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Pope Warns SSPX Bishop Ordinations Risk Deepening Schism

Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters outside the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo on June 16, 2026, before returning to Rome after a daylong stay there.

The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) said it plans to consecrate four priests as bishops on July 1 without the permission of Pope Leo XIV.

‘O Sacred Banquet’: A New Book Inspired by St. Thomas Aquinas’ Eucharistic Prayer

Dominican Father Patrick Mary Briscoe explains why he has prayed a specific prayer for years.

'O sacred banquet in which Christ becomes our food, the memory of his Passion is celebrated, the soul is filled with grace, and the pledge of future glory is given to us!' reads the prayer, which Dominican Father Patrick Mary Briscoe has prayed daily for years.

Speaking Truth to Power: When the Pope Addresses Governments

Pope Leo XIV speaks at Palacio de las Cortes in Madrid, Spain, on June 8, 2026, becoming the first Pope in history to address the Spanish Parliament.

From Westminster Hall to the U.N., popes have been invited to address civic assemblies during their travels. How have they used these speeches to challenge leaders on life, economics, and migration?

Pope Leo XIV Says Care for Creation Is a Requirement of Faith

Pope Leo XIV feeds fish during the Sept. 5, 2025, inauguration of Borgo Laudato Si’, an ecological village on the papal estate of Castel Gandolfo, 18 miles south of Rome.

In a video message to the Austrian World Summit, the Pope urged believers, wealthy nations, and religious communities to help build a culture of care for the environment.

Pope Leo XIV Defends Journalism Against the Drug of ‘Fake News’

Javier Romero
Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters outside the papal villa of Castel Gandolfo on May 5, 2026, before returning to Rome after a daylong stay there.

In a message to an Italian newspaper, the Pope urged journalists to resist 'artificial polarizations' and serve as 'instruments of truth.'

Ukraine Advocate Says Cathedral Bombing Reflects Broader Campaign Against Christianity

Genya Savilov/AFP
Smoke and fire rises from the Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on June 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

'This is certainly deliberate,' Ukraine Freedom Project Founder Steven Moore said of the attack on the historic 11th-century Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

Bitter Victory or Sweet Defeat in the Middle East, But Whose?

Mahmoud Zayyat
People make their way through the heavily damaged historic market of Nabatieh as residents displaced by the fighting return to southern Lebanon on June 15, 2026. Israel's defence minister said on June 15, that Israeli forces would remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza indefinitely, hours after the United States and Iran agreed to end the Middle East war, including in Lebanon.

COMMENTARY: The consequences of this war will only be revealed over time, months and even years into the future.