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[Catholic Caucus] Record 19,000 young Catholics to walk Paris-Chartres pilgrimage amid Vatican scrutinyEighteen thousand pilgrims make their way to Chartres through the French fields at sunrise during the 2024 Paris to Chartres pilgrimage.Over 19,000 young Catholics will walk from Paris to Chartres this weekend in what has become France’s largest traditional pilgrimage — but this year’s journey unfolds under unprecedented Vatican scrutiny.Organized by the French Notre-Dame de Chrétienté association, the three-day walking journey — set to take place this year from June 7–9 from the French capital to the ancient cathedral — attracts thousands of pilgrims every year, many of...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV Faces an Early Challenge: How to Deal With Pope Francis’ Restrictions on the Latin MassA significant early challenge for Pope Leo XIV will be how he chooses to handle the restrictions that Pope Francis placed on the traditional Latin Mass (TLM). Since Pope Francis issued his apostolic letter Traditionis Custodes (Guardians of Tradition) in July 2021, the freedom to celebrate the pre-1970 Mass has been curtailed — severely in some cases — with the long-term aim of allowing only the new Mass. Cardinals, bishops, priests and many of the laity, including some who do not...

Wall Street Journal highlights Gen Z’s interest in the Latin Mass, reverenceGen Z respondents praised the Latin Mass, the Sacraments, and beauty and reverence in the Catholic Church as to why they and their peers are drawn to Catholicism.Pilgrimage on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Summorum Pontificum, Pontifical Mass in Vetus Ordo Mass in Latin, Holy Mass at the Saint Peter's ChairThe Wall Street Journal became the latest mainstream media outlet to pick up on the increased interest among Millennials and Gen Z in the Catholic Church, with many particularly drawn by beautiful Latin Mass liturgies, the...

Charlotte bishop suppresses Latin Mass by relegating it to Protestant Christian centerCharlotte Bishop Michael Martin cited Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes in his decision to shut down Latin Masses, a devastating blow to faithful across North Carolina.Bishop Michael T. Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina announced Friday he will be shutting down traditional Latin Masses at parish churches in his diocese — four in total — and merging them into one non-Catholic chapel, citing Traditionis Custodes.The traditional Catholic social media account Sensus Fidelium posted a copy of the letter to X on Friday morning explaining that the decision shutters two diocesan TLM...

[Catholic Caucus] The Bishops of France and Cardinal Roche Still at War Against the Traditional Pilgrimages of France -- What Will Leo XIV do?Sometimes, decisions can wait. At other times, they have to be made fast.In April and early May, making use of the interregnum for their nefarious ends, the anti-traditional bishops of France negotiated with Cardinal Roche, Prefect of Divine Worship, in order to make as hard as possible the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass and sacraments in the Paris-Chartres Pilgrimage -- and all other pilgrimages in France.Leo XIV was not involved in these decisions. What will he...

[Catholic Caucus] Ohio bishop: In an age of ‘uninspiring’ liturgies, silence and reverence are needed at MassBishop Earl Fernandes admitted that ‘many of our liturgies are — on the human level — uninspiring, hurried, pedestrian.’The bishop of Columbus, Ohio, has highlighted the need for silence and reverence at Mass in keeping with the need for “Christocentric” worship.Bishop Earl Fernandes, who has seen the number of seminarians in his diocese more than double under his watch, penned a commentary published by the National Catholic Register on Wednesday suggesting that many liturgies today aren’t fit for purpose.Fernandes told how he first encountered...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV: Catholics need to rediscover ‘sense of mystery’ in the liturgyPope Leo XIV's praise for the beauty and 'mystery' of the Eastern liturgy has given hope to Catholics that he might be more favorable to the traditional Mass than his predecessor.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Praise from the pope for the beauty and “mystery” of the Eastern liturgy has given hope to Catholics that Leo XIV might be more favorable to the traditional Mass than his predecessor.In recent years, the long-standing so-called “liturgy wars” have become even more painful due to the sweeping and punitive restrictions placed...

[Catholic Caucus] Better death than devotion: Indiana Novus Ordo parish kicks out Latin Mass community, gets closed by bishop several years laterAn Indiana parish that ran to the National Catholic Reporter to stir up animosity against the Latin Mass community found out this week it will be closed due to lack of vitality.St. Joseph's Church, Hammond, INOn Sunday, the parish officially announced it would be closing sometime in 2026, following a series of discussions with other churches in the area over how to address demographic changes and a declining number of priests.Yet things could have gone so differently.St. Joseph’s Church...

Pope St. Pius V’s Reform of the MissalAccording to James Hitchcock, a professor of history at Saint Louis University, “St. Pius V…was an ascetic Dominican who had been head of the Inquisition and who vigorously implemented the decrees of Trent, including publishing the Catechism, Missal, and Breviary…authorized by the Council.”[1] In this article, I will highlight the Holy Father’s reform of the Roman Missal.First, it was not until 1570 A.D. that Pope Saint Pius V was able to accomplish this monumental task. That year, the Holy Father published the apostolic constitution Quo Primum, in which he explains that, in order...

[Catholic Caucus] Latin Mass ending in all regular parishes in DetroitThe Archdiocese of Detroit is blessed to have settings exclusively dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass -- the most famous being the Saint Joseph Shrine. Thankfully, this one is safe.However, the several other Traditional Masses celebrated in regular parishes, pursuant to the generous implementation of Summorum Pontificum, and kept by the generosity of Abp. Vigneron, are about to be abolished by the newly appointed Archbishop, Edward Weisenburger.The news comes from the Facebook page of one of those parishes, Our Lady of the Scapular, in Wyandotte:Pursuant to the order of "Traditionis...

[Catholic Caucus] The Scapegoat in the Pit: A Girardian Reflection on the Suppression of the Latin MassAbove: Joseph’s Bloody Coat Brought to Jacob by Diego Velázquez, 1630I Am the ProblemWe are familiar with the famous story of G.K. Chesterton, who was once asked to write an essay answering the question, “What’s wrong with the world?” His ‘essay’ reply for publication was disarmingly simple. Two words: “I am.” These two words, juxtaposed with God’s eternal “I AM,” underscore the paradox of our existence. Where God’s “I AM” is the fullness of truth and life, our own “I am” is often the...

Elizabethan Catholics and the MassThis spine-stiffening piece featured in our December 1974 edition; the concluding article in a series penned for Christian Order by the renowned Jesuit historian and author. Though familiar to a greater or lesser extent with the faith, courage and characters involved, we do well to recall and ponder them anew since we should prudently expect the screws of the corporate-state and Occupied Rome to be turned with even greater ferocity against the Holy Faith and Mass of the English saints and martyrs. Father Crane prefaced the article thus: "Father Caraman brings out with the utmost clarity...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Bishop Schneider believes a pope will one day celebrate Latin Mass in St. Peter’s again‘This celebration of the Mass, I call it the Mass of the ages, is indestructible, and a pope cannot destroy it, no matter how hard he tries,’ Bishop Schneider said.Pilgrimage on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Summorum Pontificum, at Saint Peter's Chair, Rome, September 16, 2017.Bishop Athanasius Schneider said that a pope will someday celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in St. Peter’s Basilica again.In an interview conducted in German with LifeSiteNews journalist Andreas Wailzer, Bishop Schneider discussed the importance of...

[Catholic Caucus] THE FUTURE OF TRADITIONIS CUSTODES -- AND OF THE TRADITIONAL MASSTraditionis custodes is back in the news. Following DDW Prefect Arthur Cardinal Roche’s interview with The Catholic Herald, even non-traditionalist commentators are wondering: does Traditionis custodes have a future? (One of the individuals interviewed was RC contributor Joseph Shaw.) In considering this question, I would like to take a slightly different approach, and also directly answer one of the stated justifications for it in the article.The Zone is FloodedOne of the biggest threats to the survival of Traditionis has been the ability of traditionalists to dominate the discourse...

Cardinal Roche: ‘Nothing wrong’ with Latin Mass but Church needed to ‘move away’ from itCardinal Arthur Roche, a leading enforcer of Pope Francis’ restrictions on the Latin Mass, has said there is ‘nothing wrong’ with the traditional liturgy but insists the Church deliberately moved ‘away from’ it for ‘very good reasons.’After vigorously implementing Pope Francis restrictions on the traditional Mass, Cardinal Arthur Roche has said there is “nothing wrong” with the Latin Mass but that the Church wished to “move away from what had become an overly elaborate form of celebrating the Mass.”Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and...

[Catholic Caucus] French Catholics are flocking to the Latin Mass and this archbishop is alarmed by itArchbishop Jordy has not limited himself to merely expressing concerns about the growth of the Traditional Latin Mass; he has also taken concrete measures to limit its spread.In recent years, participation in the Holy Mass in the Archdiocese of Tours has increased significantly. According to statements by Archbishop Vincent Jordy, the president of the Commission for Catechesis and Catechumenate for the French Episcopal Conference, the number of faithful attending Mass in Tours has doubled in four years. However, his observations are not limited to...

[Catholic Caucus] Catholics ‘heartbroken’ after Scottish bishop asks thriving traditional order to leave dioceseIt is not known publicly why Bishop McKenzie wants the double order (known also as the Sisters of the Immaculate and St. Maximilian Kolbe and the Friars of the Immaculate and St. Francis) to vacate the large property and leave the Diocese of Dunkeld.DUNDEE, Scotland (LifeSiteNews) — A thriving religious community has been asked to leave Dundee by the new Bishop of DunkeldA group of Marian Franciscans, both friars and nuns, were invited to live in the old Lawside Convent and Diocesan Centre in Dundee by Bishop...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis’ hatred of the Latin Mass evidenced in his new memoirOn this episode of Faith and Reason, the panel discusses Pope Francis’ new memoir, specifically his criticism of priests and faithful devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass and his alleged comparison of Trump to Hitler, and much more.On this episode of Faith and Reason, John-Henry Westen, Father Charles Murr, and Frank Wright discuss Pope Francis’ new memoir, specifically his criticism of priests and faithful devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) and his alleged comparison of Trump to Hitler, pro-LGBT Cardinal McElroy’s appointment as the new archbishop...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis Promotes Bishop Who Eliminated the Latin Masses in Strickland’s DioceseBishop Joe Vásquez, 67, of Austin, Texas, was appointed the next Archbishop of Galveston-Houston (1.8 million Catholics). He will succeed Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, 75.Houston is the fourth largest city in the US, after New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.Vásquez arrived in Austin in 2010. Local Catholics on social media describe him as "horrible liberal" [= anti-Catholic].A native Texan, Vásquez studied theology in Houston before attending the Pontifical North American College in Rome.Francis appointed Vásquez as Apostolic Administrator of the neighboring Diocese of Tyler to following the removal...

[Catholic Caucus] Pro-LGBT Kentucky bishop suppresses Latin Mass religious order, citing Traditionis CustodesBishop John Iffert of Covington, Kentucky, who said Mass for a pro-LGBT 'support group' last August, has suppressed a religious order which exclusively celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass, citing Pope Francis’ motu proprio 'Traditionis Custodes.'The bishop of Covington, Kentucky, who had previously celebrated an “LGBT Mass” for a dissident organization, has suppressed a religious order which exclusively celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), citing Pope Francis’ TLM-suppressing motu proprio Traditionis Custodes.Bishop John Iffert announced to the faithful of his diocese on Tuesday that he had suppressed the Missionaries...