A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest, by Cecilia González-Andrieu

A Homily for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein

Maybe the crisis of disbelief in the Eucharist is not as dire as previously thought.

“The reality of sexual abuse in our church goes to the heart of the synod’s agenda,” a statement by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said.

In his weekly audience, Pope Francis recalled that “the Mediterranean is the cradle of civilization and a cradle is for life! It is not tolerable that it become a tomb, neither should it be a place of conflict.”

Cardinals have to pay around 2,000 euros for the basic outfit, which consists of a woolen cassock and a choir shirt in red.