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News Roundup: January 24, 2026

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First off ...

Death of John Allen

I received word via Edward Pentin's newsletter of the passing of John Allen Jr. RIP (link).  Please keep him in your prayers.



News and Links that I found interesting this month ...


Popes Past Present and Future

News and Views

RORATE CÆLI: Dominic J. Grigio, “Why I Wrote The Disastrous Pontificate”—Exclusive for Rorate
RORATE CÆLI: THE VELVET REVOLUTION OF LEO XIV: The Consistory, Church governance, the Latin Mass.
Leo XIV’s Collegial Shift | FSSPX News

Doctrine and Crisis

RORATE CÆLI: Address of the Pope at Opening of Consistory of Cardinals
LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: The Cardinals Blew Out the TLM Hope Candle!
Leo XIV Catechesis: Rediscovering the Second Vatican Council | FSSPX News

[Tradicat: Nothing of value seems to have really emerged from the Consistory. I would have loved to have been the facilitator!!!!]

The Church, The Crisis and the Persecution

Crisis

A Christmas Wish which never must be granted
RORATE CÆLI: The “Tucho Fernandez” note on the Blessed Virgin is a grievous offense against Our Lady
RORATE CÆLI: The Traditional Mass a Topic at the January Consistory?
Priest proposes solution to Latin Mass tensions ahead of cardinals’ meeting with Pope Leo - CatholicVote org
Covering herself up in shame, the German Church goes completely bonkers
Ahead of consistory, priest urges new canonical structure to resolve Latin Mass standoff – Catholic World Report
RORATE CÆLI: Una Voce responds to Roche Consistory Report against the Traditional Mass
Opinion: Why do young priests leave? – Catholic World Report
Everything we still didn't know about the Leo Consistory
Opinion: Why do young priests leave? – Catholic World Report

Persecution

RORATE CÆLI: The Number One Priority of the Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina: NO ALTAR RAILS
The Truth of Love Cannot be Silenced-- but your bishop may try | Catholic Culture
Parishioners told to stop kneeling - UPI.com
The Dioces Of Orange Clarifies – Jimmy Akin
Is kneeling really a mortal sin? — GetReligion
ban on kneeling - Catholic Debate Table - An Old School Catholic Message Board
Kneel-In Time? Denied Holy Communion for Kneeling in Diocese of Boise, Idaho
Unusual Canon Law Situations #2 – Jimmy Akin
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano: Catholic Culture in America - First Things
Gloria in Exclusion Deo: Why Does Orange Bishop Tod Brown Worry about a Boring Latin Mass? by Gustavo Arellano, Orange County Weekly, October 12, 2006
Totally Absolutely 100% Crazy – Jimmy Akin
A Ban on Kneeling? Some Catholics Won't Stand for It
Standing after Receiving Holy Communion | EWTN
ePriest.com / Best Practices and Homily Resources for Catholic Priests
APOSTASY in the VATICAN: The Third Fatima Secret TODAY - YouTube
EXCLUSIVE: Letter to Cardinals Offers Solution for TLM Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s First Consistory
RORATE CÆLI: Cardinal Roche defends Traditionis custodes: a response
RORATE CÆLI: Audience of Pope Leo XIV with the FSSP -

[Tradicat: It is interesting to see how open persecution of any hint of a pre-conciliar teaching or artifact must be destroyed.  Kneelers, Communion Rails etc What are they really afraid of? Why is it so important to 'them'?  ] 

News and Views

Converting to Rome “in order to Become More Orthodox” - OnePeterFive
No Room at the Inn: A Christmas Music Video for the Latin Mass
LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: My New Year's Resolution: I CHOOSE GRATITUDE!
RORATE CÆLI: “If I Were the Bishop”
SoulsAndLiberty - YouTube
All New Articles Are Now Published on My Substack Page - Edward Pentin
Vulgate - Douay-Rheims - Knox Bible side by side
Ahead of consistory, priest urges new canonical structure to resolve Latin Mass standoff – Catholic World Report
Looking for a New Parish—and Crossing Some Off the List - Crisis Magazine
Blog - The Catholic Gentleman
A Requiem for his own Death - OnePeterFive
RORATE CÆLI: Open Letter to the Priests and Pastors of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
RORATE CÆLI
Deathbed Conversions and the Limits of Pascal’s Wager: Scott Adams and the Question of Authentic Faith - Crisis Magazine

[Tradicat: I wrote a little about Pascal's Wager and agree it is a starting point and while I feel that Scott Adams' admission was admirable, I wouldn't count on it. Pray for the man who gave hope to millions of us cubicle dwellers - that we have hope of the salvation of his immortal soul. ] 

1P5 Flanders and the World

1 My Struggle as Editor of OnePeterFive - OnePeterFive
2 Disembodied Antichrist Community: Good out of Evil? - OnePeterFive
3 One Non-Profit Against SkyNet - OnePeterFive
4 “Orthobros” & the Subtlety of the Fallen Angels Online - OnePeterFive
5 The Darkness Takes Me Alive - OnePeterFive
RORATE CÆLI: Cardinal Roche is Sad and Worried
The Past & Future of the Traditional Movement: “The Truth Always Rises to the Surface” - OnePeterFive

[Tradicat: I still keep tabs on Steve Skojec as he struggles with the unplanned disassembly of his life. I see that  1p5s new editor is faced with similar challenges - albeit I hope not so personal. Pray for these men and women that step out from the crowd exposing themselves. ] 

SSPX

Rome / SSPX

SSPX and the Urgent Need for New Bishops in the Church
Future Consecrations: An Approaching Deadline? | District of the USA
SSPX and the Urgent Need for New Bishops in the Church
“Quoting” Pope St. Pius X, Pope Leo Comments on the SSPX’s Inspirational Documents from Vatican II - OnePeterFive
Apostolic Letter A Fidelity that generates the Future of the Holy Father Leo Xiv on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Conciliar Decrees Optatam Totius and Presbyterorum Ordinis (8 December 2025)
SSPXAsia.com: Luther's Mass
With or without Vatican approval, the SSPX may consecrate bishops
The SSPX does not rule out new episcopal consecrations even without a pontifical mandate – INFOVATICANA

News and Views

Exclusive Interview with Bishop Bernard Fellay, SSPX | FSSPX News
Exclusive Interview with H.E. Bishop Bernard Fellay, FSSPX - YouTube
Friedrichshafen: 3,000 Faithful Celebrate Fr. Schmidberger's 50th Priestly Anniversary | FSSPX News
Cardinal Zen's Appeal Hearing Held in Hong Kong | FSSPX News
Philippines: Christmas Concert at the Iloilo Novitiate | FSSPX News
LMS Chairman: Towards a Theology of Liturgical Reconciliation: launch and panel discussion 12th February
Five News Stories That Shaped the Church in 2025 | FSSPX News
Ordinations to the Subdiaconate | District of the USA
Amsterdam: Fire Devastates the Vondelkerk, the First Church Dedicated to the Sacred Heart | FSSPX News
SSPX Statistics 2025 | FSSPX News
Crans-Montana – Hope Beneath the Rubble of Horror | FSSPX News
The Three Kings at Jesus’ Feet | FSSPX News
The Mission of the SSPX in 2025 - District Superior Letter | District of the USA
His Eminence and His Inconsistency | FSSPX News
Jesus Christ Is King: Outmoded Romanticism or Necessary Remedy? | District of the USA
Devotions to the Holy Name of Jesus | District of the USA

[Tradicat: The SSPX needs bishops and it is only a matter of time. I wonder when (not if) Pope Leo will call them to Rome for a meeting.  With the media coverage, I can't see this as having happened already. ]

World, Wars and Conflict

Business and Economics

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CQHPR-YBFxY?feature=share
Full text: Charter of Trump's Board of Peace | The Times of Israel

Military and Wars

Military considers permanent bases in Latvia as part of Canada's NATO commitment | CBC News
Canada's National Terrorism Threat Levels - Canada.ca
National Terrorism Advisory System | Homeland Security
Currently listed entities
List of Islamist terrorist attacks - Wikipedia
Unjust War Theory: When Law Enforcement Becomes Moral Insanity - Crisis Magazine
Full text: Charter of Trump's Board of Peace | The Times of Israel

Science+Technology

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U2L91chjH0c?feature=share
We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Surprising Study Says : ScienceAlert
Leo XIV Catechesis: Rediscovering the Second Vatican Council | FSSPX News

[Tradicat: Trump has been a big news source this month ... but I think I'll let my thoughts on these events mature a little longer. ]

Future Articles [Tradicat: Something that I'm thinking about writing an post.  ]

The Amazing Conversion of Death Row Inmate Claude Newman| National Catholic Register
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