Catholic Church

By Stephen P. White, The Catholic Thing - Last week, 70 bishops from around the world wrote to Bishop Georg Bätzing, the president of the German Bishops Conference, to express growing concerns about the direction of the German “Synodal Path.” (More bishops have since added their names to the letter.) This was the latest in a string of such interventions urging the Germans to pump the brakes. Bishop Bätzing’s response, published three days after the initial letter, is unlikely to quell any of those concerns.

By Kennedy Hall, Crisis Magazine - I do believe there is a loveable figure that “trads” and “conservatives” can unite around—namely, Bishop Fulton Sheen... Of course, I am sure there is someone who will have an issue with something that Sheen said. But you cannot please everyone... Why I believe that Fulton Sheen is a unifier for Catholics of goodwill is because he is both modern yet traditional; a man with the theological and philosophical acumen of a pre-Vatican II scholar but with the delivery and pedigree that pleases the New Evangelization crowd.

By  Elizabeth Yore, The Remnant - Once upon a time, in the tiny Vatican City State, Benedict XVI, the soon-to-abdicate Pope, ordered his three most trusted confidants to undertake a top-secret investigation into the financial, sexual, and moral scandals at the Vatican... The three prelates dutifully investigated, interviewed key prelates and Vatican employees, reviewed documents and videos, and scoured archives for information.

The John-Henry Westen Show - Fr. James Altman joins John-Henry on today's episode for a discussion about the various aspects of divine mercy, in anticipation of the Feast of the Divine Mercy this coming Sunday, as well as an astounding revelation to St. Faustina on the day of Pope Francis' birth in 1936.