Brief timeout necessary…
Quick Summer Break at Novus Ordo Watch
until August 25, 2026
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Novus Ordo Watch will be on a brief summer break until Aug. 25, 2026.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
I was misinformed about some of the happenings at this past weekend's pilgrimage in Rome. The banning o…
Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Church teaches: "If anyone says that the ceremonies, vestments, and outward signs, which the Catholic Church uses in the celebration of Masses, are incentives to impiety rather than the services of piety: let him be anathema" (Council of Trent,
I'd like to thank Bp. Beckman of @knoxdiocese for making it clear what the @SSPXEN teaches so I can more formally adhere to it. https://t.co/DHWA3oX7dI
Hellboy James Martin’s ‘ministry’ posts ‘LGBTQ confiteor’ calling on ‘queer saints’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/james-martins-ministry-posts-lgbtq-confiteor-calling-on-queer-saints/
Wow, another open letter of resistance! And it's probably been signed by at least 5 Novus Ordo bishops (out of the world's 5908). Next, perhaps they can publish another book with a foreword by Athanasius Schneider. That might get them their Latin Mass at St. Peter's next year.
What follows is the official text of the Catholic Identity Conference’s Open Letter of Resistance to Pope Leo, signed by over a hundred thousand Catholics since I first presented it at the CIC on October 4, 2026. I then published it in the October 15, 2026, issue of The Remnant https://t.co/DSBf0qraFS
Yeah, especially peace, huh?
Assisi’s lasting legacy: Peace, prayer, dialogue https://t.co/jHlkvRQQ8Y
Vatican: TLM procession application not specific enough - https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/vatican-tlm-procession-application "If the organizers wanted to hold an activity such as Eucharistic adoration or prayer, they should’ve made a specific request to that end", said Vatican press spokesman Matteo Bruni.
Panamanian Novus Ordo bishops visit Vatican Dicastery for Divine Worship: "The dialogue also brought to light the danger of extremism in the liturgical sphere and of the instrumentalization of the Eucharistic celebration by certain groups of the faithful. These groups tend to
Via @PillarCatholic: "Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, said in an interview with Religión Confidencial that it would have been 'counterproductive' to hold a press conference for the document Venite ad me, because
Did conservative Novus Ordo cardinals scheme to elect Robert Prevost, then silence Trad Inc. as part of the deal? - https://integritymagazine.org/2026/10/27/did-conservative-cardinals-scheme-to-elect-robert-prevost-then-silence-trad-inc-as-part-of-the-deal/
It’s time to end the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage: House trads are embarrassing themselves - https://integritymagazine.org/2026/10/27/its-time-to-end-the-summorum-pontificum-pilgrimage-house-trads-are-embarrassing-themselves/
Seriously? Daily Compass argues that "the 'Spirit of Assisi' betrays Pope Wojtyla's intentions" - https://newdailycompass.com/en/the-spirit-of-assisi-betrays-pope-wojtylas-intentions
Dutch auxiliary Novus Ordo bishop Rob Mutsaerts responds to 'Cardinal' Arthur Roche’s interview - https://advaticanum.com/article/bishop-rob-mutsaerts-responds-to-cardinal-roches-interview/
Novus Ordo bishop of Knoxville issues seven-page memorandum on SSPX (Society of St. Pius X) - https://advaticanum.com/article/bishop-of-knoxville-issues-seven-page-memorandum-on-sspx/
You can't please these people. If you cause a ruckus, they're upset; if you say nothing, they complain too.
LATEST: Cardinal Fernández tells @ReligionConf_ that the new DDF document on transmitting the faith “does not arouse passions” because neither progressive nor conservative bishops are really interested in it.
On conservatives specifically His Eminence what “keeps them awake” is https://t.co/QftTa1mooE
"Forty Years After the Interfaith Gathering of Assisi": An Essay by Miles Christi - https://gloria.tv/post/wZxsen9aTYB81XnSyGXkZd4Ls
Leo XIV in his video message to Assisi interreligious peace meeting: "War can never be waged in the name of God. For us believers, 'to fight in the name of religion means attacking religion itself' (Magnifica Humanitas, 223). There is no such thing as a holy war: only peace is
Final scenes: Assisi interfaith conference concludes with hugs for peace as the choir sings Handel's Alleluia chorus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDu-y2eN2Y The choir is (rightly) hailing Christ as the King of Kings who shall reign forever - however, that is definitely NOT the message https://x.com/NovusOrdoWatch/status/2115125914824499538/photo/1
Full English text: 'Pope' Leo XIV's Video Message to Participants in the International Meeting 'Unarmed and Disarming Peace' in Assisi, Italy - https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/pont-messages/2026/documents/20261027-videomessaggio-assisi.html
The Grand Finale at the Assisi Interreligious Prayer Meeting: the lighting of candelabra for peace - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDu-y2eN2Y https://x.com/NovusOrdoWatch/status/2115123693533991316/photo/1
Giving credit where credit is due: The classical music at the Assisi peace meeting has been absolutely spectacular.
Assisi interreligious prayer meeting drawing to a close: children waving the 'Appeal for Peace' the representatives signed; signs reading 'PEACE' in numerous languages being held up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDu-y2eN2Y https://x.com/NovusOrdoWatch/status/2115119411468407135/photo/1
Assisi, Italy, right now. What blasphemy, what apostasy, what cruelty to the souls affected by this! https://x.com/NovusOrdoWatch/status/2115108598174937325/photo/1
And there they go again... with the same backdrop that was used in 1986: a wall with the word "peace" in numerous languages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECDu-y2eN2Y https://x.com/NovusOrdoWatch/status/2115106551484588085/photo/1
Imagine that - no one interested in another endless document of content from a mediocre thinker who once wrote about the 'art of kissing'.
One week after publishing his latest text regarding the transmission of the faith, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández has commented that neither progressives nor conservatives are interested in the document.
✍️ Michael Haynes
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LIVE from Assisi, Italy: Final Ceremony for Interreligious Prayer for Peace Meeting, 40th Anniversary of original 1986 abomination hosted by John Paul II, is about to begin - https://youtube.com/watch?v=ECDu-y2eN2Y
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