The new Epstein files contain messages attributed to Steve Bannon that speak of a plan to “take down Pope Francis.” We do not know whether—and to what extent—those plans were put into action, but it is impossible to ignore that, in the final years of his pontificate, Francis was overwhelmed by attacks that went so far as to cast doubt even on his legitimacy. As Christians, this calls us to discernment: the Church has always been under attack, and prophecy has warned us that t

There comes a moment that no one can avoid, the instant when the body ceases to breathe and the soul detaches itself from the earth. It is a passage that all humanity must face, the mysterious threshold between time and eternity. According to Mother Speranza of Jesus , in that moment something occurs that no human mind could ever truly comprehend. Christ does not appear as a judge seated on a throne of severity, but as a presence of ineffable tenderness. He does not condemn,