Daily News

Morning must-reads

July 18

Pope calls Cardinal Pizzaballa at attacked Gaza parish

Leo again urges end to slaughter, calls strike 'unjustifiable'

Jerusalem’s Christian leaders deplore ‘heinous’ attack

We 'strongly denounce this crime' by the Israeli Army

Catholic parish, Christian homes set aflame in Syria

After June church attack in Damascus & another thwarted

French bishop removes FSSP mission, reignites tension

Cites group’s repeated disregard for diocesan guidance

South Korean priests undergo 'practical' AI training

Learn how to use chatbots to create images, take notes

Abortionists plot 'Plan C' if mifepristone is banned

They'll offer a dangerous misoprostol-only regimen

July 17

Israeli forces strike Catholic parish in Gaza, priest hurt

Cdl. Pizzaballa: Four are gravely wounded, 2 at risk of death

Vatican official jailed for child porn returns to work

Initial 'act of mercy' leads to listing with senior officials

Ireland: Search begins at old home for unwed mothers

For remains for children allegedly improperly buried

Fed. appeals court upholds WV law against abortion

Suit was brought by maker of generic mifepristone

CARA reports on impact of Mary on religious vocations

89% of survey respondents report 'strong devotion' to her

Theologians: Theosis is back in Catholic mainstream

And is meaningful common ground for Catholic, Orthodox

July 16

Nashville boasts top baptism rate among U.S. dioceses

One for every 48 Catholics; L.A. leads in number: 46,000/yr

Nigerian bishop confirms contact from kidnappers

Who demand ransom; negotiations 'currently ongoing'

Miami archbp. advocates for law-abiding immigrants

Argues U.S. 'faces labor shortages in many industries'

Org assesses religious liberty by state; FL ranks #1

Followed by MT, IL, OH, MS; while MI, WY, & WV rank last

Vatican: Green Bay diocese can close historic parish

Bringing end to efforts by small group of parishioners

Belmont Abbey College rolls out Latin, Greek majors

N.C. school sees 'growing demand' for classical education

July 15

Nigeria: Three seminarians kidnapped, guard killed

In armed Islamist Boko Haram/Fulani attack on seminary

Vatican Sec'y of State makes weeklong visit to India

About 23M Indians are Catholic, still a vulnerable minority

Notre-Dame Cathedral sees 6M visitors in 6 months

After re-opening in Dec. 2024, five years after great fire

Vatican newspaper draws attention to Haiti crisis

Over 3,000 killed since January in rampant gang violence

Spanish bishop laments violent clashes with migrants

After 'attack on an elderly man by unknown assailants'

Rome readies for Jubilee of Youth, week of July 28-Aug 3

Big challenge for diocese: accommodations for 120,000

July 14

Vatican newspaper deplores killing of children in Gaza

By Israeli airstrike, as they queued at clinic for food & aid

Pope erects new diocese in Kenya, appoints 1st bishop

For 313,655 Catholics in 36 parishes, with 52 priests

Americans give 38% of total Peter's Pence collection

Only 16% of funds go to charitable projects across world

West Bank: Christian village attacked by Israeli settlers

300 holdouts in historic place defend against land grab

Men's pilgrimage goes to St. Joseph apparition site

Route rooted in French history, fatherhood, fertility

Vatican touts astrophysics discovery by two priests

Re: black holes, Big Bang, and quantum gravity theory

July 3

Leaked CDF papers unsettle Francis’s TLM restrictions

Suggest majority of world's bishops were OK with TLM use

Vatican grants TX parish exemption from 'Traditionis'

No other such exemption by Pope Leo has been reported

USCCB, in Supreme Court case, backs Colo. counselor

Chiles is challenging law that forbids trans counseling

Dolton IL aims to purchase Leo XIV's childhood home

Mayor says the purchase will eventually 'pay for itself'

Data: Number of priests in Europe is steadily declining

Poland provides about a quarter of all new ordinations

Garcia of Monterey is named next bishop of Austin

Returns home to TX; served for 3 years as auxiliary there

July 2

Cdl: Opposition to gay blessings not ‘African exception’

Ambongo says line held even by many European bishops

JPII Academy condemns UK assisted-suicide vote

Decries sacrificing the vulnerable to culture of death

Auxiliary of St. Louis is named new archbishop of Mobile

Rivituso served in several parishes, taught in high school

Britain’s leading Catholic bioethics center to close

Anscombe Centre, decision made on 'financial grounds'

USCCB urges opposition to SNAP & Medicaid cuts

Action Alert emphasizes needs of poor children, families

Ukraine: Religious sisters bring peace amid suffering

Serve meals to poor, engage children, provide comfort

July 1

Pope decries ‘iniquitous use of hunger' as weapon

Blocking of wartime aid or burning land, stealing cattle

SCOTUS's 'Mahmoud' ruling restores parental rights

Public-school parents can get notified of indoctrination

Georgetown profs: Mahmoud is 'dangerous precedent'

Roll out canard of 'weaponization of First Amendment'

Pope seeks full communion with Eastern Orthodox

To be achieved 'with God’s help,' ongoing commitment

Lima archbishop exposed for mishandling abuse case

Also accused of administrative, financial mismanagement

Vatican: Raphael masterpiece back to original splendor

Restored Hall of Constantine in the Apostolic Palace

June 30

Supreme Court: Parents can opt out of LGBT curricula

Says same burdens their right to free exercise of religion

Vatican reports Peter’s Pence had $20M deficit in 2024

$72M of spend went to dicasteries, entities of Holy See

MP denied Communion after assisted-suicide vote

Priest had warned on contravention of Church teaching

Pope ordains 32, urges them to frequent Confession

Reminds all of abundant examples of priestly holiness

Philippines: Youth hold 'Humility Marches' in June

Processions & public acts of reparation in key cities

SCOTUS upholds TX age-verification law for porn sites

Says state is within its authority to shield kids from filth

June 27

SCOTUS: States can withhold Medicaid funds from PP

6-3 decision greenlights cutting public funds for abortion

Vatican security rattled by rabble at papal audience

Barrier almost toppled, Pope hit on head by soft object

West Bank: Christian town persecuted by Israeli settlers

Families have left due to ongoing violence & harassment

Hamburg sex-ed guide is bad fruit of 'Synodal Way'

'Catholic parents are checkmated at every turn,' in 'trap'

Pope decries suffering of Christians in Middle East

Violence rages in Christian East with 'diabolical intensity'

PA: Canonical case to begin for Candy Crush priest

Who got addicted to online video games after an injury

June 26

Pope Leo to bishops: Be ‘firm and decisive’ on abuse

Emphasizes celibacy as 'chastity of heart and conduct'

Iraqi cardinal Sako rips ‘regime change’ efforts

Says imposing outside leader only worsens situation

L.A. parishes see significant decline in Sun. Massgoers

As 'fear has gripped' many immigrants, esp. Hispanics

Bishop Conley condemns 'drag mass' at U. Nebraska

Rubbish by music doctoral student, at Lutheran church

UN report: Prohibit ‘gender transition’ for children

By Special Rapporteur on violence against women, girls

Spanish faithful decry 'restored' face of weeping Virgin

Amateur effort for iconic Our Lady of Hope of Macarena

June 25

Syria: Patriarchs lay to rest church bombing victims

Attack killed 25, left dozens injured; gov't remains quiet

France: Ordinations in decline, except for TLM groups

Although in communion with Pope, they are overlooked

German archdiocese takes heat for sex-ed framework

Promotes 'recognition of diverse identities, orientations'

Vatican jubilee event spotlights vocations in Wichita

Diocese is 'exemplary model' for recruitment, formation

Sacred Heart consecration draws 10,000 to Knock shrine

Lively crowd comprised of Irish & international pilgrims

UN now forecasts a lower and earlier population peak

Further growth only from sub-Saharan Africa, SW Asia

June 24

DOJ sues WA over forced breakage of confession seal

Says law 'violates free exercise of religion for all Catholics'

Iranian missile damages Franciscan parish in Israel

Priest decries destruction in Jaffa and tragedy in Gaza

Vancouver: MAiD facility quietly opens at Catholic hosp.

A gov't-ordered euthanasia clinic operated by the gov't

Hong Kong: Cdl. Zen offers TLM with procession after

Sends strong signal to Chinese Catholics & to Pope Leo

India: Agreement reached in Syro-Malabar liturgy war?

Local priests wait in hope for final word from archbishops

New Illinois abortion clinic advertises 34-week limit

Brazenly flouts law because state AG is pro-death activist

June 23

After Iran strikes, Pope urges stop to 'tragedy of war'

'More than ever, humanity cries out and pleads for peace'

USCCB prez: Pray to end 'proliferation of acts of war'

Broglio: 'Beg the Prince of Peace for an end to hostilities'

Toledo, in Spain, boasts grandest Corpus Christi feast

Ten days of Masses, procession, adoration, & bullfights

U.S.: Nat'l Eucharistic Pilgrimage concludes in L.A.

With Corpus Christi Mass celebrated by nuncio, Gomez

Pope to Italy's bishops: AI/tech is threat to our dignity

Humans will be flattened by 'automatisms, simulations'

Pew: Young adults plan for fewer kids than ever before

A full third of U.S. women ages 20-24 report wanting none