Category Archives: Leo XIV

To bishops who want to ban (entirely legit) “ad orientem” worship… “Do you like apples?”

To bishops who want to ban (entirely legit) “ad orientem” worship… “Do you like apples?” Pope Leo celebrated Mass ad Orientem- facing East- this morning at the Papal Summer residence. At a moment when bishops are trying to outlaw the … Continue reading

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CQ CQ CQ: #ZedNet – Leo XIV pays a visit

I’ve been wanting to revive Zednet. Alas, I cannot do it alone. I don’t have possession of the components or the knowhow. Maybe, someday soon we can get it going again. Meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV went to the transmission center … Continue reading

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SSPX: Habemus Papam! Pray or Speculate?

Pope Leo XIV has now been in office some 36… 37 days? He seems to be moving at a careful and deliberate pace.  However, I am struck by perhaps coincidental facts which could be more than mere coincidences.  For example, … Continue reading

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Relief. Pope Leo XIV addressed the clergy of Rome… cordially.

For the last month and change, one of the most frequent observations I’ve heard from people is that its funny how we are so happy just to have something like normalcy.  The most frequent word I’ve heard in Rome and … Continue reading

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Pope Leo XIV: “marriage is not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman”

Today the Pope, Leo XIV (a pleasure to type that) gave a sermon for a Mass for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly. In this sermon he directly contradicted something that Francis inspired in others through the … Continue reading

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SSPX-USA Letter about Pope Leo XIV

The following is a letter on the election of Pope Leo XIV from Fr. John Fullerton, the District Superior of the Society of Saint Pius X in the United States.  HERE  My emphases and comments. Dear faithful, The election of Cardinal Robert Francis … Continue reading

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Leo XIV: “a very ‘say the black, do the red’ kind of priest”

It’s great to see a phrase you have popularized for so long that people now use it rather commonly. It’s even better when that phrase is used to describe our new Pope Leo XIV. Also of note in that screen … Continue reading

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Peter.. keys.. net… coat of arms… regnal name.  Yeah.

Leo XIV’s “Fisherman’s Ring” for the beginning of his pontificate. Not bad. A0 L’Anello del Pescatore, che sarà consegnato a Papa Leone XIV durante la celebrazione per l’inizio del Ministero Petrino, su cui è raffigurata l’immagine di San Pietro con … Continue reading

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ASK FATHER: Did Leo XIV use an older, traditional form of the “Urbi et Orbi” Blessing?

From a priest… QUAERITUR: I have not had time, and will probably not any time soon to go back to footage of previous last handful of Roman Pontiff to confirm, but I heard that apparently Pope Leo XIV when he … Continue reading

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Leo XIV – relax

I think we can relax a little.  I think the Church’s “East Germany” is going to diminish. My people, some know the new Pope, affirm that he prays and that he believes. This counts for a lot. I don’t want to … Continue reading

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