Daily News

Morning must-reads

January 24

DDF head on Rupnik: Other abuse cases 'are worse’

Was asked about urgency to resolve case, lengthy delay

Trump pardons 23 pro-lifers, incl. Jonathan Darnel

Att'y: FACE Act was 'completely weaponized' under Biden

Nigeria: 47 Christians slain in attack in Benue State

Attackers burnt down churches, clinics, schools, homes

Mex. bishops react to new Trump immigration policies

Voice 'solidarity, prayers, determination to keep serving'

Georgetown U. seeks transgender-studies Lit prof

Two-thirds of its English faculty have CRT/fem/queer focus

Vatican releases papal video call to parish in Gaza

Pope Francis has called them nightly since Oct. 9, 2023

January 23

Trump DHS: Churches no longer safe from ICE raids

Law enforcement is trusted 'to use common sense'

Vietnam arrests Protestant pastor for ‘propaganda’

Elderly Mennonite regularly criticizes gov't on Facebook

NY court upholds barring men from women’s sports

Federal courts & state courts agree with common sense

Nicaragua: Ortega regime seizes Matagalpa seminary

Diocese has lost 60% of its clergy, including its bishop

Thailand is first SE Asian nation to legalize gay marriage

Bishops release pastoral statement on same-sex unions

Louisiana to defend its Ten Commandments law

Aims for schoolchildren to learn about roots of U.S. history

January 22

Trump revokes Biden Admin. transgender policies

U.S. policy now recognizes 'two sexes, male and female'

U.S. AG to restore death penalty for worst crimes

Trump: Death penalty is 'essential tool' for deterrence

Chinese diocese cut, new one created with bishop

China lets Vatican join in tidying its ecclesiastical map

Episcopal 'bishop' chides prez at Nat'l Prayer Service

Mariann Budde asks for 'mercy' for immigrants, LGBTs

Cdl. Sarah addresses Internat'l Catholic Clergy Conf.

Talks on beauty, sacred liturgy, concelebration, more

Former PP prez Cecile Richards dies of brain cancer

She oversaw 4M abortions, corrupt sales of baby parts

January 21

Pope: Religious sister to head Vatican Governorate

Petrini will begin in March after cardinal's retirement

Spain: Priest to face charges for denying Communion?

To gay small-town mayor; equality minister weighs in

Pope Francis dissolves Peru-based SCV lay movement

Says abuse indicates 'nonexistence of founding charism'

Trump 2.0: Catholics hold key roles in his Cabinet

USCCB set to be foe on voter-mandated immigration fix

Cupich decries possible mass deportations in Chicago

Claims all have benefitted from 'legacy of immigration'

3,000 gather for archdiocese's 11th annual OneLife L.A.

Event moved to downtown cathedral due to unhealthy air

January 20

Holy Land Catholic leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire

Say a just solution must address origin of long conflict

Pope issues message, prayers for Trump inauguration

Asks God to guide president's efforts in promoting peace

Biden pardons Fauci, Gen. Mark Milley in final hours

Unprecedented step for those not yet investigated

Supreme Court takes case on parental rights v. schools

Can parents opt-out kids from sex ed & gender ideology?

Pope condemns investments in the arms industry

In talk to delegation from giant insurance company

Rural Americans revive the Catholic Land Movement

Operate 25 chapters across U.S., hold how-to conferences

January 17

Abuse allegations against clergy have fallen in 20 years

Abuse crisis in the U.S. Church has cost over $5B total

Supreme Court weighs TX porn age-verification law

Battle pits Big Porn’s financial interests against parents

ACLU challenges $5M grant to Catholic trade college

Aims to stop West Virginia from aiding beneficial school

Virginia pro-abortion ballot proposal advances

'Extreme' amendment would supersede restrictions

Pope Francis is injured again in a household fall

Arm badly bruised; in Dec. he stumbled into nightstand

Philippines' Santo Niño devotion spreads across world

Along with the 15 million-strong Filipino diaspora

January 16

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire, hostage exchange

To begin only hours before Jan. 20 Trump inauguration

Cuba to release 553 prisoners in 'spirit of the Jubilee’

Part of deal: U.S. de-lists Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism

Thomas More Society asks Trump to pardon 21 pro-lifers

Makes case that FACE Act of 1994 is unconstitutional

Nigeria saw most Christians killed, kidnapped in 2024

Open Doors: 3,100 Christians killed, 2,830 kidnapped

Catholic and Orthodox leaders meet in Ukraine

Hours before Russian missile strikes intensify

India: Catholic school targeted due to row over shirts

Forcing sisters, alumni to defend its admirable service

January 15

Vatican cracks down on illegal entry into its territory

Increases penalties for violating security regulations

TX high court grills AG on Catholic migrant shelter case

Raises questions on rel. freedom, anti-harboring law

U.S. House passes bill to bar males from females' sports

In Senate, bill will need support of 7 Democrats to pass

Open Doors: N. Korea still worst country for Christians

Followed by Somalia, Yemen, Libya, and Sudan

India: 21 priests protest at major archbishop’s house

Police drag them out; latest in Syro-Malabar liturgy drama

Prominent Anglicans give searing assessment of Welby

Call former C of E head 'worst since the Reformation'

January 14

Parolin: Christian presence in Middle East is essential

Also says China accord is 'beginning to bear some fruit'

Indonesian archbishop rejects gov't energy plans

For geothermal projects on country’s most Catholic island

L.A. fire captain salvages tabernacle from church rubble

Only granite altar, solid brass tabernacle & cross remained

Pope Francis's autobiography ‘Hope’ hits bookstores

First pope ever to offer first-person narration of his life

Francis is 3rd pope to get Presidential Medal of Freedom

LBJ gave one to John XXIII; George W. Bush gave one to JPII

Christian colleges sue over Minn. faith-statement ban

Which excludes them from dual enrollment programs

January 13

Italian bishops conf. opens door to gay seminarians

In document approved by Vatican, signed by Cdl. Zuppi

Prelate denies change to Italian seminary admissions

At issue: changed words on discernment and sexuality

52% of USCCB's CRS collection funds went to CRS

$3.8M went to Migration/Refugees & Cultural Diversity

Polish archbp. rips petition to ban children’s confession

Performance artist's effort recalls bad Communist era

Biden awards Pope Francis with Medal of Freedom

Calls him 'the People’s Pope - a light of faith, hope, love'

Pope says Mass, baptizes 21 babies in Sistine Chapel

Calls baptism a 'new birthday' in 'the Spirit of God'

January 10

Pope gives 'State of the World' talk to diplomatic corps

Proposes diplomacy of hope, of truth, and of forgiveness

Court strikes down Biden’s Title IX gender-identity rule

In lawsuit brought by six AGs of WV, KY, TN, IN, OH, & VA

L.A.: Deacon, parishioners save church with garden hose

Spend hours extinguishing roof fire, stopping its spread

Jewish leaders to Pope: Enough ‘incendiary comments’

Which 'fuel antisemitism' & 'unjust targeting' of Israel

Parolin consecrates new church at site of Jesus' Baptism

'Here, at lowest point of the earth, God came to meet us'

Manila: Millions attend Black Nazarene ‘traslacion’

Devotees fervently try to mount carriage, touch image

January 9

L.A. wildfire destroys 1950s-era Corpus Christi Church

Others in danger; fires force closure of 65 parish schools

Ecumenical Patriarch marks Christmas in Russian parish

Voices desire for full communion with Catholic Church

Bishop: Some Haitians convert to Islam for money

Says though Islam is a minority religion, it is increasing

USCCB launches annual collection for Latin America

And the Caribbean, in support of Church’s mission there

Benedictine abbey in southwest France to expand

TLM families flock to buy houses in surrounding area

2,000 Catholics attend massive speed dating event

Young guys & gals get novel chance to talk face to face

January 8

Cdl. McElroy appointment to DC was driven by politics

Pope swayed by nomination of Brian Burch as ambassador

St. Peter's Holy Door sees 545,500 pilgrims in 2 weeks

Rome estimates 30M will come during the Jubilee year

Pope's 'pro-prefect' curial innovation raises questions

Is the cardinal alongside Sr. Brambilla more a co-prefect?

Temp. Anglican leader discusses abuse, gay concerns

C of E to mull introducing 'bespoke services' for gays

Bologna: Five young Chinese baptized on Epiphany

Students found faith while in Italy for university study

Poll: Most parents oppose trans ideology in schools

90% want focus on core subjects: the three R's, science

January 7

First woman named prefect of a Vatican dicastery

Italian nun/former superior heads Dicastery for Religious

Cardinal named pro-prefect of Dicastery for Religious

Which side-steps questions over governing authority

Cdl. McElroy talks illegal immigration at D.C. debut

Calls mass deportations 'incompatible' with doctrine

Calif. requires foster parents to affirm trans ideology

State forces speech & behavior in order to participate

NYC's Dolan will lead prayer at Trump inauguration

Trump team to hold interfaith service Sunday before

College football stars talk faith in media interviews

Evangelization marks unique subculture of the sport