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By Msgr. Charles Pope - In understanding Sunday’s Gospel, we cannot overlook the audience Jesus was addressing. The text begins, Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people …. In other words, He was addressing the religious leaders and religiously observant of His day. He calls at least three things to their attention, three common sins of the pious, if you will: lost connections, leaping to conclusions and lip service.

By Michael Haynes, LifeSiteNews - The five cardinals first wrote to the Pope on July 10, presenting him with five Dubia. This, according to Magister, Pope Francis responded to in writing on July 11, which was received by the cardinals on July 13... the seven-page letter in Spanish bore Francis’ signature but “the letter displayed the writing style of his trusted theologian, the Argentine Victor Manuel Fernández,” who was made cardinal on September 30 and assumed control of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on September 11... Since this reply was “vague and elusive” and did not answer the Dubia, the five cardinals wrote again ....

The Editors, EWTN News - Trump then predicted that “we will agree to a number of weeks where both sides will be happy” and that “we have to bring the country together on this issue.”... That’s not going to happen. Not in the next four years, anyway. The author of The Art of the Deal is overselling his negotiating prowess if he thinks he can strike any agreement on abortion with the Democratic Party, whose current leadership can’t seem to articulate any restriction they could accept — even a partial-birth abortion ban.

By Susan Ciancio, Catholic World Report - To help generate excitement for this special month, we want to share three special nonprofits with you, though we know there are countless more we could mention... October is known as Respect Life Month. Yet we know that respecting the life of every human being goes hand in hand with another celebration during the month of October, and that is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.