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December 17, 2024

Report: Vatican on the Brink of Bankruptcy Due to Dramatic Decline in Global Donations Under Pope Francis’ Leadership, by Jim Hᴏft

By Jim Hᴏft, Gateway Pundit - The Vatican, the spiritual and administrative heart of the Catholic Church, faces an unprecedented financial crisis, with reports suggesting it is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy... A combination of plummeting revenues, disillusioned donors, and mismanagement under Pope Francis has left the institution struggling to meet its pension obligations, Daily Express reported... In 2023, the Vatican reported an operating deficit of $87 million, an increase of $5.3 million from the previous year.

December 17, 2024

What Should Catholics Make of Elon Musk? by Peter Laffin

By Peter Laffin, National Catholic Register - President-elect Donald Trump joined dignitaries from around the world in Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral. It surprised no one that he was accompanied by Tesla billionaire Elon Musk — the two have been inseparable for months... To be sure, a wealthy individual orbiting a president is nothing new in American politics. But Musk’s unprecedented wealth — he recently became the first person in history to amass a fortune of more than $400 billion — and his penchant for altering the course of history raises the stakes of the partnership.

December 17, 2024

Correction Over Communion Can Be Complicated, but is Also Crucial, by Daniel B. Gallagher

By Daniel B. Gallagher, Catholic World Report - Following a brief meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on February 18th, 2009, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi issued a statement expressing her joy for the opportunity to have met the pope and to have praised “the Church’s leadership in fighting poverty, hunger, and global warming.” Conspicuously absent from her list was the Church’s leadership in fighting abortion on demand, but that is hardly surprising given that Pelosi would later characterize the overturning of Roe v. Wade as “heart-wrenching,” “outrageous,” and even “cruel.”

December 17, 2024

Fr. Jerry Pokorsky: The Artificial Jesus

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - John the Baptist was a real person. His preaching brought ordinary people, tax collectors, and even soldiers to repentance as they urgently asked, “What should we do?” He taught them generosity: “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none.” He taught justice: “Stop collecting more than what is prescribed.” He taught honesty: “Do not practice extortion, do not falsely accuse anyone, and be satisfied with your wages.” (Cf. Lk 3:10-18)... John was the voice, Jesus the Word. “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”... Before LED lights, smartphones, and Artificial Intelligence, bishops and priests handed down these sacred teachings. Moms and dads taught their children how to pray.