Columnist: Roberto de Mattei

“Fiducia Supplicans” and the Upcoming Conclave
The promulgation of the Declaration of the Doctrine for the Faith Fiducia supplicans on Dec. 18, 2023 and the reactions that followed it offer us a possible key to the ...

In Francis’ Homage to a Marxist Freemason, Signs of the Political Synod About to Take Place
The great Juan Donoso Cortés (1809-1853) said that behind every political problem there is a theological and metaphysical problem. Sometimes, however, behind a theological problem there is a political problem ...

Roberto de Mattei on Francis’ Disastrous Appointment of Víctor Manuel Fernández to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
The appointment of Víctor Manuel Fernández, archbishop of La Plata, as head of the congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is one of the most disturbing acts of the ...

De Mattei: The Unknowns at the End of a Pontificate
The demission of Benedict XVI will be remembered as one of the most catastrophic events of our century, as it opened the door, not only to a destructive pontificate, but ...

The Catholic Obligation to Resist
Editor’s Note: This talk, a powerful call to arms for the ages, was delivered at the launch of a new book-length interview of Bishop Athanasius Schneider in Rome. The book that ...

De Mattei: “The Most Terrible Schism The World Has Ever Seen”
On February 4, 2019, at Abu Dhabi, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Ahmad Al- Tayyeb, signed the document on “Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living ...

Catholic Resistance Manifests Itself
One of the main reasons for the sufferings was the vision of infidelity, not only of the chosen people, but of all those who in future centuries would lead the ...

Tyranny and Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
One factor that is second to none in giving rise to the scandalous situation in today's Church is a conception of episcopal authority as a form of tyranny, rather than ...

Archbishop Viganò – Punished for Telling the Truth?
Will Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who brought to light the existence of corruption in the Vatican, singling out those guilty, beginning with the highest ecclesiastical authorities, be punished for telling ...