In today’s Il Giornale, an Italian daily, there is a piece by the reliable Andrea Tornielli which speaks of a possible consistory to create new Cardinals in November.   We all know that has to happen, so it is not so … Continue reading →

The following prayer was composed by John Carroll, Archbishop of Baltimore, in 1791. He was the first bishop appointed for the United States in 1789 by Pope Pius VI. He was made the first archbishop when his see … Continue reading →

In the 2002 Missale Romanum (but NOT in the 1962MR, btw) there is a Mass Pro christianis persecutione vexatis… For Christians harassed with persecution. Given the manifold liberties we enjoy in the United States, I thought it good to … Continue reading →

So we know the title.
Summorum Pontificum
… (Something or other) of the Supreme Pontiffs (something or other)…
Anyone care to speculate about the way the rest of the sentence continues?
Be nice.

Here is a snapshot from a few minutes ago of where some of you are.
Vienna, Virginia
Columbus, Ohio
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna
Saint Louis, Missouri
Mattawan, Michigan
Baltimore, Maryland
Ternat, Brabant
Irving, Texas
Toronto, Ontario
London, Ontario
Rome, Lazio
Australia
Fairfax, Virginia
Schiphol, Noord-Holland
South Bend, Indiana
Santo Tomas, Pampanga
Garland, Texas
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Louisville, Kentucky
Marlia, Sao Paulo
Kansas City, … Continue reading →

In the South China Morning Post (4 July) there is another story on the ongoing joust between His Eminence Joseph Card. Zen Ze-kiun, Bishop of Hong Kong, and the layman who is vice chairman of mainland China’s government recognized Catholic … Continue reading →

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