Novissima

Bishop René Henry Gracida, a Century of Combat for the Faith (1923-2026)

Bishop Gracida, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi (Texas), passed away on the eve of St. Athanasius, May 1, 2026, at the age of 102. A veteran of World War II, a pastor appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II, and one of the rarest bishops to have publicly questioned the pontifical legitimacy of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he traversed an entire century without ever laying down his arms. His life is a rectilinear trajectory: from B-17 machine gunner to solitary defender of the Faith, he merely changed uniforms.

Bishop Gracida, WWII hero, a saintly man & one of the greatest bishops of our time, dies at 102

I just spoke with a close friend of Bishop Rene Gracida who was with him when he peacefully passed away this morning in his home. We both agreed he was a saintly man and one of the greatest bishops of our time.

Texas Bishop Gracida dies at 102 – considered Francis an antipope, Benedict’s resignation invalid

Gracida was the only bishop in the United States and one of only a few in the world to state publicly that Francis was not Pope.

Task Force: Biden’s DOJ Persecuted Traditional Catholics

Washington profiles traditional Catholics, Germany turns seminaries into therapy labs, Rome hands families a compost bin, and the daughters of the Carmelites of Compiègne prepare to leave forever

Bishop Eleganti on the old rite, Islam and the future of the Church

Bishop Marian Eleganti speaks to AdVaticanum on the appeal of the traditional liturgy, Islam and the Society of St Pius X. Eleganti addresses the fallout of the Second Vatican Council, the place of the old rite and the pertinent questions facing the Church in the West

Leo XIV and Madame Mullaly

Having remained deaf until now to the efforts undertaken by the Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X to obtain a simple audience from him, Pope Leo XIV received at the Vatican, this Monday, April 26, with all the honors due to an archbishop, the official representative of the Anglican schism. She encourages the LGBT lobby, declares herself open to the possibility of abortion, and received an invalid ordination, perpetrated in contempt of divine law.

Exemplary letter from young Catholics against the techno spectacle at the anniversary of Francis

The Portuguese priest DJ and the massive celebration for the anniversary of the death of the antipope Francis, in complicity and participation of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, in the Plaza de Mayo and in front of the Cathedral of Buenos Aires, prompts young Catholics to raise their voices.

The Church's omertà on pedophiles: "We must judge ourselves among ourselves"

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi explains why bishops do not report priests' sexual abuse to the civil authorities, confirming that for the Church sexual violence is merely a sin

On Consecrated Hosts Given to Dogs

Abomination in the Diocese of Chur (Switzerland)

A Swiss bishop absolves 3 women who gave consecrated hosts to dogs, denying sacrilegious intent. For A-M. Valli, it is a sign of a Church that has lost the sense of the sacred: the Eucharist profaned, no excommunication, only a liturgical retreat. Faith in the Real Presence vanished, Communion reduced to a "gadget".

Assisted suicide might cause even worse suffering after death

Those who support physician-assisted killing acknowledge that humans have souls while falsely claiming to know that suffering ends for those souls by killing the body.

Lest He Tear You to Pieces: A Short Message to the Synodal Spawn who are Breathing Threats of Excommunication Against the Faithful

I do not come to beg mercy from those who relentlessly wound and abuse the Bride of Christ while claiming to govern her.

COLLECTIVE FORMAL NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR CANONICAL INVESTIGATION ON THE ELECTION OF LEO XIV

Formal collective notice requesting ecclesiastical authorities to verify the canonical legitimacy of Pope Leo XIV's election.