Daily News

Morning must-reads

November 7

Pope meets with Palestinian president Abbas on Gaza

Marking 10 years of Palestine-Holy See Comp. Agreement

India: Billboards outside villages bar pastors, Christians

And state high court rules they are not unconstitutional

Chaldean patriarch: Curia doesn't get Eastern churches

Sako: 'When they speak, they speak occidental speech'

Pope Leo: A.I. must reflect God the Creator’s design

Tells makers to incorporate justice, solidarity, common good

Religious sisters make 'land return' to Wis. native tribe

Franciscans sell retreat for 'just over 1%' of market value

'Techno-immortalists' aim to indefinitely defer death

Catholic ethicists: High tech salvation is a false promise

November 6

Vatican soon to release new document on monogamy

Per African bishops' raising pastoral issue of polygamy

U.S.: Number of Catholic funerals fell 30% since 2001

A factor: Apostate progeny not choosing one for parents

Rome: Empty wheelchairs mark anti-euthanasia push

Org creates display with direct message, 'Don’t kill me'

Brazil: Cohabiting unions outnumber married couples

Many see getting married as too expensive, superfluous

Small Catholic schools try 'microschooling' approach

Wherein teachers focus on teaching to each individual

‘Shun mediocrity,’ Pope tells Peruvian seminarians

No 'half-hearted fatherhood or half-hearted priesthood'

November 5

Pope asks Rupnik accusers to be patient amid trial

'The Church needs to respect the rights of all' involved

Longtime editor of famed Catholic publications is jailed

G. Korson, at OSV from 1998-2007, on child porn charges

Abuse suit against New Hampshire bishop dismissed

After accuser's death; Libasci, 74, has denied allegation

U.S. study surveys 'Jesus without Church' Catholics

70% say belief in Him doesn't require Mass attendance

Czech cardinal who resisted communism is mourned

Duka became Prague archbp. & leader of bishops’ conf.

Pastoral center going up in Muscat, capital of Oman

Church there has been fulfilling its mission for decades

November 4

DDF: Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix are not titles for Mary

Terms that require frequent explanation are unhelpful

Ban weapons in outer space, Vatican diplomat urges

Agenda item of Conference on Disarmament since 1985

USDA will partially fund SNAP amid ongoing shutdown

Meanwhile, Catholic charities are aiming to fill the food gap

Long-suffering Chinese 'underground' bishop dies at 91

Was jailed 15 years for refusing to renounce loyalty to pope

Calcutta Christians launch dignified-burial initiative

For all, no matter their economic background or status

Cupich uses fundraiser speech to discuss Durbin row

Doubles down on seamless garment & both sides-ism

November 3

Pope Leo proclaims Newman doctor of the Church

And co-patron, with Aquinas, of its educational mission

Germany: Report issued on abuse in Trier diocese

Meanwhile, bishops digest pro-LGBT schools document

Pope laments massacre by rebel forces in Sudan

And violent crackdown on election protests in Tanzania

Barcelona: Sagrada Familia now world's tallest church

First part of cross on Tower of Jesus Christ is installed

Catholic leader: Sects, terrorist groups are 'two wolves'

That prey on African youths who lack jobs and hope

Human rights, freedom missing from Trump-Xi summit

Meeting so far appears merely as truce in trade war

October 31

Trump to Pentagon: 'Start testing' nuclear weapons

Kremlin: If anyone breaks moratorium, Russia will too

Nigerian bishop ripped for spin on jihadist violence

In Rome speech he downplayed Christian persecution

Tug-of-war ongoing over newest Doctor of the Church

Camps take Newman's 'doctrinal development' in two ways

Norcia’s basilica reopens, nine years after earthquake

Abp.: Rebuild is 'an act of civil and spiritual resurrection'

Philippines: Gov't corruption crisis sparks big protests

Bishops urge citizens to persistently demand accountability

Catholic Charities boosts fundraising for SNAP lapse

To ship goods to its agencies with food pantries/delivery

October 30

'Silent majority’ of Catholics back curbed immigration

CIS org argues Trump policy merely is return to old norm

Pope Leo's new education document is out in Italian

Issued on 60th anniv. of 'Gravissimum educationis'

Italy: Synodal document calls for study on deaconesses

Also commits to 'recognition & accompaniment' of LGBTs

Homs archbishop says Church is ‘dying’ in Syria

Efforts of universal & local Church can't stem exodus

Icons consecrated in massive Orthodox cathedral

In Bucharest, by Ecumenical Patriarch; thousands attend

Assyrian Church of East leader gives Leo a Cubs jersey

Mar Awa III, also a native Chicagoan, jokes with the Pope

October 29

USCCB president: Fund SNAP, end gov't shutdown

Politics putting burden on the poor and vulnerable

MAiDHouse opens in Victoria, BC, another is in Toronto

Secret facilities are fully approved by Canada's fed. gov't

Israel-Hamas war has strained Catholic-Jewish relations

Yet both parties still committed to V2 interfaith dialogue

Texas to vote on parental rights amendment next week

Bishops support right 'to exercise care, custody, control'

DDF group looks at criminalization of spiritual abuse

But codifying an objective definition of it is complicated

10.9M babies killed since UK legalized abortion in 1967

Polls show public's desire for increased restrictions

October 28

Vatican officials, Lebanese leaders talk regional peace

Hope 'pacification of the entire Levant' will soon happen

Pope to pray at tomb of St. Charbel while in Lebanon

Maronite monk is venerated for his holiness, miracles

Vatican cardinal meets with Belarus prez Lukashenko

Who has overseen five-year crackdown on Church there

Pope Leo outlines his vision for John Paul II Institute

Urges concerted actions in support of family, motherhood

Putin voices concern for falling birth rates in Russia

Says families with 3+ kids 'should be seen as a standard'

Irish Franciscan podcaster describes hidden faith boom

Young adults now are 'looking for the Source of all peace'

October 27

Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage to Rome triples

Sunday's FSSP Mass at Santissima Trinità ran out of Hosts

Pope Leo, at jubilee Mass, calls for a servant Church

One that's 'entirely synodal, ministerial, drawn to Christ'

NY, Calif. pour money into PP after federal defunding

Gov. Newsom pledges $140M; Gov. Hochul commits $35M

Pope Leo denounces inequalities in world economy

In address to Fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements

Fed. judge strikes down Biden-era health care rule

Was illegal rewrite of laws to push radical gender ideology

Course of Russia-Ukraine war unlikely to change?

Near future holds no solutions other than more fighting

October 24

King Charles joins Pope for Latin-English prayer service

First time since Reformation for a reigning British monarch

N. Ireland cleric: Charles should abdicate after pope gig

Paisley calls for 'true Protestant' who takes vow seriously

Pope to declare Newman Doctor of the Church on 11/1

Will name him co-patron of education, alongside Aquinas

V.P. Vance attends Mass at Church of the Holy Sepulchre

During three-day Jerusalem trip for ceasefire diplomacy

Church in Togo boasts great vitality, a renaissance even

With thriving schools, fruitful vocations, three seminaries

'Sheen Experience' project breaks ground in Peoria

Exhibits to use virtual reality, immersive technology, more

October 23

Cleveland diocese extends TLM at 2 diocesan churches

Says 'Holy See granted 2-year extension of permission'

Venezuelan Mass celebrating canonizations canceled

'Security' cited, but regime would make it a Maduro rally

Wisconsin seeks to nix tax exemption for religious orgs

After losing to Catholic Charities at Supreme Court

Canada: Atheist lobbyists take aim at charitable status

Revoking exemption & adding tax would 'wipe out' orgs

Rupnik continues in 'ministry' despite canonical trial

He lives free in Rome, directs art center, even preaches

20 apprentice artisans are being trained at St. Peter’s

Learning ancient techniques handed down for basilica's care

October 22

Aid to the Church in Need: 5 billion lack rel. freedom

Persecution worst in Asia, northern Africa, & Nicaragua

Vatican Library allows Muslim scholars a prayer room

Was opened at their request, for those working on-site

Cupich links liturgical changes to V2 teaching on poor

Sees swap of 'trappings of power' for 'sobriety, simplicity'

Louvre heist includes Empress Eugénie’s 'reliquary' pin

Napoleon III’s wife was known for her personal devotion

UK: Westminster auxiliary named Bishop of Plymouth

Ending pained period with two candidates withdrawn

Cardinal Burke denounces fake videos, now offline

Which claimed he'd rebuked Pope Leo’s teaching, actions

October 21

German bishop, resigned in 2024, admits civil marriage

Blames depression & institutional failures for his actions

Five Traditional Latin liturgies upcoming in Rome, U.S.

Meanwhile, Leo weighs whether to continue TC restrictions

Pope Leo condemns usury as 'corruption of the heart'

In pursuit of profit, others become objects to be exploited

Parolin: Situation in Nigeria is 'not a religious conflict'

Says it's a social one, dispute between herders & farmers

Archbishop appointed for massive Caribbean see

Bishop Morel, for Santo Domingo DR's 2.54M Catholics

Iran: Tehran finishes new 'Virgin Mary' metro station

Sparking wide debate about openness vs. persecution