Daily News
Morning must-reads
February 15
Cases are internally hushed, certainly never made public
'We risk falling back into a past that no longer exists'
Says Rome's 'priority focus will be on protecting children'
Similar Calif. law from '02 led to dioceses paying $1.2B
Group has repeatedly asked to meet nuncio, gets no reply
Lack of centralized leadership makes discipline difficult
February 14
Despite questions about cardinal’s role in McCarrick case
Aim to serve common good, bridge global 'digital divide'
Giving down most in diocesan appeals, second collections
After deadly protests against prez and migrant drownings
Tech giant bans common sense, aims to control speech
Meanwhile, FBI investigates violent threats against school
February 13
Pope approves Newman miracle; Mindszenty is 'venerable'
Children to receive both Confirmation + First Communion
ADF reports over 200 legal interventions on campus
Outside third parties plainly intervene in baby-parts case
Plus, 100,000 are members with option for future use
Say online preachers weaken mosque-based teaching
February 12
Influential prelate, accused of groping man, died in 1967
Church is working to compile national statistics, protocol
Zollner says regional task forces will be key to follow-up
Catholic groups provide aid, peace-building programs
Student prolife leader aptly calls their arguments puzzling
Orban: Hungarian children = solution to demographic crisis
February 11
Response to 'growing confusion about' doctrine of Faith
Says he sees in it many 'unacceptable blanket statements'
Just days after Pope stipulated 'that both sides ask for it'
Publish testimonies from victims of different backgrounds
Corrects Pope's words that God wills 'diversity of religions'
Erases conscience protection for doctors, other workers
February 8
In 5-4 vote, Justice Roberts joins the court’s four liberals
Dolan: Issue is not 'right versus left, but right versus wrong'
May visit home but banned from most religious activities
Many view issue as too delicate, sensitive for the public
Used incense and bells, introduced some Latin and chant
Held every year on feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita
February 7
Says he meant 'manipulation,' a form of abuse of power
Despair is beneath 'shiny surfaces of consumer culture'
AI debate reveals numerous complex moral questions
Says he's had help from many 'but not from the Church'
GPs uneasy about pushing patients towards transition
New fee to benefit descendants of 272 sold by the school
February 6
Moved by callous statements about late-term abortion
To help 'couples struggling with fertility, same sex or not'
Discusses declaration on fraternity, Islam, abuse of women
Call Church’s zero-tolerance policy for abusers ineffective
Daschbach, 82, stays at children’s home, keeps saying Mass
Francis: 800 years after St. Francis of Assisi visited Sultan
February 5
Sign document on human fraternity and world peace
On new ecclesial structure and 'reset' of moral teachings
A dozen Western countries back the head of parliament
In effort to mobilize humanitarian aid amid national crisis
He said, 'They're not human beings, they're rejects of nature'
He considered implementation of Vatican II his mission
February 4
Prince of UAE and Great Imam share spotlight with Francis
Reports offer glimpse of how Muslim press views event
Called 'willfully blind' to the criminal conduct of his clergy
Private religious schools are excluded from gov't program
Biologist creates, edits embryos that are later destroyed
Says his fascination with Islam meant possible conversion
February 1
During trip will meet with Muslim elders, say stadium Mass
To define abuse in canon law, implement zero tolerance
Three were previously convicted of Polish priest's murder
Seminary head: We 'differentiate' by a man's behavior
Burbidge: 'Staggering admission' of extremist ideology
Brennan recently journeyed to WYD in Panama
January 31
Diplomat marks first UN International Day of Education
Concerning laws that protect priests from criminal charges
Warns nuns, priests who speak on land-deal controversy
'Relentless fake news' disrupts diplomatic discussions
But draft of a rules package was exposed by Fox News
Her 2018 video of burning a hijab attracted 3M viewers
January 30
Highlights governor's insults, caricatures of the Church
Country is experienced host of large-scale religious events
Calls opposition to Pope Francis 'unprecedented, vicious'
Problem widespread in Africa; also Asia, especially India
Rome reporter's flub not corrected or noticed by anchors
Vast majority of children at community school are Muslim
January 29
Bishops 'need to become conscious of it,' have protocols
Denies making advances toward woman in confessional
Diocese of Meath has not yet commented on the matter
Victims are able to seek damages, no matter their age
Blow to radical Islamists who had demanded execution
By prominent French journalist; to be released Feb. 21
