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Managing Mammon

By Paula AdamickPosted on May 6, 2015Posted in FeaturedTagged finances, Benedict XVI, scandal, Pope Francis, reform, pope, JPII, john paul ii, Francis, Pope Benedict, popes, bank, Vatican bank, God's bankers, Gerald Posner, Paula Adamick, Vatican

You can’t run the Church on Hail Marys. – Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, former head of the Vatican Bank A new book about the history of the Vatican’s finances confirms yet again that the handling of money—in both large and small amounts—is always a sticky business. This, of course, is a hard fact of life, one that all[…]

Nine challenges for the next papacy

By Michael CorenPosted on September 8, 2013Posted in Columns, Editor's CornerTagged challenges of the next Papacy, Roman Catholic theology, you are not alone, Mass, politicians, prayer, more Cardinals, third world Cardinals, conclave, genuine faith, reverence, cleansing, Pope Benedict, Catholic education, new pope, liturgy, challenges to the Church

As I write this column, Pope Benedict is about to conclude his pontificate, the conclave is about to begin, and critics of the Church are, as always, about to make another charge at the castle that is the institution given to the world by Jesus Christ to guide humanity to heaven. I’m not sure who[…]