February 12, 2026

Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/09/18

Luke Coppen
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Jesus wants us to do good “without ostentation”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video).

Alfonse-Marie Eppinger, founder of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer, was beatified in Strasbourg on Sunday (Italian report).

Metropolitan Hilarion has accused of the Patriarchate of Constantinople of being “openly on the warpath” against the Russian Church (Rod Dreher).

Graffiti attacking Nicaragua’s bishops has appeared at Managua cathedral (Spanish report).

Steve Bannon, Timothy Busch, Andrea Gagliarducci, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Phil Lawler, Robert Mickens, National Catholic Register, Rocco Palmo, Philip Pullella, Christopher Tollefsen, Gianni Valente and Michael Warsaw reflect on the Viganò letter.

Fr Edmund Waldstein explains what it’s like to celebrate Mass.

And the Archbishop of Panama explains how he made the Pope “crack up laughing”.

Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.

Jesus wants us to do good “without ostentation”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video).

Alfonse-Marie Eppinger, founder of the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer, was beatified in Strasbourg on Sunday (Italian report).

Metropolitan Hilarion has accused of the Patriarchate of Constantinople of being “openly on the warpath” against the Russian Church (Rod Dreher).

Graffiti attacking Nicaragua’s bishops has appeared at Managua cathedral (Spanish report).

Steve Bannon, Timothy Busch, Andrea Gagliarducci, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Phil Lawler, Robert Mickens, National Catholic Register, Rocco Palmo, Philip Pullella, Christopher Tollefsen, Gianni Valente and Michael Warsaw reflect on the Viganò letter.

Fr Edmund Waldstein explains what it’s like to celebrate Mass.

And the Archbishop of Panama explains how he made the Pope “crack up laughing”.

Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.

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