Catholic Church

By Pete Baklinski, LifeSiteNews - Dr. Robert Fastiggi and Dr. Dawn Eden-Goldstein argue that critics of Pope Francis’ teaching on marriage and family “misread and distort what Pope Francis actually says.” They have used their translation to cast doubt on the recent Filial Correction that accused Pope Francis of propagating heresy.

By Jennifer Sokol, EWTN News - As thousands gathered for Mary’s final visit to Fatima Oct. 13 and witnessed the “Miracle of the Sun,” 10-year-old Lucia dos Santos knelt, unaware of the spectacle as she gazed upon a vision of Our Lady of Mount Carmel… “I remembered Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and in that moment I felt the grace of a vocation to the religious life and the attractiveness of the cloister of Carmel. I took as my protection my dear Thérèse of the Child Jesus.”

By Msgr. Charles Pope - As we prepare for the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi (Oct. 4), let’s reflect on a few lessons from his life… On the possibility of radical conversion and the role of affliction and humiliation – The son of a successful cloth merchant, St. Francis enjoyed a very affluent, easy life growing up and partook of the permissiveness of the times. He was a natural leader and drew to himself a crowd of young people who spent their nights in wild parties…

By Joseph Pronechen, National Catholic Register - Venerable Pius XII… was the first pope to popularize Fatima, but often forgotten even though he was one of the greatest of all Marian popes. Then in the 13th year of his pontificate, he wrote this particular encyclical for October and the Rosary. He released it on Sept. 15, 1951— the Feast of the Sorrows of the Virgin Mary. The connections are no coincidence…