Sometimes one hears the claim being made that Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, founder of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), celebrated the New Mass for a time before devoting himself exclusively to the traditional Mass. The purpose of this article is to show that this claim is false.
Following the passing of Pope Benedict XVI, the New York Times along with several other media outlets called attention to the late pope’s 2009 withdrawal of the 1988 excommunications of the Society of Saint Pius X’s...
Pope Benedict XVI, who reigned as head of the Catholic Church from 2005 until his unexpected resignation in 2013, reposed in the Lord on December 31 at the age of 95. Following on the heels of his predecessor, John Paul II, Benedict XVI...
On February 13, 2013, just days after the stunning announcement, Catholic historian Roberto de Mattei published a detailed reflection on Benedict XVI’s resignation of the papacy.
Benedict XVI, who sat on the Throne of St. Peter for a little less that eight years before resigning, died on December 31, 2022, at the age of 95. This was only the second time that the Church saw a pope resign since St. Celestine V,...