Catholic Church

By Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing - A human life without selfless love of the sort described in 1 Corinthians 13 is like a sunflower without sun.  It soon withers and dies.  So like the sunflower, we need to keep ourselves turned towards the sun and then take that sunshine into ourselves and turn it into something beautiful.

By John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews - The full book has not been released, but the teaser quotes from Pope Francis’ new book-length interview on clergy and religious life are causing a stir. The book suggests that active homosexuals within the ranks of clergy and religious are not acceptable. Only the most scrutinizing Pope-watchers will recognize Francis as having mentioned such things before since they seem to contradict so many of his words and actions.

By Edward Pentin, EWTN News - In a Dec. 3 statement issued through his lawyers (see text below), Archbishop Viganò said he had “already willingly paid” the amount to his brother, Father Lorenzo Viganò, and would not be appealing the decision... Archbishop Viganò's lawyers said he was issuing the statement “In light of the recent unfounded news that appeared in multiple newspapers and other media outlets, regarding an alleged conviction for “fraud,” “theft” or misappropriation of funds, to the detriment of his brother.”

By Jonathan B. Coe, Catholic Magazine - In the American Catholic Church and in the Church worldwide under the Francis papacy, we’ve entered the Cupich Moment. With his appointment to the Archdiocese of Chicago, and, with his being selected as the primary American organizer of the gathering of bishops this coming February for the purpose of addressing the sexual abuse crisis (which he doesn’t acknowledge as a crisis), Cardinal Cupich now stands as the de facto most powerful prelate in America.