The Pope is investigating allegations of financial impropriety against Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, L’Espresso has claimed. Vatican theologians have reportedly approved a miracle attributed to Blessed Paul VI. Archbishop Anthony Fisher has described 2017 as an “annus horribilis” for Australian Catholics. George Weigel asks if “Catholicism surrendered to the claims of the Enlightenment” in Dignitatis Humanae. Edward Pentin says the early Church Fathers also struggled to translate the Our Father. And actor Jim Caviezel explains why he’s turned down lots of biblical scripts. Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day. The next Morning Catholic must-reads will be on Wednesday, January 3.