Daily News

Morning must-reads

February 7

U.S. Sunday Mass attendance back to pre-2020 levels

Approx. 24% of all Catholics, per CARA at Georgetown Univ.

NCAA bans men from women’s sports after Trump EO

Previous policy based on measure of testosterone level

Pope extends term of dean of College of Cardinals

Although Cdl. Re is 91 & role is key in event of conclave

Bishop Zanchetta appeal rejected in sex-abuse case

He is still in Rome, in good standing despite conviction

Trump creates DOJ task force to fight anti-Christian bias

AG Bondi to prosecute anti-Christian violence, vandalism

U.S. private military contractors are going to Gaza

To work checkpoints & security, part of ceasefire deal

February 6

USCCB publishes three-page Catholic primer on IVF

Includes info on 'restorative reproductive medicine'

St. Louis archdiocese corrects priest's words on trans

He'd said bans 'are dehumanizing our brothers & sisters'

Editor: Vatican Jubilee event was ‘strange, politicized’

Keynoter talked about Big Tech, Russian interference

Spanish diocese cancels parish course on 'blessings'

For 'same-sex couples or couples in irregular situations'

Priest faces ancestral veneration in rural South Africa

Cult invokes spirits, drinks blood, offers sacrifices, more

Lincoln, Neb.: Carmelite nun celebrates 70th anniv.

One bit of wisdom she's acquired: 'That He chose me first'

February 5

DOJ backs Wis. Catholic Charities in rel. freedom case

State court ruled agency is ineligible for tax exemption

Bishops try to unify Congo amid strife & corruption

Conflict rooted in control of eastern mineral-rich areas

U.S. fed. gov't scrubs trans language from websites

CDC pages on pregnancy actually use the word 'women'

Be patriotic and defend Ukraine, Pope tells its youth

Vatican dicastery omits the exhortation in reportage

China’s DeepSeek AI self-censors on Christianity

When asked about Church, Vatican-China deal, persecution

India: Mumbai hosts ‘High Five with Jesus’ event

Archdiocese aims to engage youth in Jubilee Year

February 4

Pope hosts 2-day Vatican summit on children's rights

Rights to education, health care, family, free time, peace

Sardinian bishop indicted with Cdl. Becciu's brother

On charges of embezzlement & money laundering

U.S. children’s hospitals suspend transgender programs

But not Chicago's, which is still 'assessing' Trump EO

India: Liturgy row turns violent in Syro-Malabar church

82-year-old priest was pushed off altar during Sun. Mass

Netanyahu heads to White House; war of wills begins

Can Trump bring back Abraham Accords, normalization?

NY gov Kathy Hochul shields pill-pusher abortionist

Won't sign extradition request in Louisiana coercion case

February 3

Bishop lauds Trump EO on parental choice in education

Including options for Native American, military families

Maine court: Can't undo expired time limits on lawsuits

Ruling blocks abuse claims against Diocese of Portland

Filipino cardinal: Report sexual abuse to authorities

Stresses need for greater cooperation with U.S. dioceses

New Orleans archdiocese ousts Food Bank directors

After nonprofit refused to chip in to pay abuse claims

Pope tells seminarians his mom opposed his vocation

But after ordination she knelt and asked for his blessing

NY abortionist indicted for mailing abortion pills

To pro-life Louisiana; she also faces suit from state of TX

January 31

Immigration debate divides German bishops, citizens

Bishop: Prelates 'can no longer speak with one voice'

Expelled SSPX bishop Richard Williamson dies at 84

Lefebvre ordained him & 3 others as priests, bishops

Doubts about 'Church as NGO' were voiced by JPII, BXVI

M. Pakaluk mulls immigration, charity, & a bankrupt U.S.

Environmental harm of chem. abortions raises concerns

Lawmakers introduce bills regarding water contamination

Pope Francis decries new bloodshed in DR Congo

Rebels overrun eastern city which borders Rwanda

UK: Univ. of Exeter warns on 'The Iliad' & 'The Odyssey'

Esolen: Such is disguised form of anticipatory censorship

January 30

Bp. Barron lauds halt to children's 'trans' surgeries

Says youth 'deserve care that heals rather than harms'

Trump: Fed. funds to support K–12 ed choice initiatives

EO ends 'radical indoctrination' in CRT, gender ideology

Smaller dioceses are flourishing with priestly vocations

Diocese of Wichita, led by Bp. Carl Kemme, is booming

U.S.-based abuse watchdog launches in Philippines

Posts data on 82 publicly accused priests & brothers

Vatican diplomat decries attacks on civilians in war

Raps blockades of humanitarian aid in conflict zones

Dolan: USCCB doesn't profit from immigrant care

'Come look at our audits. We’re losing it hand over fist'

January 29

Vatican text 'Antiqua et Nova' explores aspects of AI

Second half contains series of cautions about its use

Catholic Relief Services protests frozen foreign aid

CRS received $521M from the U.S. gov't in '22-'23

Vatican walks back Holy Day of Obligation guidance

Says Mass obligation does not transfer to new date

Martyrdom of Spanish missionaries in GA recognized

Five Franciscans killed in 1597 for defending marriage

Calif. drops all charges against pro-lifer D. Daleiden

After 9 years of lawfare launched by Kamala Harris

Republicans introduce bill to protect parents’ rights

Over 'upbringing, education, and health care' of kids

January 28

Dept. of Justice to end ‘weaponization’ of FACE Act

Drops pending actions against pro-lifers in OH, TN, PA

Rupnik case exemplifies DDF lessons still not learned

Recent Cdl. Fernandez interview raises more questions

Is online Catholicism an unsung boon to the Church?

Synodality presents itself in Catholic podcasting world

Lebanon: ACN rues destruction from Israeli invasion

Homes & jobs gone, fields ruined by phosphorus bombs

Thousands attend 21st Walk for Life West Coast in S.F.

Leader: 'We want abortion to become unthinkable'

L.A. parishes play big role in helping wildfire victims

And archdiocese is giving $1,000 grants to those in need

January 27

V.P. Vance spars with U.S. bishops over immigration

Do USCCB agencies promote a 'wide open border'?

Pope renews push for establishing common Easter date

During year of Jubilee and 1,700th anniv. of Nicaea council

Filipino bishops discuss permanent diaconate plan

Needed to enhance evangelization in remote areas

Nigerian bishop decries Islamists' 'culture of death'

Report: 52,250 Nigerian Christians killed since 2009

Moscow praises Zuppi for prisoner-swap mediation

Aims to continue productive cooperation with Vatican

JD Vance Speaks at 2025 March for Life: full speech

Says DOJ will no longer hound clinic protesters

January 24

DDF head on Rupnik: Other abuse cases 'are worse’

Was asked about urgency to resolve case, lengthy delay

Trump pardons 23 pro-lifers, incl. Jonathan Darnel

Att'y: FACE Act was 'completely weaponized' under Biden

Nigeria: 47 Christians slain in attack in Benue State

Attackers burnt down churches, clinics, schools, homes

Mex. bishops react to new Trump immigration policies

Voice 'solidarity, prayers, determination to keep serving'

Georgetown U. seeks transgender-studies Lit prof

Two-thirds of its English faculty have CRT/fem/queer focus

Vatican releases papal video call to parish in Gaza

Pope Francis has called them nightly since Oct. 9, 2023

January 23

Trump DHS: Churches no longer safe from ICE raids

Law enforcement is trusted 'to use common sense'

Vietnam arrests Protestant pastor for ‘propaganda’

Elderly Mennonite regularly criticizes gov't on Facebook

NY court upholds barring men from women’s sports

Federal courts & state courts agree with common sense

Nicaragua: Ortega regime seizes Matagalpa seminary

Diocese has lost 60% of its clergy, including its bishop

Thailand is first SE Asian nation to legalize gay marriage

Bishops release pastoral statement on same-sex unions

Louisiana to defend its Ten Commandments law

Aims for schoolchildren to learn about roots of U.S. history

January 22

Trump revokes Biden Admin. transgender policies

U.S. policy now recognizes 'two sexes, male and female'

U.S. AG to restore death penalty for worst crimes

Trump: Death penalty is 'essential tool' for deterrence

Chinese diocese cut, new one created with bishop

China lets Vatican join in tidying its ecclesiastical map

Episcopal 'bishop' chides prez at Nat'l Prayer Service

Mariann Budde asks for 'mercy' for immigrants, LGBTs

Cdl. Sarah addresses Internat'l Catholic Clergy Conf.

Talks on beauty, sacred liturgy, concelebration, more

Former PP prez Cecile Richards dies of brain cancer

She oversaw 4M abortions, corrupt sales of baby parts

January 21

Pope: Religious sister to head Vatican Governorate

Petrini will begin in March after cardinal's retirement

Spain: Priest to face charges for denying Communion?

To gay small-town mayor; equality minister weighs in

Pope Francis dissolves Peru-based SCV lay movement

Says abuse indicates 'nonexistence of founding charism'

Trump 2.0: Catholics hold key roles in his Cabinet

USCCB set to be foe on voter-mandated immigration fix

Cupich decries possible mass deportations in Chicago

Claims all have benefitted from 'legacy of immigration'

3,000 gather for archdiocese's 11th annual OneLife L.A.

Event moved to downtown cathedral due to unhealthy air