Pope Francis Archives

Rupnik victims publish open letter to Pope Leo ahead of Lourdes visit

Five women who have accused disgraced Fr. Marko Rupnik of sexual abuse condemned the Vatican’s ‘violence of silence and abandonment’ and called for transparency and a fair trial.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Sep 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026

The final confrontation: Examining the end times through the lens of Fatima and Benedict XVI

Relying on the eschatological worldview of 4th century theologian Tyconius, Benedict XVI appears to indicate that the Third Secret of Fatima plays a crucial role in the end times.

Opinion

A Marian Soul

• Sep 23, 2026Sep 23, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Excommunicated priest: ‘Resistance’ can be necessary to remain Catholic

Fr. Leonardo Pompei argues that Catholics must neither blindly obey every papal act nor transform their own theological conclusions into dogma to remain faithful to God and His Church.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Sep 23, 2026Sep 23, 2026

Bishop Strickland calls out Leo-Vatican document on interreligious dialogue

Bishop Joseph Strickland said that 'A Journey of Hope,' marking 60 years of Nostra Aetate, includes ambiguous language and asks whether 'dialogue has been placed above evangelization.'

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Sep 17, 2026Sep 22, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Abp. Viganò says Leo XIV has intensified Francis’s agenda, not slowed it

In this exclusive interview, Abp. Viganò argues that changing the way Catholics worship ultimately changes what they believe, making the liturgical reform central to the post-conciliar crisis.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Sep 17, 2026Sep 22, 2026

Pope Leo names bishop who addressed integrating homosexuality with religious vocation

Pope Leo XIV appointed Italian Bishop Michele Di Tolve, who made a presentation last year on a book advocating the integration of homosexual orientation into living a religious vocation.

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George Hogan

• Sep 16, 2026Sep 22, 2026