Leadership
New Book Chronicles the Disastrous Pontificate of Pope Francis and Offers Invaluable Guideline for Assessing Future Pontificates
Available at Amazon and Os Justi Press During his last general audience before his abdication Pope Benedict XVI declared his confidence in the barque of the Church weathering the storms ...
Portare Manipulum Fletus et Doloris
On 15 November 2025, I tweeted: There seems to be two types of trads now alive in 2025: 1) Those who believe the Catholic Church is the unique mode of ...
WATCH: Conservative Commentators Blast Woke Catholic Leaders
Discussion by Real America's Voice network commentators. Newsmax host tells Catholic bishops criticizing Trump's immigration policies: “Stay in your lane, guys” ...
WATCH: Michael Hichborn Shares His Personal Experience With Archbishop Coakley
Michael Hichborn of the Lepanto Institute shares his personal experiences in interacting with Archbishop Paul Coakley, the newly elected president of the USCCB ...
Charitable Anathema: The Only Way Forward
Back in 2023, all orthodox Catholics of good will heard the news of His Excellency, Bishop Paprocki’s condemnation of heresy in one of the most prominent American journals, First Things ...
Never Again Shall The Doors Be Locked
The COVID-19 pandemic, which swept across the globe beginning in 2020, has entered history not only as a public health crisis but as a moral and spiritual test. For the ...
The Unspoken Trial of the Orphaning of Our Priests
A type of bishopric anti-fatherhood has led countless priests in America to live out vocations tainted by fear, torment, and silent despair. Crisis editor Eric Sammons has made written and ...
An Open Letter to Novus Ordo Priests
We encourage you to consider sharing this letter with your parish priest. Dear Sons of the Second Vatican Council and its consequent false religion, As difficult as it is to ...
USCCB’s Pathetic Response to the Cupich-Durbin Scandal
Earlier this week, the Pillar reported that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) was in the process of developing an official response to the Durbin-Cupich affair. Yesterday, he ...
Bishops Against Bishops: The Proven Solution
Back in 2023, all orthodox Catholics of good will heard the news of His Excellency, Bishop Paprocki’s condemnation of heresy in one of the most prominent American journals, First Things ...
Bishop Strickland: When Catholics Look Outside The Church For Heroes
Bishop Joseph Strickland offers a stirring tribute to Charlie Kirk and a challenge to his fellow bishops ...
What Charlie Thought of Francis and Leo
Charlie Kirk might be only the tip of the iceberg in how many serious non-Catholic Christians (both evangelical and Orthodox) refrain from entering the Catholic Church because of the silence ...
Why ‘Good Bishops’ Keep Disappointing The Faithful
Catholic World Report has done a great service to readers today, by dipping into the magazine’s archives and posting an article by the late, great James Hitchcock, Conservative Bishops, Liberal ...
WATCH: Fr Robert McTeigue Says FEAR and LACK OF FAITH at the Heart of Attempts to Destroy the Church
Fr Robert McTeigue joins Catholics Unscripted to discuss the true nature of reality, the threats men face in our culture, why we need good men and what happened to them ...
WATCH: Leo and Hebda FAIL in Wake of Minnesota Shooting
Pope Leo XIV and Archbishop Hebda simply fail in their response to the Minneapolis attack on Catholics and the Church. Find out how and why ...
Welcome to the Rainbow Papacy
From Sister Caram to Father Martin: How Leo XIV Is Carrying Forward Francis’ “Open Doors” Revolution The Caram Audience: From Francis’ Friend to Leo’s Guest On August 28, Pope Leo ...
WATCH: Christ or Chaos? Where Is The Catholic Church?
Dr. Taylor Marshall and Michael Matt discuss the shooting tragedy in Minneapolis. Where are our Catholic leaders in the midst of this chaos? Michael Matt nails it when he states: ...
WATCH Bishop Joseph Strickland: The Voice That Could Not Be Silenced
“The Voice That Could Not Be Silenced” The Watchman’s Lamp August 29, 2025 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today Holy Mother Church commemorates one of the most sobering ...
At the Vatican, Too, Personnel Is Policy
Summers are usually quiet around the Vatican. Most officials of the Roman Curia—like most other residents of Rome—leave the city for cooler vacation spots, leaving important policy decisions until the ...
When Will Pope Leo Start ‘Poping’?
Perhaps his Holiness’s summer reading might include the Nicene Creed Over the last few weeks, Pope Leo XIV resumed the tradition of popes spending some part of the summer at ...
U.S. Catholic Church In Decline Across the Board, Except In One Measure
The chart above tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of our U.S. Catholic bishops. Pew Research has just published the latest edition of its Religious Landscape ...
