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Morning must-reads

April 17
Unanimous verdict; the Scottish gov't argued otherwise
Bishop will identify four non-parish locations for them
Vance also to meet with Italian Prime Minister Meloni
Police told to prevent any public manifestation of faith
And got only probation after multiple thefts from parish
With intricately carved and movable wooden statues
April 16
To restore confidence in priesthood & inspire vocations
Lack of standing; won't reinstate 'sensitive locations'
Ongoing crises have increased vulnerability, incidence
Not including 'self-managed' use of abortion pills at home
Led by a Baptist 'minister' and Yale Divinity School grad
His 'The Dead Appear in the Temple' depicts Mt. 27:51-53
April 15
Holy City is the place of 'a love that saves and overcomes'
Spirited procession: hymns, prayers, traditional attire
Allows 'collective intentions' only under strict conditions
Cite 'law and order, traffic concerns'; archdiocese shocked
Saint-Wandrille preserved Latin liturgy, Gregorian chant
Vatican opened cause in 2003 after years of lay advocacy
April 14
Young adults now constitute largest share of its converts
Renewal afoot even in bastions of secular progressivism
For foreign-born religious to wait in U.S. for green cards
Phoenix hasn't had its own seminary in over 50 years
Gov't mulls option for anyone over age 74, without illness
He attempted Lenten fast, prompting bishop to intervene
April 11
On integrating affections & feelings; Pope writes preface
Amid Buffalo bishop's effort to buoy diocesan finances
Critic rues 'retreat from relative clarity of Dignitas Infinita'
Say new law isn't restrictive but is necessary safeguard
Bill would impose onerous regulations on families
Citizens, 20% of whom are Catholic, go to polls May 3
April 10
'Only' 79 such reports in 2024, down from 123 in 2023
Calls expelling Palestinians from home 'violence, sacrilege'
And thanks Cardinal Pizzaballa for his 'constant help'
Transplants drawn to great schools, dynamic culture
State gov't claims it will save money via 'averted births'
Petition asks new president Dowd; Jenkins rejected similar
April 9
On anniv.; despite Vatican warning affirmed by JPII, others
Would allow foreign priests, nuns to extend special visas
Catholics age 18-34 comprise 41%, versus 20% in C of E
And his lung infection is 'ongoing though decreasing'
Who fled 'after the mass exodus from Kabul in Aug. 2021'
A small cadre devised upheaval, similar to Germans now
April 8
Ten years ago; meantime, virtually nothing's been done
Including negative consequences of hormones, surgery
Many Chinese 'rent a womb' here, baby gets citizenship
Group of 11 meet in El Paso, issue pastoral letter on it
Citing funding cuts; will consider new ways to assist
After earthquake killed 3,600, followed by heavy rains
April 7
He'd been living in Missouri at an undisclosed location
At Jubilee of the Sick, in wheelchair, with oxygen tube
Libs cite insufficient treatment of LGBs, abuse, women
Gov't to 'resignify' site 'in line with democratic values'
With Orthodox; per recent shift in Latin-rite attitudes
Coco Chanel spent early teens & learned to sew there
April 4
Archbishop Naumann decries 'senseless act of violence'
'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior,' on 1st ecumenical council
And women's role in Church; ignores demographic winter
Weekly Mass attendance is 29%; 11% more go 1-2x/month
Both from Congregation of Little Sisters of St. Thérèse
Their focus has been New Evangelization & synodality
April 3
Unlike Lourdes; but it has suspended use of the image
'Strangers are coming into our land and terrorizing us'
L’Osservatore Romano runs front-page piece + two pages
Separate liturgies from natives; limit on books brought in
Whether states have authority to set eligibility rules
Lawmakers: 2002 court decision is 'no longer good law'
April 2
Stresses need to 'respect, protect freedom of expression'
'Temporarily' for 'possible violations' of fed. civil rights law
He taught on marriage & family during 13 visits, 1979-1996
Many of 23,000 baptism fonts across nation 'have no water'
'Nonsense' to pretend McAleese didn't usher in abortion
Can study 'Queer Theologies,' 'God Our Mother,' instead
April 1
Bishops taking part in 'Assembly' will not be majority
2025 pilgrims seek jubilee plenary indulgence at Shrine
McGovern of Belleville, Ill., named archbishop of Omaha
Practice has been to quickly accept, settle historical claims
Kabawat long has been active in inter-religious dialogue
One, a Transfiguration Trail, will follow path of Jesus
March 31
Will decide whether such agencies are ‘religious enough’
After punching protestors who interrupted his ritual
Limburg, led by Bp. Bätzing, is among 11 dioceses with zero
Launches 'innovative, Vatican-approved funding model'
Amid weak law enforcement, corruption, poverty, war
His disregard for uniform application, clarity harms Church