at Georgetown, Cupich’s synodal welcome, Study Group 9, possible SSPX penalties, and Argentine bishops praising an abortion-rights activist.McElroy Welcomes Outreach to WashingtonCardinal Robert McElroy welcomed the 2026 Outreach Conference to Washington with language that should make every serious Catholic stop reading and then read it again.Hiraeth In Exile is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.SubscribeThe letter is dated June 19, 2026, on the letterhead of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. It begins with the...

[Catholic Caucus] US Cardinal: Leo XIV Deepens Francis' Outreach to HomosexualsThe homosexual group Outreach, founded and led by the homosexual activist James Martin SJ, organises its annual conference on June 19-21 at the Jesuit-run Georgetown University. From 2021 to 2024, Francis sent an endorsement message.In 2026, two US Cardinals support the homosexual conference. Outreach published endorsement letters by Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington and Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago (below).Cardinal McElroy wrote on June 19 that he is “delighted” to welcome the homosexual group in Washington, adding: “For I know that the Holy Spirit will be profoundly present in our...

Cardinal Ruini’s testament reveals ‘unease’ over the Francis pontificateThe late Italian cardinal praised Francis' ‘evangelizing zeal,’ but admitted his ‘struggle to understand’ policies he believed risked reopening ‘wounds’ left by Vatican II.Cardinal Camillo Ruini expressed “unease” over the “direction” of the Catholic Church during the reign of Pope Francis, a newly published “spiritual testament” published after his death reveals.On June 18, Italian blog Messa in Latino published the full text of Ruini’s testament, following his death the previous day at the age of 95. Within it, the cardinal expresses gratitude to God for all those who accompanied his formation and...

The Mad Dash toward Synodal SuicideSynodal Inc., is hurtling toward the UN's Agenda 2030 deadline, accelerating the Great Spiritual Reset before the deadline expires.The race is on. Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary General of the Synod wrote in the 2025 Synodal Pathways letter and addressed the need for immediate action from 2025-2028:“It is the urgency of this mission that drives us to implement the Synod, a task for which all the Baptised share responsibility.”What is this urgent mission? Why suddenly is there a frantic sprint to get there? So much for the leisurely pilgrimage of mutual listening. After years of...

[Catholic Caucus] The Archbishop of Milan celebrates a Mass for an LGBT group during the 'Pride'The celebration of a Mass presided over by the Archbishop of Milan, Mario Delpini, for a group of LGBT Catholics during «Pride» week has sparked intense controversy in Italy. The initiative, organized by the so-called Gruppo del Guado, has been harshly criticized by various ecclesiastical sectors, which consider that the event sends an ambiguous message regarding Catholic doctrine on homosexuality.According to La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, the celebration took place last Friday at the Church of San Carlo al Lazzaretto, located in one of Milan’s neighborhoods...

Leo XIV's New Archbishop in Addis Ababa: Synodality, Islam Dialogue, Universal FraternityOn June 12, Leo XIV has appointed Monsignor Abune Tesfaye as the Archbishop of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.His precedessor, Cardinal Souraphiel, has led the Archeparchy of Addis Ababa since 1999.Entire Formation about Islam-DialogueMonsignor Tesfaye is a member of the Comboni Missionaries. He was born in 1969 in Harar, one of Ethiopia's historic centers of Islam.Virtually his entire formation points in the direction of Islam-dialogue.He was sent after ordination to study Arabic in Cairo, served as a missionary in Sudan, and later earned a licentiate from the Pontifical Institute for Arabic...

Catholic parish to host space for Islamic prayer during youth camp ‘in the spirit of the Gospel’A Catholic parish in Milan, Italy, will host a space for Islamic prayer as part of a summer program based upon a diocese-wide initiative of ‘interreligious dialogue.’A Catholic parish in Milan will set aside space for young Muslims to perform Islamic prayers during its summer oratory program, with the parish priest defending the initiative by saying that Christians and Muslims “pray to the same God.”On June 8, Father Giovanni Salatino, parish priest of San Giovanni Bosco in the Baggio district of Milan, Italy, announced...

[Catholic Caucus] Faithful priest targeted by protesters after denying ‘married’ homosexual Holy CommunionThe priest ‘told me that when he was giving me communion he was giving me ‘poison’ and that both my husband and I were ‘unworthy’ people and were doomed to live eternally in purgatory,” the homosexual alleged.A parish priest in Spain is being protested for preventing a homosexual from receiving Communion.José Antonio Hurtado alleges that on May 30 a parish priest in his hometown, Villanueva del Rio and Mina, asked him to remain after Mass and informed him that although he had received Communion that day, he would...

[Catholic Caucus] Polish Catholics issue scathing critique of Synod’s final document: ‘Deeply anti-Catholic’‘If we allow the Catholic Church to be replaced by a Synodal Church, we will crucify the Mystical Body of Christ with our own hands and drive a nail into His coffin,’ warned Polish Catholics.Polish Catholics have published a scathing and thorough critique of the Vatican Synod on Synodality’s Final Document on moral issues, denouncing it as “deeply anti-Catholic.”Dr. Artur Dąbrowski, president of Catholic Action of the Archdiocese of Częstochowa, submitted an open letter addressed to priests and synodal group participants on behalf of Polish Catholics who are...

Bishop Schneider: ‘Remarkable number’ of Church leaders have ‘lost the faith’The fruits of the loss of faith among clergy are a ‘tremendous general confusion, obfuscation, darkness regarding doctrine, morals, and liturgy,’ Bishop Athanasius Schneider said. Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that a “remarkable number of high-ranking clergy” have “lost the Catholic faith.”“They want another Church: half-Protestant Church, half worldly, adapted to the impression of the world,” Schneider told Catholic writer and podcaster Matt Gaspers during a larger discussion about the Second Vatican Council and the Society of St. Pius X.“There are a remarkable number of them over the...

BIG SUR on the TIBERThe Synod on Synodality looms as a watershed moment in the radical transformation of the Catholic Church into a globalized religion, stripped of dogma and Catholic identity.“Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know.” And he says, “Oh, uh, there won’t be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.” So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.” ~Bill Murray, CaddyshackThis is the dawning of the New Age of Aquarius and Leo, where consciousness, not truth, is the end goal for...

[Catholic Caucus] Argentine priest in ‘Minions’ hat makes fruit salad during Pentecost Mass to explain Holy SpiritWearing a Boca Juniors apron and a ‘Minions’ hat, an Argentine priest prepared a fruit salad during Pentecost Mass, purportedly to teach children about the fruits of the Holy Spirit.An Argentine priest has drawn widespread criticism after preparing a fruit salad mid-Mass on Pentecost Sunday, purportedly to illustrate the fruits of the Holy Spirit for children.Videos of the event circulated on social media following the May 24 Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in the Diocese of Río Cuarto, Argentina, and were reported...

[Catholic Caucus] Homosexual German priest says Bible should be read through ‘queer’ lens'Reading the Bible from a queer perspective essentially means approaching the texts as a source of liberation for all ways of life,' wrote Father Burkhard Hose.An openly homosexual German priest, who enjoys the support of his local bishop, has said that the Bible should be read through a “queer” lens.Father Burkhard Hose, a well-known pro-LGBT activist within the Catholic Church in Germany, wrote an essay in which he laid out what it means to read Holy Scripture through a “queer” lens.“Reading the Bible from a queer perspective essentially...

[Catholic Caucus] Italian Catholic Scouts Include Homosexuals in LeadershipWorse than Germany: Italy's largest Catholic scouting organization approved a new policy amounting to an acknowledgment that adults who indulge in sexual vices cannot be excluded from leadership positions.The document is titled ‘Identità di genere e orientamento sessuale e affettivo’ and was approved by the General Council in May.It states that “emotional orientation and gender identity cannot constitute exclusion criteria" for adults from leadership roles.Founded in 1974, AGESCI has approximately 183,000 members and more than 33,000 leaders across Italy.AGESCI grounded its position in several Church documents, including the final document of the...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican bishop says John Lennon’s atheist anthem ‘Imagine’ is ‘most beautiful song in the world’The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology argued that Jesus agreed with Lennon in opposing a God for whom one ‘must kill or die.’ The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology has sparked outrage among Catholics after praising John Lennon’s Imagine, calling for the abolition of any religion “for which I must kill or die,” and attributing to Jesus doctrines condemned by the Church.On May 18, a short video featuring Italian Bishop Antonio Staglianò went viral on Instagram. In the video, Staglianò...