A Secretariat of State letter dated September 30, signed by Archbishop Paolo Rudelli and published by Diane Montagna, confirms that the Vatican rejected a request by organizers of the Ad Petri Sedem pilgrimage.
Having already been denied permission to celebrate a traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, the organizers instead requested permission to enter in procession, pray above the tomb of St. Peter, and adore the Blessed Sacrament.
The Basilica’s sacristy had indicated that 1 p.m. would be possible, subject to approval by the Secretariat of State.
The Vatican’s response:
“Reverend Father,
In response to your letter of 8 September concerning the international Ad Petri Sedem pilgrimage, I inform you that it is not possible to grant your request.
Please accept, Reverend Father, the expression of my religious and devoted regards.
† Paolo Rudelli”
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Archbishop Grob Apologizes for Praying Over Trump, Accuses White House of Manipulating the Moment
Milwaukee’s archbishop accused the White House of manipulating a sacred prayer and posting the video without the bishops’ consent. He is the first of the twelve Oval Office bishops to say he is sorry.
Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob of Milwaukee, seen in his official portrait, apologized on Oct. 25, 2026, for joining 11 other bishops in praying over President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. (Archdiocese of Milwaukee photo)
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Traditionalists at St Peter’s: The Latin Mass, the Lies and the War on the Pope
Controversy over the Traditional Latin Mass at St Peter’s: the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage, the accounts put forward by Pentin, Montagna and Giansoldati, and the attacks on Pope Leo XIV.
The Mass had been refused for organisational reasons, but some chose to portray the decision as persecution. The role played by Pentin, Montagna and Giansoldati, and the contradictions of those who claim to defend the faith while attacking the Church’s hierarchy.
The Mass had been refused for organisational reasons, but some chose to portray the decision as persecution. The role played by Pentin, Montagna and Giansoldati, and the contradictions of those who claim to defend the faith while attacking the Church’s hierarchy.
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Behold the New Face of the Synodal Priesthood: Fr. Roberto Fiscer, Genoa’s New Archdiocesan Communications Priest
Take a good look at the photograph accompanying this article.
The enormous eyelashes, flamboyant pink lips, exaggerated feminine makeup, and bizarre clothespins masquerading as painted fingernails belong to Fr. Roberto Fiscer, a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Genoa, Italy.
The spectacle comes courtesy of a digital filter employed in his TikTok performances. Other videos feature similar feminine disguises, transforming the priest into something resembling a contestant auditioning for a drag show.
And if that were insufficiently edifying, another TikTok video shows Fiscer wearing a sweatshirt bearing the rather inspiring message: “F—- THE NORMAL LIFE.”
Apparently, the priesthood has entered its rebellious adolescent phase.
There is some context to that slogan. It is associated with Italian motorcyclist Vanni Oddera’s charitable work providing therapeutic motorcycle …

Leo XIV will reportedly receive three years of cancer immunotherapy despite an earlier Vatican statement to the contrary.
Pope Leo XIV will receive preventive immunotherapy with pembrolizumab for at least three years to reduce the risk of cancer returning, journalist Mirticeli Medeiros of GloboNews reported on October 23. He referred to sources at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
The Pope will not undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
The report contradicts an official statement issued just two days earlier. On October 21, the Holy See Press Office announced that the Pope’s doctors had concluded that no further treatment was necessary following his lung cancer surgery.
Surgeons removed the lower lobe of the Pope’s right lung during an operation on October 13.
According to Medeiros, the tumour measured 2.5 centimetres and tested positive for PD-L1, a protein that can help cancer cells evade the immune system.
Pembrolizumab works by helping the immune system recognise and attack cancer cells. The …

Johannes Paul II. erhält eine „Limpia“ in der Novus-Ordo-Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau von Guadalupe

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"Insomma, credo sia uscita una presentazione dell'Islam oggettiva ed empatica che non rifugge dalle difficoltà, ma illustra questa magnifica fede e questa splendida cultura nei suoi nuclei fondanti e anche in alcune delle sue più attuali forme espressive."
Padre Valentino Cottini, già rettore del Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d’Islamistica (PISAI), durante la presentazione delle «Schede per conoscere l’Islam», Palazzo Borromeo, Roma, 21 ottobre 2026.

STOP BEING AFRAID OF LOSING PEOPLE.
And start understanding that you, too, are a great loss.
You were not born to beg for a place in someone’s life, nor to chase someone who doesn’t know how to appreciate your presence.
Sometimes, we cling so tightly to certain people that we forget to ask ourselves:
“What am I losing of myself by trying so hard not to lose you!”
You lose your peace of mind.
You lose your dignity.
You lose your time.
You lose the opportunity to meet people who truly know how to stay.
Don’t be afraid to close a door when all you find behind it is indifference.
Don’t be afraid to walk away when staying means continuing to break yourself.
Because you, too, have something to offer.
You have a heart that knows how to love genuinely, a loyalty that isn’t easy to find, and a way of caring that someone, someday, might understand far too late.
You don’t need to prove your worth to anyone.
Someone who truly appreciates you doesn’t need to lose you to realize how important you are. …

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Morning Minute Retreat (October 25, 2026)

A new religion has taken over the Catholic Church folks, I no longer recognize my own Church, sinodality has taken the titles of our Lady (Coredemptrix and Mediatrix of all graces), the Vatican welcomes all bishop appointments from the chinese party in China, do not allow faithful catholics to enter the Vatican but gay processions are welcome and now this... FLEE from such false prophets while REMAINING in your catholic faith, Leo's betrayal isn’t surprising, what it is, is the SILENCE throughout the Catholic world about his betrayal since day 1.

Vatican: A Seat of Honour for Charles III, Excommunication for the Father of an Abused Child
One year ago today, on 23 October 2025, King Charles III of the United Kingdom, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, received the honorary title of Royal Confrater at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, with the approval of Pope Leo XIV. A distinguished seat had been reserved for him, adorned with his coat of arms and the words of Christ: Ut unum sint — “That they may all be one.” The Holy See presented the appointment as a sign of fraternity between Catholics and Anglicans.
Paradoxically, just one year later, Rome has upheld the excommunication of Scott Peyton, a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. His canonical offence was joining an Anglican congregation after the Catholic priest Michael Guidry sexually abused his son Oliver.
The juxtaposition is difficult to reconcile. While an Anglican monarch is welcomed as a brother in a papal basilica, a father …

This is St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Morristown, Tennessee. Can someone explain what’s going on?

Trad West - Japanese girl praying before her meal
Japanese girl praying before her meal Trad West (@trad_west_) on X

Chaos in Rome. Rioters storm the Colosseum, tourists caught in the middle flee in panic. The symbol of Italy under assault. Unbelievable.

This is the actual vocation promotion poster for the IHM’s. Thoughts?

Lilith's Cave - Jewish Tales of the Supernatural | Selected and Retold by Howard Schwartz
"If you want to discover demons, take sifted ashes and sprinkle them around your bed, and in the morning you will see something like the footprints of a cock. If you want to see them, take the after-birth of a black she-cat, the firstborn of a firstborn, roast it in fire and grind it to powder, and then put some in your eye and you will see them."
—The Talmud
Berachot 6a

Cardinal Cupich awards Democrat billionaire who funds abortion - LifeSite
Billionaire Democrat Michael J. Sacks donated $600,000 toward Illinois’ ‘abortion access infrastructure,’ and has served as a board member of the Obama Foundation.
Thu Oct 22, 2026 - 3:12 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Blase Cupich is honoring Michael J. Sacks, a major abortion funder, in Chicago next week.
Sacks is receiving the Nostra Aetate award from the Archdiocese of Chicago despite his publicized, direct financial support of abortion. An announcement from Mundelein Seminary, published by the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, lists Sacks as a recipient of this year’s award from the archdiocese.
“Join His Eminence Blase Cardinal Cupich and Very Rev. John Kartje on Thursday, October 29, at IBEW Local 134 in Chicago for an inspiring evening supporting the formation of our future parish priests,” the university stated in a Facebook post announcement.
Sacks, a billionaire, was named in a Chicago Business …

The apostate nun Mary Barron, appointed by Prevost to corrupt Evangelization, persists in contradicting Christ and calling women to the priesthood.
Apostate Prevost Alias Leo XIV-appointed nun again says women 'may hear the call to priesthood' - LifeSite Wed Oct 21, 2026 - 4:27 pm EDT...
Apostate Prevost Alias Leo XIV-appointed nun again says women 'may hear the call to priesthood' - LifeSite
Wed Oct 21, 2026 - 4:27 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — Sister Mary Teresa Barron, NSA, who Pope Leo XIV recently appointed as adjunct secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization, has again suggested that women may be called to be “ordained” as priests, contradicting Catholic teaching.
“You shall know them by their fruit”
Galatians 1:9
As we said before, so now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you have received, let him be anathema.