Sorry for the heavy emphasis on personal history in these messages from the Eternal City, but I must begin my second report by noting that there has never been a moment in my memory that I could consider myself an enthusiastic member of the society in which I lived. My head and heart have never…
Gaming, April 24, 2025 On the Need to Examine before the next Conclave the Formal Accusation of Heresy launched by Archbishop Viganò (and supported by many distinguished theologians, jurists and philosophers world-wide) against Pope Francis Your Eminence, dear Cardinal Dean Giovanni Battista Re, Most cordial Greetings in Christ. I address myself to you, dear and…
Unfortunately, the state of the liturgy seems to concern very few people in these days of waiting for a new Pope. And yet this issue is among the most important—if not the most important. Lex orandi, lex credendi—the way we pray shapes the way we believe. The decline of the liturgy and sacred music seems…
Long tables at the Sistine Chapel await the arrival of cardinals for the conclave to elect the next pope, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Staff, May 6, 2025 / 12:58 pm (CNA). The Vatican on Tuesday released photos of the Sistine Chapel prepared for the arrival of the cardinal electors who…
The Sistine Chapel. / Credit: marcobrivio.photography/Shutterstock Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 11:12 am (CNA). The Sistine Chapel has witnessed every papal election since 1492 with only five exceptions, and it is preparing to once again host the conclave. The 133 cardinal electors, meeting behind closed doors, will have the task of electing Pope Francis’…
Raniero Mancinelli in his workshop on Via Borgo Pio in Rome. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/ACI Prensa Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 11:57 am (CNA). At 89 Via Borgo Pio, located a few steps from Porta Santa Anna leading to the Vatican, is Mancinelli Clergy, the iconic shop that embodies the history and tradition of…
Last December, I wrote a two-part series for LifeSiteNews (here and here) in response to Mr. Matthew McCusker and Dr. John Lamont, both of whom argued in differing ways that Pope Francis, who has since departed this life, was a heretic and therefore not the Pope. I focused primarily on McCusker’s arguments, one of which…
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The papal fisherman’s ring and lead seal are nulled during the 12th general congregation of the College of Cardinals on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, May 6, 2025 / 09:46 am (CNA). The papal fisherman’s ring and lead seal were nulled during the 12th general congregation of the College of…
Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, Bishop Robert Barron speaks to EWTN News Vatican Correspondent Colm Flynn in Rome on Monday, May 5, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News CNA Staff, May 6, 2025 / 10:27 am (CNA). Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, this week said the next pope should be a disciple of Christ first and foremost, one…
