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News Roundup October 2024

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JMJ

Quick update on various news items.

There's a lot happening in both the Church and the world (i.e. wars in Ukraine, Middle-East).

The passing of +TdM will obviously figure significantly in future of the SSPX and I suspect the Church.

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Tradicat
Popes Past Present and Future
RORATE CÆLI: Francis, the Peronist President of Argentina: What Catholics need is for Francis to act as Pope, not as politician - by Abp. Héctor Agüer
The Neo-Pastoral Work of Francis | FSSPX News
The Church and The Crisis
Matt Gaspers on X: "Fr. @GeraldMurray8 nailed it tonight on @WorldOverLive with @RaymondArroyo. "If the seers are false seers — in other words, they either made it up or they're being deceived... — we need to know that," he said, in response to the Vatican's Note About the Spiritual Experience https://t.co/B4b9DeuYwL" / X
RORATE CÆLI: Chatgpt's disturbing "prophecy" of a pontificate in the hands of Satan
Medjugorje: A Closer Look at the Vatican’s Cautious Ruling| National Catholic Register
The Perverted Roots of the Medjugorie Visions
Trump was given a brown scapular. What’s that?
Cardinal Müller Is Back: Not a Synod but a Symposium – Gloria.tv
Ancient Catholic Art for a New Generation-Home
Catholic Art Company - Beautiful Art for Your Home
Persecution Of and By The Catholic Church
Liturgy and Doctrine
RORATE CÆLI: The Modernists will continue to divide the Church over the Mass
Religious Orders etc
Vatican announces apostolic visit to Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
Bishop Urges Catholics Not To Attend Mass at FSSPX Carmelite Nuns – Gloria.tv
RORATE CÆLI: Francis Orders Apostolic visitation of the Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)
Apostolic visitation of the Fraternity – FSSP
Apostolic Visit of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter | FSSPX News
Vatican announces apostolic visit to Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter | Catholic News Agency
Bishop’s death raises prospect of renewed SSPX schism
Around The World
Homeschoolers vs. Goliath - Crisis Magazine
SSPX
Current Events and Interesting Items
Prayers For The Dying
Echoes Of The Pandemic
Wars
Bowen: Iran wanted to do real damage, and Israel's response may not be as restrained as last time
Technology



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