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A Shot in the Foot? The Vatican Complicates Its Own Financial Case and Risks Judicial Collapse

The financial scandal surrounding the Sloane Avenue building in London has placed the Vatican in a compromised position. But the problem is no longer solely the controversial real estate deal that cost the Holy See hundreds of millions of euros, but rather the possibility that the Vatican itself is actively weakening the judicial proceedings it has pursued for years to prosecute those responsible.

On the tendency of the rebounded to declare the sede vacante

The so-called transalpine redemptorists—known as Transalpine Redemptorists—are a traditionally-minded community that, after an initial period in the orbit of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, was regularized during the pontificate of Benedict XVI and incardinated in a diocese in New Zealand. At that moment they accepted an interpretation of the Second Vatican Council in light of Tradition and compatible with their charism. Their austere life and strict liturgical sensibility had not prevented them from remaining within the ecclesial structure. Until now. A disciplinary intervention motivated by internal denunciations, pointing to extreme practices in communal life, has precipitated an abrupt shift also on the doctrinal plane.

Fernández prepares a schism decree amid possible FSSPX consecrations in July

The Vatican is preparing to declare a schism if the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (FSSPX) consecrates new bishops without pontifical mandate on July 1st in Écône. The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, already has a decree ready to respond to this scenario, while Rome also organizes a pastoral response to welcome those who abandon the Fraternity.

The ignored victims of Santarsiero: exposed by the accused while the Church neither confirms receipt of nor acknowledges their complaint

A formal complaint against Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa was filed at the Apostolic Nunciature in Lima on March 26, 2026, yet the victims have received no acknowledgment from ecclesiastical authorities.

Leo XIV and his problematic conception of «communion between Christians and Muslims»

No, there is no "communion" between Christians and Muslims

There are words that in politics serve to embellish a discourse, but in the mouth of a pope or pontifical account cannot be used as if they were modeling clay. «Communion» is one of them.

The Rupnik case becomes entrenched: silence in the Vatican and doubts about the fate of his works

The scandal involving former Jesuit Marko Rupnik continues to grow without clearing up key uncertainties. Far from moving toward a clear resolution, the case appears increasingly surrounded by silence, opacity and lack of official information, even under the current pontificate, according to Il Messaggero.

A Message for Sister Faustina: 'I Desire that the First Sunday After the Resurrection be the Feast of Mercy'

The second Sunday of Easter, known today as Divine Mercy Sunday, is not a celebration that arose simply through liturgical development, but rather the fruit of a concrete request from Christ to Sister Faustina Kowalska, which in time was embraced by the entire Church.

Mindszenty, forgotten; Ostpolitik, canonized: a perfect summary of the Church today

The figure of Cardinal József Mindszenty summarizes, with uncomfortable clarity, the tragedy of the Catholic Church in the second half of the twentieth century. Not for what he was, but for what was done with him.

Vittorio Messori Dies, the Journalist Who Gave Voice to Ratzinger and Challenged Church Progressivism

Italian journalist and writer Vittorio Messori, one of the most influential figures in contemporary Catholic thought, has died at age 84 on the evening of Good Friday, leaving behind a body of work that shaped several generations and a style that did not shy away from controversy when truth was at stake.

The Chrism Mass as a Pretext for Hunting Rebellious Priests

The Chrism Mass is used to evaluate communion among traditional priests. Rome does not universally require concelebration, but bishops use it to detect resistance. Cases like Dijon and Valence show conflicts over refusal. The refusal is interpreted as rejection of post-conciliar magisterium, leading to withdrawal of permissions. Tension persists between liturgical identity and episcopal pressure.