Tridentine Rite

Portsmouth diocese confirms dissolution of Marian Franciscans

The Marian Franciscans combined Franciscan spirituality with Marian devotion and developed apostolates in media, publishing, youth work and pro-life ministry

Chicago’s low seminary numbers contrast with Tyler’s vocations record

Smaller traditional dioceses have often reported stronger vocational numbers than larger and more progressive archdioceses

Stand out or fade away

New research suggests Catholicism in Britain will endure not by blending in, but by embracing clear and confident forms of identity

Record numbers expected for Paris-to-Chartres pilgrimage

Organisers say registrations have surged as young Catholics and converts continue to be drawn to the traditional liturgy

Cardinal Fernández warns SSPX over planned episcopal consecrations

Rome is seeking to avert a further breach while preparing pastoral measures for those who wish to remain in full communion

Lessons from 1964: What Catholics learned from the ‘intermediate’ Mass

Research into the liturgical reforms introduced before the Novus Ordo reveals that confusion, resistance and division were already apparent long before 1969

Growing up ‘trad’

Five young adults reflect on growing up with the traditional Mass, exploring how its patterns of prayer and formation shape both faith and later relationships with the Church

Josephine Fütterer

SSPX to announce names of new bishops in June

The SSPX is preparing to reveal the names of new bishops to be consecrated in July in a move likely to intensify debate over its future relations with the Holy See

Two novices take first vows with SSPX Sisters in Argentina

A vows ceremony in Argentina has highlighted both new vocations and four decades of presence for the Sisters of the Society of Saint Pius X

The Catholic Herald

SSPX accuses FSSP of legalism over critique of consecrations

The Society of Saint Pius X has issued a detailed rebuttal of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter’s critique of its planned episcopal consecrations, arguing the “state of necessity” remains decisive