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Morning must-reads

February 6

Cuban government says it's ready to dialogue with U.S.

But 'without pressure or preconditions, on equal footing'

Three ex-Catholic Charities employees indicted for fraud

Milwaukee: Charged with fleecing org of $2M, 2016-2024

Nigeria expands military ops against Islamic militants

Meanwhile, 180 Christians abducted in Jan. are released

UK: Catholic Baroness warns of abortion-pill proposal

To fully decriminalize use, leading to hellish scenarios

Virginia bishop writes pastoral letter on mental health

'The Divine Physician and a Christian Approach' to wellbeing

Trump will rededicate U.S. as ‘one nation, under God’

'Rededicate 250' on the National Mall in D.C., May 17

February 5

DDF head Fernández to hold talks with SSPX leader

Cardinal says aim is to 'find a fruitful path of dialogue'

Canada: Organ donation pushes assisted suicides

Data shows high rate, novel pressure on MAiD victims

Prosecutors in Becciu trial suffer embarrassing setbacks

Now at issue are four 'secret executive decrees' by Francis

Bishop Varden to preach Lenten retreat to Pope, Curia

Norwegian has books published by Ignatius, Word on Fire

Ongoing row at Notre Dame over pro-abort appointee

Two scholars resign roles at ND Asian studies institute

Rome: Meloni-like church fresco angel is painted over

Pastor fed up with gawkers; same amateur 'restorer' does it

February 4

Vatican: Talks with Society of St. Pius X are ongoing

Dialogue aims at 'avoiding rifts or unilateral solutions'

Calif. Catholic school ransacked, tabernacle desecrated

Vandals attacked Holy Innocents School in Long Beach

NY archdiocese: Chubb made fake 'victims rights' group

To pressure Dolan to drop lawsuit over claims coverage

NY jury awards $2M to teen in trans malpractice case

She had breasts removed at 16 to 'treat' gender dysphoria

U.S. solicitor general backs Colo. Catholic schools

Which are excluded from statewide preschool program

Rome: Restored angel in fresco is G. Meloni look-alike

Former 'general cherub' on chapel wall now has PM’s face

February 3

Society of Saint Pius X to consecrate new bishops in July

Without Rome's okay; act may set back its 'regularization'

U.S. bishops 'applaud’ expanded Mexico City Policy

Which cuts funds for abortion & for 'gender identity,' DEI

German 'Synodal Way' meetup ends with heated debate

On whether body will 'monitor' implementation by bishops

Pope marks 30th World Day for Consecrated Life

Calls on rel. men & women 'to be prophets, messengers'

350,000 register to venerate relics of St. Francis of Assisi

At first public display of his bodily remains, Feb. 22-Mar. 22

Cupich has reshaped American hierarchy over 10 years

Via his membership in Dicastery for Bishops, tie to Francis

February 2

Pope calls for Cuba-U.S. dialogue amid rising tensions

To avoid violence & further suffering of the Cuban people

U.S.: Catholic marriages have declined 75% since 1970

While total number of Catholics rose from 47M to 68M

Mexican influence leads to comeback of Candlemas

In addition to candles, Baby Jesus statue is taken to church

Pope quotes Mother Teresa of Calcutta on abortion

That 'the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion'

Filipino workers became missionaries via migration

Bishop: Their devotion restores joy, activity to old parishes

Guest-free funerals: the new way to mourn in S. Korea

Due to small families, demographic decline, high costs

January 30

New campaign: Kids are victims of same-sex marriage

'Greater Than' aims to overturn the Obergefell decision

Parolin hints Holy See to decline Gaza peace board seat

'One cannot forget the problematic aspects of this plan'

Two U.S. bishops join Western delegation in West Bank

Call for two-state solution; say Gaza is still in serious crisis

Broglio: Hegseth is restoring military chaplain mission

Allowing them to focus on actual spiritual ministry above all

Typical newly-professed U.S. religious is 35 years old

And a cradle Catholic devoted to Rosary and adoration

Spanish Church fights human trafficking, prostitution

Many of the female victims there are from Latin America

January 29

Vatican backs Journey to Redemption 2033 project

Youth movement being coordinated by five dicasteries

Overton window of USCCB rhetoric on Trump shifted

But risks controversy if immigration seems only priority

South Sudan cardinal calls on troops to disobey orders

Rips military leader’s call to 'spare no one' among civilians

Scotland: Cause opened for millennial Joe Wilson

He died at 17 in 2011; modeled virtue, left spiritual diary

Florida: St. Gerard Campus is maternity home, school

Houses five teen moms and welcomes 13 day students

Last U.S.-Russia arms control agreement soon expires

Has been a guardrail on nukes, reducing all-out arms race

January 28

Polish cardinals rip Russian attacks on Kyiv energy

Krajewski: Lack of power amid subzero temps is 'genocide'

Scotland: Ex-Sisters of Nazareth sentenced for abuse

75-yr-old jailed for 15 months for crimes from 1972-1981

Charlotte dubia could affect liturgy disputes across U.S.

Test case of diocesan bishop vs. universal Church law

Chicago archdiocese announces closure of 6 schools

One pastor cites loss of state scholarships as a factor

Chicago schools refuse Christian student teachers

Public system bullies college over rel. hiring practices

Is Greenland talk punishment for EU’s role in Ukraine?

EU elite's clinging to futile war is delusional & immoral

January 27

Abuse in unchecked U.S. surrogacy industry exposed

Rich Chinese nationals use it to sire scores of offspring

Pope warns on AI, stresses dignity of human face, voice

Don't give up ability to think, rely on omniscient 'friend'

Minn. bishops & USCCB urge calm in Minneapolis

Coakley: Turn away from dehumanizing rhetoric, acts

Leo is 'procedurally transparent' on personnel issues

As seen in resignation of Indonesian diocesan bishop

French Senate kills destructive assisted-suicide bill

Rewrites key article to assert right to palliative care

Bishop wants 'reasonable teaching’ on contraception

New appointee in Philippines finds 'times have changed'

January 26

Pope wraps up Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

With call for renewed commitment to evangelize

Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel in 2026

Both healing cases: one in the U.S., one in Lebanon

Cardinal defends Queen Isabella’s beatification cause

Mexico's Primate speaks on her sanctity, unique decree

Scholars explain harm of so-called Christian Zionism

It uses Scripture & Jewish people in service of an agenda

Number of annual U.S. abortions returns to over 1M

U.S. total fertility rate (TFR) hit historic low of 1.59 in 2024

University of Notre Dame boasts 76-person OCIA class

Of total 13,000 students, over 80% identify as Catholic

January 23

NIH ends tax-funded research with aborted baby parts

Bhattacharya: Ban specifically targets the selling of tissue

EU, US prelates highlight plight of Holy Land Christians

In West Bank they face 'endless attacks' from Israeli settlers

Vatican rejects claims of widespread worker discontent

Internal survey found distrust of managers & harassment

Pope names canonist as sec'y at Dicastery for Clergy

As he reviews org's authority to laicize priests involuntarily

Abp. Gänswein: ‘Normality’ is returning to the Vatican

And German Synodal Path is 'a watering down of the faith'

Trusted Vatican correspondent John Allen Jr. dies at 61

Allen blazed trail with fair, accurate, balanced reporting

January 22

Pope mulls Trump invite to join Gaza Board of Peace

It 'requires time to answer'; financial help is ruled out

U.S. ambassador to Israel reacts to patriarchs' note

Huckabee, blind to his bias, defends Christian Zionism

Cardinal Parolin rues tensions between U.S., Europe

Advises discussing controversial points without polemics

Catholics still largest religious group in Latin America

In Brazil, 46%; Mexico, 67%; Colombia, 60%; Argentina, 58%

Is U.S. episcopate growing impatient with the GOP?

Due to friction over abortion, Greenland talk, immigration

English Freemasons seek new recruits via Facebook

Adverts say, 'The door is open… Don’t wait to be asked'

January 21

Jerusalem Patriarchs criticize ‘Christian Zionism’

Ideology, boosted by Israel, harms Holy Land Christians

Iran protests: Christian casualties, arrests reported

Churches fear targeted accusations amid crackdown

Thousands of young people march for life in Paris

But French hierarchy is conspicuous by its absence

NY state drops case to force nuns to pay for abortion

Becket lawyer: At long last, 'disgraceful campaign' is over

Pope to celebrate Holy Thurs. Mass at St. John Lateran

Restoring long-standing tradition set aside for 12 years

U.S., Syria, Israel, Germany all in line for new nuncios

While Church trains only a dozen new diplomats per year

January 20

Minn.: Anti-ICE activists disrupt Baptist church service

Where a pastor is an ICE official; DOJ investigates breach

Barron urges protesters to 'cease interfering' with ICE

And proposes ICE focus on only serious criminals

Cdl. Parolin decries breakdown of international law

Calls for renewed multilateralism, Community of Nations

Three cardinals issue statement on U.S. foreign policy

Cupich, McElroy, & Tobin pen 'Charting A Moral Vision'

Broglio: Rhetoric on Greenland tarnishes U.S. image

Says troops justly could refuse orders to invade an ally

Vice President Vance to headline 2026 March for Life

House Speaker Mike Johnson & Rep. Chris Smith also