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(1) Pope Francis' cordial address last Friday to a meeting of so-called "Catholic fact-checkers" (a new initiative begun "to help to clarify fake news and misleading information about vaccines against COVID-19"), (2) a papal claim made yesterday which demands some doctrinal fact-checking, (3) Cardinal tells journalist should change teaching on homosexuality and Pope Francis is not a liberal but a radical, (4) Canadian truckers resisting COVID-related tyranny (Freedom Convoy 2022), and (5) a courageous statement issued by a former FSSP priest (resisting the tyranny of Traditionis Custodes).

Our stories this week include: (1) testimony from Cardinal Blase Cupich and Archbishop Arthur Roche that eliminating the Traditional Latin Mass is critical for securing the new ecclesiology (vision of the Church) introduced at Vatican II (since the TLM is incompatible with it); (2) highlights from a recent interview of Cardinal Raymond Burke during which His Eminence fielded questions about Traditionis Custodes, Vatican II, and the SSPX; (3) the continued fallout from Traditionis Custodes and the Doubtful Dubia in dioceses around the world (more restrictions based on TC and DD); and (4) the institution of lay men and women as lectors and catechists by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica this past Sunday.

This week's stories include: (1) a closer look at fundamental differences between the traditional "Church Unity Octave" and the post-Vatican II "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity", (2) further evidence that synodality and ecumenism (endless dialogue with non-Catholic Christians) are inseparable, (3) the case of Fr. Anthony Bus (a Chicago priest who dared to question Cardinal Cupich's anti-Tradition diktats), (4) new revelations about private meetings held between Pope Francis and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, and (5) the status of COVID restrictions in Australia (bad news) and the UK (good news).

Our stories this week include: (1) a Synod-related tweet from the USCCB that backfired on the bishops, (2) a significant personnel change at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in Rome, (3) two recent statements in opposition to Traditionis Custodes, (4) the passage of a pro-abortion bill in New Jersey (which "Catholic" Gov. Bill Murphy said he will sign into law this week), and (5) America's liturgical Grinch (Cardinal Blase Cupich) being booed off stage at the Chicago March for Life last Saturday (Jan. 8).

Our stories this week include: (1) Cardinal Blase Cupich's Christmas gift to traditional Catholics; (2) a circus performance held at the Vatican for Pope Francis, as well as more subtle digs at traditionalists by the Pope; (3) the Archbishop of Dublin's claim that "[r]adical change is coming to the Church" via "the synodal pathway" of Pope Francis; (4) a courageous sermon given by a Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) priest regarding COVID; and (5) Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò's response to the Congregation for Divine Worship's contrived "Responsa ad Dubia" concerning the implementation of Traditionis Custodes.

Father Karl Stehlin explains how priests and faithful in Poland and across Eastern Europe are flocking to Tradition. In an inspiring interview he explains how 13 priests have found refuge with the SSPX in Poland and how the number of faithful have tripled in the past year. He explains that the COVID restrictions (which are more strict on Churches than under Communism), the novelties of the current papacy, and Traditionis Custodes have led many priests and faithful to Tradition thanks to the protection of the Immaculata. He also explains his role as the leader of the Malitia Immaculata founded by Maximillian Kolbe. For more information in the US please see https://sspx.org/en/militia-immaculatae-faqs.

Our stories this week include: (1) the "Responsa ad Dubia" document released last Saturday by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (CDW) (a second 'nuclear attack', so to speak, on the traditional Roman liturgy); (2) a significant leadership change in the Roman Curia (Vatican bureaucracy) involving the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (the office in charge of the Vatican's COVID-19 Commission); (3) the latest from the Vatican regarding jabs; (4) a Catholic psychiatrist, medical ethicist, and university professor who has recently been fired for refusing to take the jab; (5) and interesting revelation regarding very positive comments about Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre reportedly made by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 2003; and (6) the latest from Archbishop Vigano.

Brian McCall interviews Father John Lovell, President and co-founder of Coalition for Canceled Priests. Father not only tells his own story of being "canceled" but the founding of this important organization. The interview brings a great message of hope for the Restoration of All Things in Christ through the restoration of priests.

o Our stories this week include: (1) two papal updates (one from last week and one from this week), (2) the latest on what could be the next wave of persecution against traditional religious communities and the traditional Roman liturgy by the enemies of Tradition in Rome (members of what Archbishop Vigano calls "the deep church"), (3) a strange saga involving a "Synod Resources" website (run by the Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops) and the heterodox pro-LGBT group "New Ways Ministry", (4) a disappointing 6-3 Supreme Court decision to deny injunctive relief to NY healthcare workers who object to certain jabs (due to their connection to abortion), and (5) an encouraging display of Catholic Action in Austria.

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski and Brian McCall discuss Dr. Kwasniewski's new book, Ministers of Christ and the importance of the ordained male ministries.

o Our stories this week include: (1) a few different papal news items (including Francis' current trip to Cyprus and Greece), (2) another example of health apartheid within the Church (a topic we've covered in the past), (3) an important interview regarding the status of the traditional Carmelite nuns in Pennsylvania and the recent apostolic visitation conducted, (4) a debate over sexually explicit (and pro-LGBT) books and parental rights in a Florida school district, and (5) some disturbing reports that Notre Dame de Paris (badly damaged in April 2019 by fire) will undergo a modern(ist) "restoration" resulting in the interior of the iconic Gothic cathedral resembling a "politically correct Disneyland".

This week our stories include: (1) End of USCCB meeting and vote on mostly useless document, (2)Eucharistic sacrilege no big deal to French bishop, (3) Polish Dominican sends open letter to Pope Francis defending Traditional Mass, critiquing Traditionis Custodes, and announcing he is affiliating with the SSPX, (4) Pope writes to encourage gay "Catholic," and (5) Archbishop Vigano announces launch of an Anti-globalist Alliance.

This week's stories include: Two bombshell letters interpreting Traditionis Custdes and an article by Cardinal Cupich; Senator Durbin denied Communion for being pro-abortion; Vatican Shuts down contemplative Benedictine monastery; Cardinal Kasper criticizes the German Synodal Way (that has lost its way)

Brian McCall discusses the first academic year of the four year fully Traditional Catholic college Collegium Sanctorum Angelorum with its founding President, Dr. Edward Schaefer and member of the founding faculty Professor Phillip Berns. Collegium sanctorum angelorum (College of the Holy Angels) is a faithful, affordable, and classical liberal arts college. It will be a residential, four-year college that will provide a liberal arts education (A.A. and B.A.) that is faithful to the intellectual, moral, spiritual, and liturgical traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, and a formation in Catholic living – ora et labora, both at affordable rates. For more information or to apply for admission or donate please visit https://www.the-collegium.org/about.

Our stories this week include: (1) Francis tells Biden he is a good Catholic and should keep receiving Communion, (2) USCCB Committee finalizes draft document on the Eucharist, (3) More on the terrible Vatican CCP agreement-underground bishop disappears, (4) updates on two Supreme Court cases, and (5) a report on the Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage.

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, scholar, author, lecturer, and CFN contributor, discusses the new book From Benedict's Peace to Francis's War that collects 70 different reactions to Traditionis Custodes, Pope Francis's Motu Proprio against the Traditional Latin Mass. The book is available at https://www.angelicopress.org/from-benedicts-peace-to-franciss-war-peter-kwasniewski

Our stories this week include: (1) a very inculturated Mass for the opening of the Synod on Synodality in California; (2) the Pope's meeting with a group of German Lutherans, plus his latest general audience (more railing against "fundamentalists"); (3) the appointment of notorious population control advocate Jeffrey Sachs to the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences by Pope Francis; (4) a new decree issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship (CDW) concerning liturgical translations and adaptations (practical application of Francis' 2017 Motu Proprio Magnum Principium); and (5) Archbishop Viganò's appeal to the U.S. Bishops and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to reconsider their support for abortion-tainted and experimental vaccines.

o Our stories this week include: (1) the tragic story of Sir David Amess' murder (a Catholic member of the British Parliament) and how he was denied access to the sacraments before dying from his mortal wounds, (2) Rome's approval of an episcopal conference specifically for the Amazon region, (3) two related events that took place last week (one focused on religion, the other on environmentalism) and their connection to "synodality" (and possibly even a new Council!), (4) a homosexual music video filmed inside a Capuchin church in Brazil (a video clearly intended to mock the Faith), and (5) the latest from Archbishop Viganò.

Our stories this week include: (1) the official opening of the two-year 'Synod on Synodality' (Oct. 2021–Oct. 2023), which some are dubbing 'Vatican III'; (2) U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Rome, including her personal audience with Pope Francis; (3) two updates related to Traditionis Custodes; and (4) some good news involving legal victories against Covidian tyranny (jab mandates).

Traditional Catholic activist Monica Smit speaks with CFN Editor Brian McCall about her efforts to inspire fellow Australians to resist the COVID tyranny. She tells the story of her recent arrest for speaking the truth and how they threatened to keep her in prison until she deleted everything she ever posted. You won't want to miss this interview.

o Our stories this week include: (1) updates on two initiatives originally launched by Pope Francis in 2019, both of which relate to his naturalistic vision of human fraternity (one in the sphere of economics, the other in the educational sphere); (2) a new and massive report detailing decades of clerical sexual abuse in France (1950-2020); (3) continuing coverage of the Apostolic Visitation of traditional Carmelite convents here in the United States; and (4) a new interview of a Swiss bishop who has decided to spend his retirement years with the SSPX.

This week's stories include: (1) The Pope's recent address to bishops who are "friends of the Focolare Movement"; (2) Cardinal Kasper's endorsement of a new document which claims to temper the German Synodal Way; (3) more evidence of an emerging health apartheid within the Church (this time, in Malaysia); (4) an apostolic visitation of traditional Carmelites currently being conducted (no doubt in connection with Traditionis Custodes); and (5) the latest from Archbishop Vigano.

Our stories this week include: (1) an overview of the Pope's trip to Hungary and Slovakia last week, with focus on the enormous Eucharistic Procession in Budapest and Francis' meeting with a group of Slovakian Jesuits; (2) more comments from Pope Francis, as well as his biographer, on the upcoming "Synod on Synodality"; (3) a new decree from the Archbishop of Guadalajara in which he strictly implements Traditionis Custodes; and (4) the new requirement to enter the Vatican or receive last rites (and it is not being in a state of grace)

This week's stories include: 1. The Vatican response to the Jewish Rabbis’ "dubia;" 2. French Bishops are told to limit Latin Masses now; 3. Another bizarre Papal press conference ranging from giving communion to pro-abortion politicians to an attack on the recovering Cardinal Burke; 4. A great legal victory of Ferrara shuts down New York's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

o Our stories this week include: (1) a look at the newly released preparatory document and "handbook" for the upcoming "Synod on Synodality" (a two-year global process scheduled for Oct. 2021–Oct. 2023); (2) an ecumenical "Message for the Protection of Creation" signed by Pope Francis, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, and the Anglican "Archbishop" of Canterbury; (3) a couple of pro-life updates (one involving Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco, the other involving Mexico's Supreme Court); and (4) a new open letter of resistance to Traditionis Custodes signed by over 40 Catholic lay leaders.