Daily News

Morning must-reads

October 15

Poll: Young U.S. priests more conservative, traditional

Have high confidence in Leo XIV, much less in own bishop

Pope records video message for World Mission Sunday

Appeals, 'Help me help missionaries across the world'

Venezuelan Catholics quietly celebrate Nobel winner

Pol. opposition leader Machado is seen as sign of hope

Leo makes significant reform on Holy See’s investments

Reverses a Francis reform, aiming to increase revenue

Israel launches influence campaign at U.S. churches

Includes paying pastors to spread pro-Israel message

South African archbishop defends pastoral letter

That urges priests not to engage in healing/divination

October 14

Chicago priest leads ICE-focused Eucharistic procession

Then rips bishops on the fed. religious liberty commission

Vatican finally appoints judges for Rupnik abuse case

Who hold no position in Curia, to ensure independence

China to install another bishop without papal approval

As auxiliary of Shanghai; Parolin still advises 'patience'

Vatican halts seminary formation in DR Congo diocese

As its non-native bishop is rejected by some clergy, laity

Knoxville bishop directs all TLMs cease by Nov. 23

No alternative venues have yet been designated

Armenia: Rift widens between gov't, national church

Archbishop has been sent to prison for inciting unrest

October 13

Thousands join Pope Leo in praying Rosary for peace

'God gives joy to those who spread love in the world'

Archbp. Broglio: Leo understands the Church in U.S.

Leadership of USCCB has first formal meeting with him

Priest sums up Church teaching on immigration issues

Says prudential judgment needed, not all-or-nothing view

Pope orders swift penitential rite in St. Peter’s Basilica

Following new profanation by naked man atop the altar

UK: Fresh row over Syro-Malabar bishop's jurisdiction

Regarding Knanaya Catholics who leave India for Britain

Quebec lawmakers aim to create 'right' to be killed

In Constitution Bill 2025, death-wish movement goes on

October 10

Leo XIV’s first exhortation urges renewed love for poor

Emphasizes care for poor as an essential task for Catholics

In press conf., Cardinal Krajewski speaks of almsgiving

Says today giving 'does not enjoy a good reputation'

Catholic media orgs to publish Liturgy of Hours 2nd ed.

USCCB has chosen Ascension and Word on Fire to do it

Cdl. Koch takes stock of Anglican-Catholic relations

Division within communions makes reunion 'complicated'

NJ jury awards man $5M for clerical abuse in 1976

Holds priest 35% liable; Order of St. Benedict, 65% liable

Cameroon: A dynamic Church stands up to regime

Bishops rip corruption that undermines hope, prosperity

October 9

Joy in Israel and Gaza after ceasefire deal is announced

Hostage releases within days, IDF to partially withdraw

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem lauds ceasefire agreement

A 'first step' that brings hope despite coming obstacles

First major document of Pope Leo XIV is released

On the poor; first drafted during the Francis pontificate

Fernández: DDF ‘did not approve' German gay blessings

Bätzing claimed booklet written in consultation with DDF

Brooklyn bishop Brennan consolidates TLM to two sites

Prompted by recent deaths of priests, clergy shortage

New Catholic apostolates help break grip of porn

On young men & women, with in-person community

October 8

Pope laments 1,200 Jews killed, 67,000 Gazans killed

And declines to answer question about Chicago ICE raids

SCOTUS sizes up Colorado 'conversion therapy' ban

Majority indicate a First Amend. free-speech violation

Pizzaballa: We seek reset in Catholic-Jewish relations

To revive dialogue, insulate ties from ruinous events

USCCB: Conf. lacks authority over individual dioceses

Issues statement week after Cupich flap, citing 'inquiries'

Nigeria’s Anglicans break from C of E over Mullally

Cite her support for gay marriage, her appointment as head

Graying society is potential ‘boom cycle’ for Church

Pope urges evangelizing elders into active practice of faith

October 7

Parolin: Gaza Christians fully share in Palestinians' fate

Decries 2-year war's 'disastrous, inhuman consequences'

Bishops make act of reparation for LGBT pilgrimage

Which marred Jubilee; led by Bp. Schneider at PA conf.

Leo appoints two new 51-year-old bishops for Belgium

Beginning potential reshaping of its drooping hierarchy

India: Two priests assaulted and robbed at parish

Amid surge in attacks targeting places of worship

Jerusalem churches face mounting Israeli tax push

Receive seizure orders despite the Vatican’s protests

Pope Leo to visit Turkey and Lebanon in November

In Turkey to mark 1,700th anniv. of Council of Nicaea

October 6

Pope: 'Today a new missionary age opens in the Church'

'The frontiers of the missions are no longer geographical'

Canterbury appointment impacts Anglican-Catholic ties

Moves C of E further from Catholic, Orthodox faith, praxis

Calif.: Docs can anonymously prescribe abortion pills

Unethical law shields them from accountability, lawsuits

Latin patriarch is cautiously optimistic on Gaza peace

Pizzaballa: 'Possible positive development' in Trump plan

Texas boys school sets policy to destroy smartphones

Parents agree; metal grinder awaits any brought to school

Illinois: 24 begin at San Damiano College for the Trades

Three-year program in trade & Great Books, with no debt

October 3

Italy: St. Francis of Assisi feast restored as nat'l holiday

PM Meloni: Day will remind us 'who we are, what unites us'

C of E: Sarah Mullally is next Archbishop of Canterbury

She's now bishop of London; African/Asian wing is aghast

FDA approves new abortion pill; pro-lifers voice shock

Hawkins: Stain on Trump Admin, mark of deep state at FDA

Vermont diocese struggles to pay bankruptcy legal bills

Bishop encourages his employees to seek jobs elsewhere

Pro-Beijing Hong Kong priest cancels Vatican trip

After media leak; Choi may be appointed 2nd HK auxiliary

Report explores roots of France’s ‘baptism boom’

Catechumens cite Bible reading, example of Muslim pals

October 2

Italian bishops, Latin patriarch to build Gaza hospital

Announce plan for 'concrete response' to serious crisis

Pope on Trump’s Gaza peace plan: ‘A realistic proposal'

'I hope Hamas will accept it within the given time frame'

Four U.S. states are finally rid of Planned Parenthood

Closures in Baton Rouge allow LA to join WY, ND, & MS

Pope Leo chides climate skeptics at ecology conference

Looks willing to continue Francis’s showy 'green' stance

Cebu, Philippines, earthquake death toll: 69 and rising

And historic churches severely damaged, incl. collapse

In Durbin row, no bishops came to Cupich’s defense

The fall of self-styled Francis-spokesman on U.S. affairs?

October 1

Durbin declines award as USCCB pressure mounted

Conf. was preparing statement; Cupich laments division

Pope wades into Durbin debate, aiming for neutrality

Makes 'seamless garment'-style remarks about 'pro-life'

USCCB calls on FTC to end marketing of trans 'care'

Says such interventions 'do not heal but rather harm'

Judge tosses suit over grant to Catholic trade school

As $5M will be used for 'economic development only' in WV

Vatican Abp. Gallagher decries extensive rearmament

Cites push to expand arsenals, create new types of WMD

Catholic families pledge to hit brakes on smartphones

'Smart Families' org grows to 113 schools across US, UK

September 30

Expert: Christian genocide ongoing in northern Nigeria

Jihadists have political power & a national Islamization plan

Chicago archdiocese cancels meetings amid Durbin row

After lay leader requested that the scandal be discussed

Charlotte bishop sticks with restricting TLM to a chapel

Faithful decry coercion, see too-small chapel set up to fail

TLM celebrated in St. Peter’s basilica for Michaelmas

First time TLM has been permitted there since July 2021

Accused French priest ministered abroad, victims say

In Morocco from 2017 to 2024, and abused there also

Xi Jinping diktat to religions: Accelerate Sinicization

Must 'actively guide religion to adapt to socialist society'

September 29

Pope to proclaim Newman doctor of the Church Nov. 1

The 38th; for his 'contribution to the renewal of theology'

Setback for prosecution in Vatican ‘trial of the century’

Becciu et al. perceive 'good sign' as appeal continues

NY high court tosses Buffalo parish-payments lawsuit

Cites jurisdiction; diocese seeks abuse-settlement cash

Justice Clarence Thomas: ‘I would probably be a priest’

If GA bishops had taken stand against seminary bigotry

Argentina: Bishop Zanchetta released on parole

Served only part of sentence for abuse of seminarians

Pro-abort prof to pay $244K to ND Irish Rover paper

IN law allows wrongly accused to recoup attorney fees

September 26

Police investigate recruitment flyers at Georgetown U.

For foul, far-left, 'anti-fascist' gun club linked to violence

Italian archbp. named prefect of Dicastery for Bishops

Prevost's old job; highest-ranking curial appointment so far

PP could owe $1.8B in ongoing Medicaid fraud lawsuit

Fed. court hears arguments in Doe v. Planned Parenthood

2023 WYD Lisbon ended with surprising $40M surplus

Leaders create foundation to help Portuguese youth

Ecumenical Patriarch receives Templeton Prize in NY

Talk highlights needed intersection of science, spirituality

S. Korea: Suicide is leading cause of death for ages 10-49

Due to pressure to succeed, stigma surrounding asking help