The Traditional Catholic

One of the year's biggest Catholic controversies in a witty, self-deprecating parody (think exiles, empires, liturgical battles, etc.). Whether you agree or disagree, this take explores why so many faithful Catholics feel like they're the rebels in their own Church.

In a new video-interview five years after Traditionis Custodes, the Cardinal weighs in on the future of the vetus ordo — and warns that “Synodality” and paganism are eroding the Church from within.

The following article is the second part of a longer piece by Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, SSPX. The full article will be included in an anthology of Fr. Gleize's writings set to be published later this year by Angelus Press.

Pope Leo XIV issued a new Fundamental Law of Vatican City State Friday, replacing a previous version adopted in 2023.

Benedict XVI's own words dismantle the Vatican's case against the SSPX. Read his statements alongside Leo XIV's current treatment of Tradition, Vatican II, and Synodality, and you'll notice that Benedict's criticism applies more to today's Vatican than to Archbishop Lefebvre.

We have come to the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost in the Usus Antiquior, the Vetus Ordo. Pius Parsch (+1954) saw in the Sundays after Pentecost a progressive schooling in Christian life. The earlier Sundays dwell frequently upon healing, the middle portion upon the conflict between God’s reign and ...

What does it mean to pray, “Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary”? Bishop Joseph Strickland reflects on the Christian’s call to become a living temple of the Holy Spirit — a heart where Christ is welcomed, adored, and obeyed. Drawing from Sacred Scripture and salvation history, he explains how...

One year into Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, this article revisits every major moment—from Synodality and ecumenism to the SSPX and Vatican II—in light of the warnings in Archbishop Lefebvre's 1974 Declaration... Archbishop Lefebvre diagnosed today's crisis more than fifty years ago, and nothing si...

Written by JD Flynn and published July 31, 2026.

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The US Cardinal also discusses restrictions to the Traditional Latin Mass one year after it was revealed that a Vatican survey of Bishops contradicted the stated rationale for Traditionis Custodes.

Fr. David Gene Nichols, SSPX, died at the Society of Saint Pius X's (SSPX) Sursum Corda House for retired priests in Phoenix, Arizona, after a long illness. He was 69.

“With the most tender confidence and love.”

We waste so much energy on what the Pope can do or not do to solve problems in the Church or society.

The following letter was penned by Fr. Yves le Roux, the Society of Saint Pius X's (SSPX) District Superior for Canada. In it, he exhorts the faithful to remain steadfast in the face of of the unjust accusation of schism directed toward the SSPX and those it ministers to. 

by Rev. Cav. William Rock, FSSP, SMOCSG In May of 2026, I accompanied the servers of the parish, along with...

An analysis of the Cardinal’s spurious claims made in the new London Tablet interview