Catholic Church

By Edward Pentin, EWTN - One major question about the upcoming Vatican trial regarding a London property deal that incurred massive losses for the Holy See is how much and when did top-level Vatican officials know about the transaction — and whether they, too, will be summoned to the trial.

By  Stephen Kokx, CNS News, July 8, 2021By  Stephen Kokx, CNS News - Ho-hum! This is nothing more than kicking the can down the road. Even if the document does end up being stronger than the typically mealy-mouthed statements bishops are known for these days, it won’t be anything more than a paper tiger. Joe Biden’s bishop, Washington D.C.’s Wilton Gregory, has already said he won’t refuse him Communion. Others have hinted that they won’t either.

By David Ayers, Ph.D., Crisis Magazine - It is no secret that birth rates have been plummeting in developed countries worldwide for the past several decades. Even a BBC headline referred to this global baby crash as “jaw dropping.” The United States is no exception. After rebounding a bit between 1997 and 2007, the birth rate has dropped steadily—4 percent just between 2019 and 2020. ...

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - On the basis of such a simple announcement, anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of medicine (or with access to an internet search engine) would have quickly concluded that the Pope’s surgery was not a special cause for concern. But the Vatican, which only gives out information on a parsimonious, need-to-know basis, evidently thought that the news of a papal hospitalization would cause undue concern. So there was no announcement before the fact.