On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
May 15, 2026
The Vatican’s infinite text factory has just released another whopper of a document: Robert Prevost (a.k.a. ‘Pope Leo XIV’) has released his first Encyclical Letter. It is entitled Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”).
In its English version, Magnifica Humanitas has 42,088 words. It consists of five chapters, an introduction, and a conclusion. The text includes a total of 245 numbered paragraphs, and it has 224 footnotes.
The Vatican has made the text of Magnifica Humanitasavailable in sundry languages, of which we make the following available as direct links:
The following is a list of links with initial coverage, summaries, background, and commentary on Magnifica Humanitas, as well as related news, by sources of various stripes:
Home At Last: Transalpine Redemptorists Become Sedevacantists
Some wonderful news broke earlier this month, on May 2, the feast of St. Athanasius, Doctor of the Church:
The ‘Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer’ (Filii Sanctissimi Redemptoris or FSSR), headquartered on Papa Stronsay island off the northern coast of Scotland, published a formal document in which they disavow the Vatican II Church and its apostate counterfeit Catholicism, declare their allegiance to the true Roman Catholic religion, and explicitly repudiate Leo XIV and his predecessors through Paul VI, as being false popes.
In short: The ‘Transalpine Redemptorists’, as they are also known, have become sedevacantists.… READ MORE
Lefebvrists Fire More Salvos at Post-Catholic Vatican:
A Sedevacantist Assessment
left to right: Fr. Davide Pagliarani, Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, Mr. Victor Manuel Fernández
(base image is copyright 2025, KNA GmbH, www.kna.de, All Rights Reserved)
Last Wednesday, on May 13, 2026, ‘His Eminence’ Víctor Manuel Fernández issued the following brief statement in his role as prefect of the Vatican’s so-called Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith:
With regard to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, we reiterate what has already been communicated. The episcopal ordinations announced by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X [FSSPX or SSPX] do not have the requisite papal mandate.
Former Novus Ordo apologist takes council to task…
Vatican II Revisited:
Louie Verrecchio Dismantles the Conciliar Documents
This past December 8 marked the 60th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), that ominous assembly that is the magisterial ground zero for ‘modern Catholicism’ — an attempt to do the impossible and reconcile Catholicism to the secular modern world by means of an aggiornamento (“updating”) of the Catholic religion.
The result was a diabolical counterfeit Catholicism that embraces, in one way or another, many of the errors the Catholic Church sternly condemned until the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958: ecumenism, religious liberty, Sillonism, collegiality, subjectivism, liberalism, Modernism — the list is long and the errors are deadly.… READ MORE
Joseph Ratzinger in 1990:
Church’s Anti-Modernist Teachings Have Been ‘Superseded’
‘Cardinal’ Joseph Ratzinger presenting the new instruction on the role of theologians at the Vatican on June 26, 1990
(image: Associated Press/Massimo Sambucetti)
On June 26, 1990, the Vatican released a 27-page “Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian” bearing the official title Donum Veritatis (“The Gift of Truth”). It is available on the Vatican web site in English and sundry other languages:
One of the main services Novus Ordo Watch tries to render to the public is the making available of, or raising awareness concerning, Catholic magisterial texts that are not widely known or have not before been published online in English. There is a wealth of pre-Vatican II papal teaching ‘on the books’ that, unfortunately, is largely unknown even to traditional Catholics; thus we are trying to do our part to help remedy this situation. Thankfully, with recent advances in technology, discovering, translating, and spreading it has become easier and easier.… READ MORE
“The Death and Resurrection of Jesus are the Foundation of Integral Ecology”
Since May 8 of this year, the Rev. Robert F. Prevost has been running the Vatican II Church as ‘Pope Leo XIV’.
The sedevacantist podcast program LEO WATCH evaluates Leo’s public actions and teachings from the perspective of traditional Roman Catholicism, that is, that which the entire world knew to be Roman Catholicism until the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958.
Allocution of His Holiness Pope Pius XII to Ecclesiastical Students in Rome
June 24, 1939
The solemn assembly to which you have come together, dear sons, to offer a testimony of reverence and devotion to the Vicar of Jesus Christ on earth, fills us with singular joy and profound delight. Indeed, before our eyes stands a gathering adorned with every kind of excellence and enriched with the vast abundance of intellectual gifts. We are particularly consoled by the presence of this select group of distinguished professors in sacred disciplines and capable leaders, who labor with great diligence to ensure that the students entrusted to them are formed in holiness and become excellent priests.… READ MORE
Mayhem Unfolds as Leo XIV Decides Against Marian Titles ‘Co-Redemptrix’ and ‘Mediatrix of All Graces’: An Overview
Victor Manuel Fernandez, author of Heal Me With Your Mouth: The Art of Kissing, presents the new doctrinal note
[UPDATE 10-NOV-2025: More links to resources added]
The same ‘Pope’ Leo XIV who in a recent sermon declared that “[n]o one should impose his or her own ideas”, has just done that very thing by approving a new doctrinal document put out by the Dicastery for the Destruction of the Faith (DDF).
The text, entitled Mater Populi Fidelis (‘Mother of the Faithful People’), was written and presented by the Vatican’s ‘Mouth-Healer’, the notorious Argentinian mystical porn author ‘Cardinal’ Victor Manuel Fernandez (see image above), who has been in charge of the Vatican’s doctrinal department since 2023:
‘Eternal Rome’:
Pope Pius XII Against Recognize-and-Resist
In a Novus Ordo Watch tweet of Oct. 23, 2025, reacting to this article headline by The Remnant, we stated: “Just a quick reminder to The Remnant that there is no such thing as ‘Eternal Rome’. That term was invented by Abp. Marcel Lefebvre to accommodate his position of recognizing Modernists as true Catholic Popes while resisting their heretical magisterium.”
It turns out that is not entirely correct. A reader made us aware that in 1949 the phrase “Eternal Rome” was actually used by Pope Pius XII (r.… READ MORE
What Has Happened to the Catholic Church?
An Updated Guide for Confused Catholics
Novus Ordo Watch isnot receiving any kind of compensation for promoting this book (with the exception of one free copy).
Many people who sincerely desire to be good and loyal Roman Catholics are seriously troubled and confused today. Although the Second Vatican Council occurred more than 60 years ago, it has left a lasting impact. Vatican II, as the council is called for short, took place from 1962-65 and radically changed Catholic liturgy, the sacraments, and essential beliefs that have come down to us from Christ and the Apostles.… READ MORE
“We have to change attitudes before changing what the Church says.”
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For just over five months now, the Vatican II Church has been under new management. Since May 8, Robert Francis Prevost has been running the show as ‘Pope Leo XIV’.
The popular FRANCIS WATCH podcast program has thus become LEO WATCH, and it had its debut on June 3.
LEO WATCH is produced by Roman Catholic Media on a monthly basis. A fourth episode was broadcast live on Sep. 25 on YouTube.
As with its predecessor FRANCIS WATCH, in the new LEO WATCH, host Stephen Heiner is joined by sedevacantist Bishop Donald J.… READ MORE
Leo XIV on Whether He Will Change Church Teaching:
‘Not at the Moment’!
The Rev. Robert F. Prevost, aka ‘Pope Leo XIV’, is a clever fellow. He knows how to demolish Church teaching by giving the impression that he will hold the line on it. In this he faithfully follows his master, ‘Pope’ Francis.
U.S. journalist Elise Ann Allen of the Novus Ordo news site Crux has conducted a lengthy interview with Prevost that will be issued in early 2026 in English under the title Pope Leo XIV: Global Citizen, Missionary of the 21st Century.… READ MORE
What theological position should a Catholic take in our day?
LIVE TONIGHT 8/29 at 9:00 pm ET:
Friendly Discussion on Church Crisis, Resistance, and Sedevacantism
Exciting news! Today, Friday, Aug. 29, at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (01:00 UTC on Aug. 30), there will be a livestream on YouTube, hosted by Kevin Davis of the Catholic Family Podcast, for a discussion between Anthony Abbate of Avoiding Babylon and Mario Derksen of Novus Ordo Watch.
This will not be a fiery polemical combat but a friendly, relaxed chat between people who love Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church and seek to act in accordance with His Will and His doctrine in these incredibly confusing and challenging times.… READ MORE
At sermon in Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Leo XIV surprisingly points out that "the Lord says to the Pharisees: 'you will die in your sins unless you believe that I am he' (Jn 8:24)", adding immediately that these "strong words ... are by no means intended as threats or
Women’s group approved by German Novus Ordo bishops demands abortions in Catholic hospitals - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/womens-group-approved-by-german-bishops-demands-abortions-in-catholic-hospitals/
If only 'Bad Bunny' had told Leo XIV he supports the upcoming SSPX episcopal consecrations! https://aleteia.org/2026/06/11/what-happened-when-pope-leo-met-bad-bunny/
"A Catholic parish in Milan will set aside space for young Muslims to perform Islamic prayers during its summer oratory program, with the parish priest defending the initiative by saying that Christians and Muslims 'pray to the same God.'" https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-parish-to-host-space-for-islamic-prayer-during-youth-camp-in-the-spirit-of-the-gospel/
Novus Ordo church in France to host concert based on ‘pagan spirituality’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-church-to-host-concert-based-on-pagan-spirituality/
Like his predecessor, Prevost loves the metaphors: Leo XIV proclaims in Gran Canaria, ‘Human dignity has no passport’ - https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-06/pope-leo-gran-canaria-meetin-migrants-organizations-human-dignit.html
Refusing to inherit hatred and war: Teenagers launch peace initiative at the Vatican - https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/06/10/refusing-to-inherit-hatred-and-war-teenagers-launch-peace-initiative-at-the-vatican/
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