Daily News
Morning must-reads
January 23
Bhattacharya: Ban specifically targets the selling of tissue
In West Bank they face 'endless attacks' from Israeli settlers
Internal survey found distrust of managers & harassment
As he reviews org's authority to laicize priests involuntarily
And German Synodal Path is 'a watering down of the faith'
Allen blazed trail with fair, accurate, balanced reporting
January 22
It 'requires time to answer'; financial help is ruled out
Huckabee, blind to his bias, defends Christian Zionism
Advises discussing controversial points without polemics
In Brazil, 46%; Mexico, 67%; Colombia, 60%; Argentina, 58%
Due to friction over abortion, Greenland talk, immigration
Adverts say, 'The door is open… Don’t wait to be asked'
January 21
Ideology, boosted by Israel, harms Holy Land Christians
Churches fear targeted accusations amid crackdown
But French hierarchy is conspicuous by its absence
Becket lawyer: At long last, 'disgraceful campaign' is over
Restoring long-standing tradition set aside for 12 years
While Church trains only a dozen new diplomats per year
January 20
Where a pastor is an ICE official; DOJ investigates breach
And proposes ICE focus on only serious criminals
Calls for renewed multilateralism, Community of Nations
Cupich, McElroy, & Tobin pen 'Charting A Moral Vision'
Says troops justly could refuse orders to invade an ally
House Speaker Mike Johnson & Rep. Chris Smith also
January 19
Decree: He was true alter Christus, model of evangelical life
Priest reports 'drone surveillance all over the place'
Due to concerns over authority, backlog, too wide use
Based on impact study; next will take place in 2029
Goes far beyond even what Roe v. Wade had allowed
Served JPI, JPII -- incl. at assassination attempt -- and BXVI
January 16
As religious belief has become secondary to political beliefs
Says missionary zeal can overcome recent turn against faith
Migrant worker Christians are 20% of nation's population
Urges united front to stop commodification of persons
Trump and HHS head RFK Jr. appeared not to know it
As Israel restricts Palestinian teachers from West Bank
January 15
Open Doors list's worst: N. Korea, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan
Undelivered address to cardinals opposes use of TLM
Reports over 12,000 killed, lauds courage of protesters
Eliminates 1-year wait outside of U.S. before readmission
Due to 'thoughtless migration' & declining birth rate
The procession lasted nearly 31 hours: longest recorded
January 14
Can't look past the harm done to girls by woke madness
After multiple crimes at parishes on Staten Island
Says College of Cardinals worked together as a college
Its Bethlehem hospital, clinics face restrictions, violence
At popular celebrations for Feast of the Santo Niño
And drove 'much of the decay of the Christian West'
January 13
To discuss areas of 'mutual concern,' likely immigration
Blasts dragging 'the language of faith into political battles'
After U.S. statement; Venezuela example sobers Ortega
Delay of Rochester probes & diocesan bankruptcy ends
A 'guided reading' of high-resolution images of the cloth
If no response within 48 hours, then a contact is notified
January 12
References to Holy Spirit during 2021-24 Synod: 'ridiculous'
Covers discrimination against & persecution of Christians
Which aim to unroll financial, ideological interference
Says base must demand 'what has been promised'
Emphasizes importance of baptizing newborn babies
At inauguration of 800th anniv. year of St. Francis's death
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