Daily News
Morning must-reads
January 9
Press sec says Leo plans to convoke annual consistories
And signals return to institutional norms, calm governance
Who can complete it without having to quit current jobs
Utilitarian shift in medicine entails all manner of abuses
Supplies intention & specific prayer in a serene format
Tourism is economic engine of its Christian community
January 8
At consistory; de-emphasizing discussion of Curia, liturgy
Bishop allows trial period per nine pastors' requests
Which took place Jan. 1-5 in Ohio, Colorado, & Texas
After WA state wrongly pushed anti-discrimination law
By 2075, adherents of Islam may equal those of Orthodoxy
An ark-like structure made of 520 assembled blocks
January 7
Also on Pope's agenda: Curial reform, synodality, liturgy
Neither praising nor condemning recent U.S. military raid
On Venezuela and promotion of peace & rel. freedom
Communicator for USCCB & at world Synods of Bishops
Also loot and vandalize Catholic church compound
Local church must increase 'stole fees' & parish dues
January 6
Next is 2033, 2,000 years after Christ's death, resurrection
Regarding bishop's authority to make liturgical changes
Says its overarching intention is an 'end to abortion'
Treats 'burning questions' of new & practicing Catholics
Voices 'profound regret' over 'tragic, inexcusable harm'
Sr. Adele Brice, seer of approved Marian apparitions
January 5
Says he's following situation with 'heart full of concern'
Edifice built in 1880 was sold in 1979, deconsecrated
Ban includes Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Jerusalem
Average 18-yr-old spends 93% of free time on a screen
Pope soon to convene consistory, meet with diplomats
Challenges echo early years of establishing U.S. Church
December 31
Incl. Jubilee of Hope, Francis farewell, May election of Leo
Anglican Communion defunct, Ecumenical Patriarchate frail
A landmark achievement & example for U.S. lawmakers
Ten in Africa, 4 in the Americas, 2 in Asia, one in Europe
45 in residence, 35 in daycare service for poor workers
80 converts; Sunday Mass attendance now averages 300
December 30
183 were released or escaped, 15 killed, some still held
Who fear deportation amid ongoing I.C.E. initiative
Reminds that Asian population of 4.8B is only 3% Catholic
Describes changed countenances 'from despair to serenity'
Photo essay shows fireworks, dancing, light projections
Grown from first 'Racing Management' class in 2007
December 23
'A Fidelity that Generates the Future' looks at V2 decrees
'Will no longer exclude' Christians who believe in biology
As NYC adjusts down its data & Chicago drops to third
Warns against forces of internal division that take root
Jesuits have 13,768 members; growing Salesians, 13,694
Jury's odd finding of liability may have ill knock-on effects
December 22
Catholics & clerics in diocese wearied by bishop's ideas
A 'standalone process' from other competing applicants
After court found liability for collapse of pension fund
Police in several cities are investigating similar threats
Sows hope: 'Here are our roots & here we will remain'
Exhorts youth of Italian apostolate Catholic Action
December 19
In peace message, 'Towards an Unarmed, Disarming Peace'
To serve as its 'unofficial ambassadors' in their locales
Proposes rules and restrictions on hospitals, retailers
Land beneath luxury hotel, a prized piece of its portfolio
Bishop of Arundel and Brighton; replaces Cdl. Nichols
Telehealth encounters undermine state pro-life laws
December 18
Domineering OFM determines to fix what is not broken
'Our chaplains are chaplains, not emotional support officers'
Chicago & Joliet sources call him pro-life, TLM-friendly
After state's bishops raised alarm, urged palliative care
Radical advocate for poor has been criticized by pols
Also commends saying Christmas novena in these days
December 17
In gov't schools; bishop defends prominence of Christianity
As priest he ministered for five years in Central America
C of E leaders perceive only 'nationalist, anti‑migrant' rally
Jan. agenda to include Church governance, synodality
In AG's spat with Diocese of Superior’s Catholic Charities
After previous proposal of $165M was rejected by them
December 16
Post-Sydney massacre, Coakley sends letter to U.S. rabbis
Will spontaneous remarks spark needless controversies?
See Pope Leo taking 'step forward' toward Christian unity
Ambongo: Deal excludes citizenry, plunders our resources
Diocese: All allegations involving a minor were pre-2002
Seeking to reinstate moral, religious exemptions of 2017
December 15
After Bondi Beach shooting that left 15 dead, 40 injured
Dec. 11-12; largely incident-free outcome despite crowds
China: 78-yr-old faces life in prison, to be sentenced later
Says German Synodal Path calls corruption 'development'
Rorate Caeli Mass honors Blessed Virgin Mary at dawn
Faithful strive to help locals on both sides of the border