Leo XIV Prays Before Horrid Crucifix Condemned by Pope Benedict XV

Between San Marino and Rimini…

Leo XIV Prays Before Horrid Crucifix Condemned by Pope Benedict XV

This past Saturday, on Aug. 22, 2026, the Rev. Robert Prevost — more commonly known by his stage name ‘Pope Leo XIV’ — went on a ‘pastoral visit’ to the Republic of San Marino and to the Italian city of Rimini. The occasion for the trip was the so-called ‘Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples’, a ‘Catholic’ event sponsored annually by the Communion and Liberation movement.

The official trip schedule released by the Vatican notes in between the two destinations: “The Holy Father will pay a strictly private visit to the community of the Monastery of Saint Anthony of Padua of the Augustinian Nuns at Pennabilli.”… READ MORE

Quick Summer Break at Novus Ordo Watch until August 25, 2026

Brief timeout necessary…

Quick Summer Break at Novus Ordo Watch
until August 25, 2026

Dear Readers:

Novus Ordo Watch will be on a brief summer break until Aug. 25, 2026.

During that time, please expect

  • no new blog posts, unless perhaps there occurs some really significant event or development
  • fewer tweets on Twitter/X (@NovusOrdoWatch)
  • no or minimal correspondence (answers to inquiries sent via email or via the web contact form)
  • no podcasts

In the meantime, however, we are embedding our LIVE TWITTER/X FEED here (always accessible at this page, too). If you do not have your own Twitter/X account or are not logged in to the platform, the tweets below may not update in real time but may be delayed.… READ MORE

Reports: Andorra Working with Vatican to Decriminalize Abortion

European micro-state to change law in September…

Reports: Andorra Working with Vatican to Decriminalize Abortion

The Principality of Andorra is one of the smallest nations on earth, a micro-state situated in the Pyrenean Mountains between Spain and France. It is one of the few Western countries in which abortion is still illegal and punishable by law. Unfortunately, that is about to change.

Andorra is not a monarchy but a diarchy. This means that there are two heads of state, who exercise authority conjointly over the country. The two Andorran so-called “co-princes” are the president of France and the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Urgell (Spain), ex officio.… READ MORE

Leo XIV Hopes Anglican Worship Services Will Return to English Church Damaged by Fire

More false worship, please!

Leo XIV Hopes Anglican Worship Services Will Return to English Church Damaged by Fire

“A fire greatly damaged an Anglican church in the English city of Leicester on July 28”, Crux is reporting today.

The building in question is St. Andrew’s Church on Jarrom Street, which is part of the conservative ‘High-Church Anglican’ or ‘Anglo-Catholic’ wing of the Church of England. It does not appear that any foul play was involved, as no evidence of arson has been found.

The reason why this fire at a Protestant church is news for a Novus Ordo publication like Crux is that ‘Pope’ Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) sent a message to the Anglican parish priest, Rev.… READ MORE

Gone to the Dogs: Canadian Novus Ordo Bishop Celebrates Mass with Furry Friend

Canine entertainment included…

Gone to the Dogs: Canadian Novus Ordo Bishop Celebrates Mass with Furry Friend

The video we are featuring in the present post is a live specimen of a ‘Novus Ordo Mass’, also known as the ‘New Mass’, as it was celebrated the evening of Aug. 1, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Church in Tahsis, British Columbia. It was the so-called ‘Saturday Night Vigil Mass’, which uses the liturgy of the Sunday. Attendance at such a ‘Eucharistic celebration’ technically fulfills the Sunday obligation in the Vatican II Church.

The unusual thing about this particular Novus Ordo Mass was that there was a dog in attendance, making himself comfortable in and around the altar area (traditionally called the ‘sanctuary’).… READ MORE

Mysticism or Mystification? When ‘Trads’ Seek to Save the Church via Occultism (Part Two)

“Go not aside after wizards, neither ask any thing of soothsayers, to be defiled by them…” (Lev 19:31)

Mysticism or Mystification?
When ‘Trads’ Seek to Save the Church via Occultism

(PART TWO)

(left to right: Peter Kwasniewski, Valentin Tomberg, Sebastian Morello)

by Francis del Sarto

“The magic of Tarot divination is not in the cards but in ourselves…. Can the Tarot predict the future? Perhaps!”
—Gnostic bishop Stephan A. Hoeller, The Royal Road [1]

Footnotes will be found at the end of the article.

In PART ONE, we began examining the ongoing controversy surrounding the 2024 volume, Mysticism, Magic, and Monasteries: Recovering the Sacred Mystery at the Heart of Reality, specifically its promotion of occultism, which is a central theme.… READ MORE