O Our stories this week include: (1) developments regarding the war in Ukraine, including Russia's conditions for ceasing its "special military operation", (2) a few take-aways from President Biden's "State of the Union" address last week, (3) the sudden removal of a Puerto Rican bishop by Pope Francis without any specific reason given by the Vatican, (4) new pastoral norms for the application of Traditionis Custodes in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and (5) Bishop Athanasius Schneider's call for Pope Francis to grant ordinary faculties to SSPX priests for offering Mass.
