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Europe Lefebvrians consecrate four new bishops without a papal mandate

Salvatore Cernuzio/ vaticannews.va: The seamless garment of Christ, which Pope Leo XIV had urged in a heartfelt letter on June 29 "not to tear apart," has now, in the Vatican's view, been torn.   This morning, Wednesday, July 1, in Ecône, Switzerland—the headquarters of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X (FSSPX)—the Lefebvrists, followers of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, consecrated four new bishops without a papal mandate.    They did so even though the ...more

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“Life is played as one team”

By Fr. Dr. Rif’at Bader : I have been following football matches since 1982, when my family moved from the ...more

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