Catholic Church

By Claire Chretien, LifeSiteNews - “Now we’re seeing major Church leaders having to resign,” CNN’s Christiane Amanpour pointed out during an interview with Dolan. “You’ve got Cardinal McCarrick, you’ve got Cardinal Wuerl – who is potentially gonna be resigning – first and foremost, do you agree with that?... “Look, I gotta be personal. He’s a good friend and he’s a tremendous leader among the bishops,” Dolan answered. “I kinda hope he doesn’t resign. We need him. We need him for reform – cause he’s been a great source of reform in the past…”

By John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews - Vatican media released to journalists this morning photos of Pope Francis' emergency meeting regarding the sexual abuse crisis with US Cardinals Daniel DiNardo and Sean O'Malley as well as Archbishop José Gomez. The photo, which shows all the prelates smiling along with the Pope, appears to mark another PR disaster for the Vatican plagued with PR flops.

EWTN News/CNA - Under the new "Measures for the management of religious information on the Internet" those groups or churches wishing to maintain a religious website will need a government-issued license certifying that their content is politically acceptable. Online evangelization is strictly prohibited, as are materials aimed at converting readers....

By Gretchen Filz, Catholic Company - The Pieta Prayer Book is a classic resource for traditional Catholic prayers and devotions. One of the treasures of our Catholic faith is that we have prayers for all kinds of life situations and circumstances, and we should ask for God’s help and protection through all of it—especially in times of danger and misfortune. Below is a traditional prayer when we face severe storms.