Leo XIV Appoints Progressives, Pittsburgh Latin Mass Ends

Pope Leo XIV has appointed 15 new consultors to the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life who support female diaconate ordination and LGBTQ inclusion. He has retained Cardinal Reinhard Marx as coordinator of the Vatican Economic Council. Meanwhile, a bishop appointed by Leo has canceled Pittsburgh’s last diocesan Traditional Latin Mass, effective September 4.

These moves are not isolated. They demonstrate an ongoing push toward progressive modernism within the Catholic hierarchy, a substitution of authentic Catholic doctrine with human sentiment and political ideology. The result is liturgical disunity and spiritual confusion among the faithful.

Secular developments are also moving: a Yale professor’s claim that children are “hostages” to their parents, a public egg-freezing initiative by a Catholic politician, and Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s signing of a bill allowing abortion up to birth. The panel highlights traditionalist remedies: Cardinal Raymond Burke’s call to defend marriage unto martyrdom, Bishop Joseph Strickland’s critique of Vatican II, and the revival of the Oath Against Modernism.

The pattern is clear: The Church is being transformed from within. The question is whether the faithful will recognize the changes before it is too late and whether they will resist. The crisis is real. The response must be fidelity. And the time to act is now.

Make the switch today to iCatholicMobile today!

iCatholic Mobile — supporting the Catholic faith with every connection.

https://www.facebook.com/icatholicmobile 

https://www.icatholicmobile.com/

HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL

U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews

****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++

SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/

+++

Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:

LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenews

John-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten

August 12, 2026