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Today's Readings
- Wednesday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading 1 1 Cor 12:31-13:13
  Responsorial Psalm pS 33:2-3, 4-5, 12 and 22
  Gospel Lk 7:31-35

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National Catholic Register
- Seek Service, Reject Selfishness
  
  By Jimmy Akin | Sunday, Sept. 23, is the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year B). Mass Readings: Wisdom 2:12, 17-20, Psalm 54:3-6, 8, James 3:16-4:3, Mark 9:30-37. By God’s design, human beings...
- Spiritual Paternity, Anger, Lying and Vulnerable Adults
  
  By Fr. Roger Landry | In the last two weeks, there have been ongoing developments in the clergy scandals that erupted with the revelation of the sexual abuse committed by former Cardinal Theodore...
- 3 Questions About “Unbroken: Path to Redemption”
  
  By Kathy Schiffer | Louis Zamperini was a man of accomplishment: He was an athlete. Zamperini competed in the 5,000-meter race in the 1936 Berlin Olympics – attracting the attention of Adolf Hitler...
- There’s Only One Way Out from Here
  
  By Matthew Archbold | The Church in America is in crisis. The lowest of lows. But I believe it's going to get worse. A lot, lot, lot, lot worse. We just had the Pennsylvania attorney general's report...
- Catholics Accept All of the Church's Dogmatic Teaching
  
  By Dave Armstrong | We call these doctrines that all Catholics must accept de fide dogmas (or in some cases, ex cathedra). In a nutshell, though there are fine (sometimes very fine) distinctions that...
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News from the Vatican
- A closer look at the Vatican’s would-be whistleblower
  
  Archbishop Carlo Maria Vignao, the former Vatican ambassador to the United States who has accused Pope Francis of covering up for ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and called for his resignation, has a...
- Peruvian prelate suing journalist for defamation meets pope
  
  A Peruvian archbishop currently embroiled in a legal battle against a journalist who published a book revealing scandals surrounding the founder of his community, met with Pope Francis at the Vatican...
- Pope Francis says sex isn’t taboo but a gift from God
  
  Pope Francis said Monday that, "Sexuality, sex, is a gift of God. Not taboo."
- Despite criticism, pope largely confirms current synod process
  
  Despite objections from some conservative critics of the process for the Synod of Bishops in 2014
- If there were secret sanctions on McCarrick, it wouldn’t be a first
  
  We don't know if there were secret restrictions on former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick under Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, but if there were, it wouldn't be the first time.