Since 2014, there have been 5 meetings of Popular Movements sponsored by the Vatican in various locations. The first was held in the Vatican. The second in Bolivia. The third was again held in the Vatican. The fourth was a virtual meeting held online. And in October of 2025, the Vatican again hosted the World Meeting of Popular Movements, and for the first time without Pope Francis. The Lepanto Institute has just finished an in-depth analysis of the nature of the World Meeting of Popular … [Read more...]
Pope Francis Encourages Communist Groups as “Veritable Invisible Army”
The text below is the script for the video report, which you can watch here.https://youtu.be/XJeTikLzce4NOTE: The following video of MST's anthem was discovered after the production of our video report. Watch our video report (above) first, and then watch this video of MST's anthem, paying careful attention to the lyrics.https://youtu.be/X5ruGLoAC7AA few weeks ago, the Lepanto Institute produced a report showing the direct connections the Vatican has with an international … [Read more...]
Vatican Hires Pro-Homosexual Law Firm to Shut-Down Pro-Family, Catholic Website
In August of 2017, InfoVaticana, a small Catholic news portal based in Madrid, Spain, was surprised to receive a letter from Baker & McKenzie, the second largest law firm in the world, demanding that InfoVaticana transfer its domain (www.infovaticana.com) to the Vatican Secretariat of State. The reason for the demand was that the Vatican alleges that it possesses exclusive property rights over the name of the physical center of the Catholic world. The letter stated that InfoVaticana had … [Read more...]
Creator of Safe-Abortion Fund Claims Papal Award is “Confirmation” of Her Work
Courtesy of Netherlands Government The Lepanto Institute teamed up with OnePeterFive and Maike Hickson in compiling this report.On January 12, OnePeterFive and The Lepanto Institute reported that Liliane Ploumen, a Dutch politician and international abortion activist, was received into the Order of St. Gregory by the Vatican in 2017 — a pontifical honor given for “meritorious service to the Church." Multiple diplomatic sources around the Vatican have now confirmed to OnePeterFive and the … [Read more...]
Prominent Scientists and Catholics Call for Reforms of Pontifical Academy of Science
Statement Denounces Population Control Enthusiasts at Vatican EventsROME, ITALY – A 12-page statement was issued today, calling on the Vatican to reform its administration of the Pontifical Academy of Science (PAS) and the Pontifical Academy of Social Science (PASS) due to the influence of population control advocates at academy events. The statement, which was signed by several prominent scientists and lay Catholic leaders in the pro-life community, spotlighted several matters deeply … [Read more...]
