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Germany: Precipitous Drop in the Number of Religious Sisters
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (480+ words) Religious life in Germany is on the verge of disappearing. Over the past twenty-three years, the number of consecrated persons has gradually dwindled to a bare minimum'not to mention that half of the male religious and 80% of the sisters are…...
Where Is the Schism?
7+ hour, 47+ min ago (108+ words) ] Pope Leo XIV during an ecumenical and interreligious gathering in Beirut, December 1, 2025. The following piece is by Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, SSPX. The schism does indeed exist. But it is not where some believe they see it. 9" "Raoul Naz (18891977) is the…...
Leo XIV Moves Back into the Pontifical Apartment in the Apostolic Palace
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (408+ words) On Saturday, March 14, 2026, Pope Leo XIV took up residence in the pontifical apartment of the Apostolic Palace, resuming the use of the official papal residence located within this Vatican building. The building had remained unused as a papal dwelling throughout…...
Bishop Schneider: The Episcopal Consecrations of the SSPX Will In No Way Be Schismatic
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1716+ words) Bishop Schneider: The Episcopal Consecrations of the SSPX Will In No Way Be Schismatic'FSSPX Actualit's Bishop Schneider: The Episcopal Consecrations of the SSPX Will In No Way Be Schismatic Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, gave a lengthy interview on…...
St. Peter's Facing the Challenge of Mass Tourism
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (503+ words) St. Peter's Basilica Terrace On the eve of the 400th anniversary of the consecration of St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican is deploying considerable energy to modernize its tourist facilities. But recent renovations to the terrace are causing perplexity. Under the guise…...
Towards a Drastic Reduction in Parishes in Saint-Claude
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (580+ words) Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in the Diocese of Saint-Claude The Diocese of Saint-Claude in the French Jura region will significantly reduce the number of its parishes due to a persistent shortage of priests. A similar reduction will sooner or…...
Cardinal Brandmüller Proposes a “Reform of the Reform”
2+ week, 4+ day ago (881+ words) Cardinal Walter Brandm'ller, 97, has issued an appeal to bishops and the faithful to end the "liturgical war" between innovators and traditionalists. This appeal was published by Sandro Magister in Settimo Cielo and translated into English on Diakonos.be under the…...
A Sigh of Relief in the Diocese of Rome
2+ week, 6+ day ago (304+ words) St. John Lateran, Cathedral of Rome On February 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV appointed four new auxiliary bishops for the Diocese of Rome. These appointments mark a kind of appeasement and a discreet return to normalcy in the pastoral governance of the…...
Nicaragua: More Than 300 Priests, Religious Brothers, and Sisters Silenced
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (498+ words) President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo The report by Martha Molina " a lawyer who has been documenting persecution in Nicaragua for years " is damning: since 2019, Nicaraguan authorities have banned more than 16,500 religious processions. And 309 priests, religious…...
Germany: Bishops Elect a Champion of Progressivism
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (542+ words) Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim, New President of the DBK The election of Bishop Heiner Wilmer as president of the German Bishops' Conference (DBK) will come as no surprise except to those who still hoped for a return to reason…...