Daily News

Morning must-reads

May 2

Vatican pushes Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange

Ahead of Orthodox Easter this Sun.; ideally ‘all for all’

New Orleans archdiocese suspected of child sex ring

Multiple victims claim being moved among perpetrators

Supreme Court declines porn group’s block request

As age-verification laws hinder them in several states

Baltimore archdiocese concludes ‘listening sessions’

On plan to close nearly two-thirds of city’s parishes

Pope writes to world’s parish priests on synod, mission

Suggests practice of 'communal discernment' with Spirit

Arizona lawmakers vote to repeal 1864 abortion ban

Keep law which protects the unborn after week 15

May 1

Kansas lawmakers enact pro-life bills over gov veto

Four bills aim to encourage women to choose life

Franciscan minister general visits friars of Holy Land

Says brothers are 'determined to stay' despite danger

VA bishops urge gov to veto contraception mandate bills

Which have no religious exemptions & other protections

Chinese Christian gets 5 years in prison for selling Bibles

'Illegal' house church not part of gov't 'Three-Self Church'

Cdl. Goh says most cardinals 'do not know each other'

Singapore prelate suggests bishops-only part of Synod

Taiwan warns its citizens against visiting China

As expanded state secrets law takes effect today

April 30

NY: Insurer off hook for archdiocese's abuse claims

Court finds archdiocese failed to act against perpetrators

Case dropped for French priest who called gay acts sin

Prosecutor: No infraction to justify criminal procedure

Florida 6-week 'Heartbeat' law takes effect tomorrow

62% of Floridians support this abortion restriction

Cdl. Ambongo: Africa is united on Fiducia Supplicans

Says, 'We shall no longer talk' of it; 'it has been buried'

13.7% of Catholic students get school-choice funding

Dioceses in OH, FL, IN, AZ report greatest rate of use

Court orders NC, WV to fund sex changes in state plans

Supposed violation of equal protection; appeal certain

April 29

CCHD head resigns; program faces financial woes

Rookie error: giving out more money than it takes in

Pope Francis to attend G7 summit to speak on AI

In southern Italian region of Puglia in mid-June

Bishop to lead British ordinariate of former Anglicans

Current vicar general succeeds retiring Msgr. Newton

Armenian Christians mark 109th anniv. of genocide

Face new Azerbaijani aggression in Nagorno-Karabakh

DR Congo bishops: ‘The Congolese state is dead’

Meanwhile, the people's faith leads to Church growth

Pope to grandparents, children: Love makes us better

Exhorts all to visit grandparents 'for your own good'

April 26

Pope, in CBS interview, talks on war, parish shopping

Says every evening he calls the parish in the Gaza Strip

U.S. birth rate falls to record low after 2021-22 bump

Rate now 1.62 births/woman, well below 'replacement'

U. of Wash. urged to revoke laicized priest's degree

As his dissertation might have involved sexual abuse

Board: No pro-life flags at Toronto Catholic schools

Audience erupts during vote; meanwhile, Pride flag to fly

Church in South Korea sees 24% rise in baptisms

Even so, baptisms remain well below pre-pandemic levels

UK bishops issue mild statement on transgenderism

Urge pastoral care in 'acceptance' of 'the body as created'

April 25

Jerusalem Patriarch reflects on 200 days of war

Cdl. Pizzaballa sees 'no alternative' to two-state solution

Supreme Court hears DOJ vs. Idaho pro-life law case

Decision could affect pro-life laws in over 20 states

Catholic Answers pulls plug on ‘Father Justin’ AI priest

Apologetics ‘expert’ to be replaced by lay character

Aging with Dignity issues guide on end-of-life decisions

'Finishing Life Faithfully' is practical help for complex issue

New Orleans archdiocesan bankruptcy: boon to lawyers

So far, attorneys reap $29M; accountants & others, $7M

Joe Biden makes Sign of the Cross at pro-abort rally

Gesture suggests callous indifference to faith & to killing

April 24

DDF is finalizing document on discerning apparitions

Last such was issued in 1978 under Pope Paul VI

Cdl. Grech: Fiducia has ‘nothing to do’ with Oct. Synod

Reveals that he had no prior notice about its release

Spanish bishops: Church is singled out in gov't scheme

Sole institution to make 'reparation' to abuse victims

Ohio judge halts law saving adolescents from trans

After lawmakers overrode governor’s veto & passed it

Sri Lanka: Church seeks to recognize mass martyrdom

Of the 171 Catholics killed at Easter Mass in 2019

S. Korea: 80 Catholics among 300 reps in Nat'l Assembly

Over double the percentage of Catholics in total population

April 23

Pope to meet with 6,000 grandparents, grandchildren

At special Vatican event 'to give a new vision of old age'

Tex. Carmelite nuns reject Vatican-approved overseers

Call plan 'hostile takeover'; feud with bishop continues

Conn. archbp. on transgenderism: ‘Biology is biology’

In interview, Coyne says all are still welcome in Church

Pro-life expert panel discusses 'eugenic' dangers of IVF

Doctor: Industry operates like 'Wild West,' scant oversight

Ex Knoxville bishop threatens whistleblower priests

Stika contacts them directly with threats of lawsuit

Nine pro-lifers face 11 years in prison for D.C. rescue

Eight await sentencing in jail; court dates are May 14-17

April 22

Tex. Catholic Charities accused of misusing fed. funds

San Antonio org defends buying airfare for migrants

USCCB decries new abortion leave-time mandate

Employers, incl. religious ones, are forced to participate

Cardinal Müller rebukes Belgian mayor Emir Kir

As 'absolutist ruler' who strips citizens of their liberties

Finnish lawmaker faces third trial for quoting Bible

She was twice acquitted; now prosecutors eye high court

Eucharistic Congress scales back attendee numbers

Indy stadium's useable capacity is 50,000, not 80,000

Beijing institute creates 'little girl' AI humanoid/robot

She 'learns' with experience; may have role in senior care

April 19

K of Cs call for Rupnik art removal at JPII shrine in D.C.

Replace with art 'suitable to celebration of sacraments'

Missionary priest is named archbishop of Florence

Gambelli served archdiocese in Chad from 2011-2023

Scotland pauses trans/puberty-blocker drugs for kids

Weeks after English gov't questions efficacy, also bans

Francis reinstates papal title 'Patriarch of the West'

No explanation given; some guess 'ecumenical' reason

Mich. priest resigns amid parochial school dispute

Had announced vetting policy after gay author's visit

WA: Religious bigotry exposed at elementary school

Interfaith prayer club not allowed but 'Pride' Club is

April 18

Arizona lawmakers vote to retain 1864 pro-life law

Republicans block so-called 'abortion ban repeal' bill

Swiss bishop defends attending predecessor’s funeral

Which was held at the seminary church of SSPX in Écône

Vatican diplomat urges action on Ethiopia famine

Crisis due to conflict, disease, worst drought in decades

Belgian court overturns ban of conservative conf.

Cdl. Müller: Attempt to stop it was ‘like Nazi Germany’

Episcopal bishops oppose leasing to Catholic group

Disapprove of School of Sacred Music's LGBT 'stance'

Nuns continue fight against NY abortion mandate

After Supreme Court reversed lower court rulings in '21

April 17

Brussels police shut down conservative conference

Featuring top European thinkers including Cdl. Müller

Fed. court rules against WV ‘Save Women’s Sports Act’

In case of teen claiming Title IX sex-based discrimination

Fake priest arrested for stealing from U.S. churches

He would pose as 'Fr. Martin' to get access, then burgle

Catholics in Gaza bury dead in Muslim cemeteries

Christian cemeteries are all in northern area, inaccessible

Cdl. Sarah: Church is facing ‘temptation of atheism’

Says many seek 'a compromise between truth and lies'

Child labor/slavery ensnares 160M children globally

Work in Pakistan's brick industry, Congo's cobalt mines

April 16

Supreme Court: Idaho can halt sex changes for kids

Can enforce state ban while various lawsuits proceed

Baltimore archdiocese announces major merger plan

To turn 61 parishes into 21; or 59 'worship sites' to 26

Vatican protests French court ruling on nun’s case

Which held Cdl. Ouellet liable for her unlawful dismissal

Pope's call for Israel two-state solution echoes JPII

JPII developed relations with both Israel and the PLO

Kansas gov vetoes bill to ban sex changes for minors

And vetoes bill that would criminalize coerced abortion

Oregon sees highest-ever number of assisted suicides

43% of whom cited concern about being 'a burden'

April 15

Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East

After Iran launches 100s of drones, missiles at Israel

Australia: Eastern bishop stabbed in attack at church

Male suspect has been arrested; motive as yet unknown

Iraqi cardinal returns to Baghdad after 9-mo. self-exile

Sako returns at personal invitation of the prime minister

Pro-lifers shocked by Trump balk on abortion ban

Now 'most pro-life president in history' tag rings hollow

Sudan has no seminarians, almost no Catholic Church

Parishes, hospitals, schools cease amid third civil war

China: Online translator blocks info on Luther, Calvin

Search sets off error warning to abide by socialist values