1+ week, 2+ day ago   (104+ words) The Catholic Thing on Friday, September 4, 2026 What did Vatican II really say about the Mass? Sacrosanctum Concilium called for the preservation of Latin, gave Gregorian chant pride of place, and emphasized continuity with the Church’s liturgical tradition. Raymond Arroyo, Fr....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (89+ words) Paul Kingsnorth, First Things on Friday, September 4, 2026 The story that Berry told and re-told for so long was the story of the decline of the human-scale world he grew up in, its replacement by a world of technology and bureaucracy,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (106+ words) A new legal mechanism for synods to remove their patriarchs is seen by some Easterners as a backdoor for Roman intervention. The post What to make of Pope Leo’s Eastern canonical reform appeared first on The Catholic Thing. - Relaxing With…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (78+ words) The Catholic Thing - Relaxing With the Bible Alone Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’: a 20-minute documentary on the forthcoming Mel Gibson film National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dallas, Texas) Gioachino Rossini – Kyrie from Petite…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (58+ words) Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 A Chinese bishop says that the Church in China is now experiencing “a state of emergency.” ‘The Resurrection of the Christ’: a 20-minute documentary on the forthcoming Mel Gibson film National Shrine Cathedral…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (80+ words) Vatican News on Monday, August 31, 2026 An apostolic letter amends Canons 106 and 126 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches and grants the Synod of Bishops the power to remove a patriarch from office should their relationship be irreparably compromised…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (125+ words) The Catholic Thing on Friday, August 28, 2026 Pope Leo says Vatican II’s liturgical reforms made the Mass more accessible—but did they? The Posse examines the Pope’s comments and asks whether the Church’s liturgical battles are entering a new phase. Meanwhile,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (60+ words) Michael Haynes, The Catholic Herald on Friday, August 28, 2026 Catholic bishops are being secretly consecrated to serve the Underground Church, as Underground Catholics bitterly suspect that the Vatican has abandoned them. Gender Ideology: Robert Royal & Fr. Gerald Murray | The World Over…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (46+ words) Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 We owe our bishops the service of honest criticism. Gender Ideology: Robert Royal & Fr. Gerald Murray | The World Over with Raymond Arroyo “Stone House” — The Sacred Heart Cathedral, Guangzhou, China Haydn: The Creation…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (111+ words) The Catholic Thing on Friday, August 21, 2026 Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal examine growing questions over the direction of synodality as bishops and cardinals call on Rome to finally define what it means—and whether the process is…...