Catholic Church

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - If you are looking forward to the next papal election, you are not alone—but you are overwhelmingly likely to be a Catholic who accepts everything the Church teaches. If this describes you, you may also be worrying about whether Pope Francis has changed the complexion of the College of Cardinals sufficiently to elect a clone, which may cloud your expectations. But on that score, at least, you needn’t worry. Papal elections have never been predictable in the same way that political elections are.

By Jonah McKeown, CNA - According to the data (by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Nigeria and Kenya have the highest proportion of Catholics who attend Mass weekly or more, with Nigeria as the clear leader. Ninety-four percent of Catholics in Nigeria say they attend Mass at least weekly. In Kenya, the figure was 73%, and in Lebanon it was 69%.

By John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews - The death of Pope Benedict XVI was momentous in many ways. One of those ways relates to the fulfillment of prophecy in a Marian apparition that St. Padre Pio believed to be authentic... We begin the show by discussing the significance of Pope Benedict XVI’s death as it relates to the fulfillment of prophecy in Garabandal.

By David F. Forte, The Catholic Thing - My dear friend Hadley Arkes deserves praise for his perseverance in pressing Congress to protect children who survive an abortion, as he did at some length on this site a week ago (here).  Some might think that The Born Alive Act is unnecessary after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs, overruling Roe v Wade,  and given the passage of state laws even more protective of unborn life, such as heartbeat bills.  But as Arkes demonstrates, the killing of born alive babies continues.