Pope Leo XIV has approved the 2026 Ratzinger Prize for Notre Dame theologian Father John Carradine, who reportedly criticized Pope Benedict XVI’s Summorum Pontificum, the document that liberated the Traditional Latin Mass. Honoring a critic of Benedict’s liturgical legacy with an award bearing Benedict’s name raises a question the Vatican has not answered: What does the Ratzinger Prize now represent?

Also in this preview: Five women who accused Father Marco Rupnik of abuse say the Vatican has not contacted them since reopening the case. President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations, criticizing U.S. policies that protect children from transgender medical interventions. An exclusive interview features an Italian Marian priest who says he was declared schismatic for refusing to abandon the Church’s historic doctrine, teaching, and worship. SSPX Superior General Father Davide Pagliarani explains the Society’s recent decisions. And LifeSiteNews covers the beatification of Bishop Fulton Sheen in St. Louis.

From awards for critics of tradition to abuse survivors ignored by Rome, the pattern continues. The question is whether anyone in authority is paying attention, or whether the faithful will have to carry the truth alone.

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September 23, 2026