Niwa Limbu
Niwa Limbu is an Ad Vaticanum contributor.
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Pope Leo leaves liturgy off agenda for June consistory
Pope Leo XIV will ask the world’s cardinals to discuss war, peace and the future of the Synod on Synodality at an Extraordinary Consistory on 26 and 27 June. The agenda includes the international situation and Magnifica Humanitas, but makes no provision for discussion of the liturgy
Jun. 4, 2026 · The Vatican
Archbishop Agüer praises Chartres pilgrimage and revives Bugnini Freemason allegations
Retired Argentine Archbishop Héctor Agüer has praised the growing popularity of the Paris-Chartres pilgrimage among young Catholics. In the same essay, he renewed longstanding allegations that Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, a central figure in the post-Vatican II liturgical reforms, was a Freemason
Jun. 3, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Archbishop Argüello issues Corpus Christi reminder on who may receive Communion
Archbishop Luis Argüello, president of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference, has reiterated that Catholics living in a new conjugal relationship following the breakdown of a valid sacramental marriage cannot receive Holy Communion
Jun. 2, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Pope Leo XIV appoints EWTN COO as first lay woman prefect
Maria Montserrat Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, has been appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication by Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first lay woman to head a department of the Roman Curia. She will take up the role on 1 November, succeeding Paolo Ruffini
Jun. 2, 2026 · The Vatican
Inside the dissolution of the Marian Franciscans
What led to the dissolution of the Marian Franciscans? As the community ceases to exist as a canonical entity, sources close to the friars point to events in Scotland
Jun. 1, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Cardinal Pizzaballa intervenes after alleged IDF attempt to halt Marian festival in West Bank
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has reportedly intervened with Israeli authorities after military personnel allegedly attempted to halt a Marian festival in Taybeh, the last entirely Christian Palestinian town in the West Bank
May 30, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Archbishop Paglia says Pope Francis wanted ‘necessary updates’ to Humanae Vitae
Retired Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia has said Pope Francis believed Humanae Vitae required “necessary updates” to address modern questions surrounding sexuality
May 29, 2026 · The Vatican
Bishop Barron warns against ‘demonisation’ of Trump over immigration
Bishop Robert Barron has warned Catholics against the “demonisation” of Donald Trump’s administration over immigration policy and said that support for border enforcement can arise from “very good moral reasons”
May 27, 2026 · Outside the Walls
SSPX announces names of four priests to be consecrated bishops at Écône
The SSPX has announced the names of four priests who will be consecrated bishops at Écône on July 1, saying the move is intended to preserve the traditional sacraments during what it described as an “unprecedented crisis of the Faith”
May 26, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Pope Leo XIV warns Europe faces ‘drastic sterility’ after abandoning Christianity and embracing abortion
Pope Leo XIV has warned that Europe’s demographic crisis has been driven by the abandonment of the Christian principles that shaped the post-war European project, telling lawmakers in Rome that the continent faces a “time of drastic sterility” marked by abortion. The Pope made the remarks on Monday morning during an audience with members of […]
May 26, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Inside Magnifica Humanitas: Pope Leo XIV’s warning on AI
Pope Leo XIV has published the first encyclical of his pontificate, warning that artificial intelligence risks creating a new “Tower of Babel” built on technocratic power, dehumanisation and moral confusion
May 25, 2026 · The Vatican
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical attacks transhumanism and AI excess
Magnifica Humanitatis will reportedly place human dignity at the centre of the Church’s response to artificial intelligence as Pope Leo XIV addresses war, algorithms and the moral limits of technological progress
May 24, 2026 · The Vatican
Cardinal Fernández criticises Vatican’s 2006 censure of liberation theologian Fr Jon Sobrino
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández has criticised a 2006 Vatican doctrinal notification against liberation theologian Fr Jon Sobrino, arguing it risked portraying theology rooted in “the context of the poor” as “inadequate and dangerous”. Speaking in Rome, the DDF prefect also revealed his own defence of “contextual theology” once caused difficulties with the doctrinal dicastery
May 23, 2026 · The Vatican
SSPX superior: consecrations ‘even more necessary in 2026’
SSPX superior: consecrations ‘even more necessary in 2026’
May 22, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Vatican confirms global synodal assemblies ahead of Rome gathering in 2028
The Vatican has confirmed that dioceses across the world will spend the next two years preparing for a major “Ecclesial Assembly” in Rome in 2028 as part of the next phase of the Synod on Synodality
May 21, 2026 · The Vatican
Cardinal Grech speaks on the Synodal Path and the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality
Cardinal Mario Grech has addressed the Synodal Path and the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality during a discussion at the Katholikentag in Germany
May 20, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Costa Rican archbishop bans kneelers for Communion in churches
The Archdiocese of San José in Costa Rica has ordered that kneelers are no longer to be installed for the distribution of Holy Communion
May 20, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Woman appears to recite words of consecration at German Catholic congress
More than 70,000 people attended the 104th German Katholikentag in Würzburg as controversy over liturgical practices and the future direction of the Church in Germany again overshadowed the country’s flagship Catholic lay assembly. Footage circulated online during the event appeared to show a woman holding a chalice and reciting the words of consecration while a […]
May 19, 2026 · Outside the Walls
SSPX sources dismiss speculation over Fr Daniel Themann consecration
Sources close to the Society of St Pius X have dismissed speculation that Fr Daniel Themann will be among those consecrated bishop this summer
May 18, 2026 · Outside the Walls
SSPX rejects Cardinal Fernández warning over July consecrations
The Society of St Pius X has issued a forceful public response to Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández’s warning that planned episcopal consecrations without papal approval would constitute “a schismatic act”, arguing that the Society is acting out of necessity for the “salvation of souls”
May 17, 2026 · The Vatican
SSPX website reveals details of July consecrations and compulsory registration system
The Society of St Pius X has opened official registration for pilgrims wishing to attend the priestly ordinations and episcopal consecrations at Écône this summer, with organisers insisting that registration will be compulsory “for security reasons”. A new multilingual website launched by the seminary authorities says: “Access to the ceremonies is reserved for registered attendees. […]
May 16, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Cardinal Eijk warns Vatican synod report ‘must be forcefully refuted’
Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk has issued one of the strongest episcopal critiques yet of the Synod on Synodality
May 16, 2026 · The Vatican
Cause opens for canonisation of Gen Z Opus Dei numerary
The Diocese of Salford has formally opened the cause for the beatification and canonisation of Pedro Ballester, the 21-year-old Opus Dei member who died of cancer in 2018 and could become the Catholic Church’s first Gen Z Saint
May 15, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Cardinal Fernández releases statement on SSPX episcopal consecrations
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, has released a statement warning that planned episcopal consecrations by the Society of St Pius X risk constituting “a schismatic act”
May 13, 2026 · The Vatican
Vatican reported rebuke of Argentine bishops and the limits of bishops’ conferences
The Vatican has reportedly intervened after two Argentine bishops introduced measures discouraging Catholics from receiving Holy Communion kneeling and on the tongue. The intervention raises the question: why have dioceses and bishops’ conferences established “norms” discouraging practices which remain fully licit under universal Church law?
May 13, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Cardinal Sarah tells new Archbishop of Conakry: “To be a bishop is to die”
Cardinal Robert Sarah has urged the new Archbishop of Conakry to root his ministry in prayer, sacrifice and fidelity to the truth, warning that “to be a bishop is to die”. During Archbishop François Sylla’s installation Mass in Guinea, the cardinal also called for unity among priests and continual Eucharistic adoration within the Church
May 12, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Pope Leo XIV appoints US Ordinariate Ordinary as temporary head of Australia’s ordinariate
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Steven Joseph Lopes, Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter in North America, as temporary head of Australia’s Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross following the appointment of Archbishop Anthony Randazzo to the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
May 11, 2026 · Outside the Walls
“He has made very reasoned and thoughtful choices” — a friend of Pope Leo XIV reflects on his first year
Father Francesco Maria Giuliani OSA has known Pope Leo XIV since 2001, when the future Pope was elected Prior General of the Augustinians. In this rare and personal interview, he reflects on Leo’s first year as pope, his character, his leadership style, his approach to bishops and the Traditional Latin Mass, and their friendship
May 8, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Monsignor Bux: ‘The crisis of the liturgy is the crisis of the Church’
Monsignor Nicola Bux speaks to AdVaticanum about the SSPX, Traditionis Custodes, the “reform of the reform”, women’s ordination, Anglicanism and what he describes as the Church’s liturgical and doctrinal crisis under the post-conciliar era
May 7, 2026 · The Vatican
Vatican synod reports propose new model for choosing bishops
New Vatican synod reports set out proposals to widen consultation in the selection of bishops and introduce new methods for addressing doctrinal questions
May 6, 2026 · The Vatican
Benedictine Abbot Primate says the Latin Mass has a ‘lasting place’ in the Church
The Abbot Primate of the Benedictines has said the Traditional Latin Mass has secured a lasting place in the Church and should be permitted in some areas
May 5, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Newly surfaced Vatican letter rejects German blessing proposals
A newly surfaced letter from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, dated November 2024, rejects Germany’s plans for formal blessings of couples in irregular unions, warning they risk resembling a sacramental rite and contradict Fiducia supplicans
May 4, 2026 · The Vatican
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical set for May 15 release
Pope Leo XIV is expected to publish his first encyclical on May 15, aligning it with landmark social teaching documents. The provisional text, Magnifica humanitas, is set to address artificial intelligence, global instability and the state of international law
May 4, 2026 · The Vatican
Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer declare new position on the papacy
The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, a traditionalist community previously associated with the SSPX and later reconciled with Rome, has formally rejected the current papacy and called for an “imperfect general council”
May 3, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Bishop Eleganti on the old rite, Islam and the future of the Church
Bishop Marian Eleganti speaks to AdVaticanum on the appeal of the traditional liturgy, Islam and the Society of St Pius X. Eleganti addresses the fallout of the Second Vatican Council, the place of the old rite and the pertinent questions facing the Church in the West
Apr. 30, 2026 · Outside the Walls
Pope Leo prays with Anglican leader Sarah Mullally at Vatican audience
Pope Leo has received Anglican leader Sarah Mullally at the Apostolic Palace, where the two prayed together and renewed calls for Christian unity despite continuing doctrinal divisions between the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion
Apr. 28, 2026 · The Vatican
Interview: Archbishop Arrieta on retirement, Pope Leo and Order of Malta reforms
Archbishop Arrieta speaks to AdVaticanum on his retirement, his first impressions of Pope Leo XIV, the Order of Malta, and the ongoing canonical tensions surrounding the SSPX
Apr. 27, 2026 · The Vatican
Ordinariate bishop rejects claims priests ordered to concelebrate
Bishop David Waller has dismissed reports that Ordinariate clergy were instructed by Rome to concelebrate Holy Mass, calling the claim a “mischievous lie”
Apr. 24, 2026 · The Vatican