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the faith in Rome.... More

Check this space throughout today for emerging news headlines and commentary.

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 The world must be peopled (Phil Lawler)
 Cardinal: Same-sex couples welcome to request blessings at St. Peter’s Basilica
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 Typical new US religious: 36-year-old cradle Catholic devoted to Rosary,
Eucharistic adoration
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 Canadian study: assisted suicide saves health-care spending
 Curator criticizes plan for contemporary stained glass in Notre-Dame
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 Kazakh president meets with Pope
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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 18TH


THURSDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

The Roman Martyrology today commemorates St. Prisca, virgin and martyr (d. 275).
Under Emperor Claudius II in about 270 she gained the crown of martyrdom. Prisca
should not be confused with Priscilla, the wife of... More

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 Pope appeals for restraint against escalating conflict in Middle East
 At WEF forum, Cardinal Turkson calls for new economic model
 USCCB calls for ‘yes’ vote on Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
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Supplicans
 Pope Francis asks: was Paul VI a martyr?
 Police release retired Australian bishop without charges
 Spanish university cancels plan for Rupnik chapel project
 Kentucky diocese suspends two traditionalist priests
 US bishops’ pro-life chairman calls for renewed commitment to end abortion,
assist mothers in need
 Cardinal Fernández says Pope Francis knew about his book Mystical Passion
 Scholar sees ‘idée fixe’ in Cardinal Fernández’s writings
 Man who desecrated Tanzanian cathedral sentenced to 3 years in prison
 2.7 million take part in Venezuelan Marian procession
 Pope Benedict’s Jesus of Nazareth now in single Russian-language volume
 Retired Togo archbishop, critic of government, dies in exile
 Background: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 17TH


MEMORIAL OF ST. ANTHONY, ABBOT

The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Anthony, Abbot (251-356) from the 3rd
century. St. Anthony, the Father of the monastics, retired to the desert at
about the age of eighteen in order to live in perfect solitude. Many... More

 Today's readings
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 Pope, at general audience, warns against lust
 Pope encourages World Economic Forum
 Arson attacks on churches rising in Canada
 Bishops issue report on state of religious liberty in the US
 Another Argentine bishop resigns, days before installation
 War expanding into southern Lebanon
 Persecution of Christians growing worldwide, report shows
 Congress finds China withheld information on Covid virus
 President Biden touts his administration’s support for religious freedom
 Ohio Byzantine bishop weighs in on blessings
 Police interrupt Mass at California parish, tell worshippers to put hands up
 Conservative prelate elected to head regional Italian bishops’ conference
 Catholic philosophers critique Fiducia Supplicans
 Australian Catholic University apologizes for underpaying staff
 Vatican approves new cathedral site for Wisconsin diocese
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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 16TH


TUESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

The Roman Martyrology commemorates Pope St. Marcellus I (d. 309), who was
elected Pope in 308, just at the time when the Emperor Diocletian had spent
somewhat his first violence against the Church. In Rome he reorganized... More

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 Pope encourages personal retreats for Lent
 New rules limit spending by Vatican offices
 Christians in Gaza living in ‘extreme poverty,’ cardinal reports
 Migration problem has to be solved in Africa, Pope tells Canary Islands leader
 Scandal-plagued Indian bishop steps down amid concerns for his life
 Cameroon bishop revokes decree prohibiting predecessor from celebrating Mass
publicly
 Australian police raid former home of ‘sexual predator’ bishop
 Greek bishops oppose same-sex marriage
 Vatican bars former OMV superior general from spiritual direction following
allegations
 Pope Francis receives former Argentine president
 USCCB’s pro-life novena begins
 Some Russian Orthodox priests seek to avoid prayers for war victory
 Italian Cardinal Sebastiani dead at 92
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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 15TH


MONDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Maurus was one of the first
disciples of St. Benedict. In this son of a patrician Roman family, entrusted by
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discipleship
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alone’
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 San Diego diocese divests interests in fossil fuels
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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 14TH


SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he
said, "Behold, the Lamb of God." The two disciples heard what he said and
followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them,
"What... More

Sunday: a day of rest.

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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 13TH


SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME; OPTIONAL MEMORIAL OF ST. HILARY OF
POITIERS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR

St. Hilary of Poitiers (310-367) was one of the great champions of the Catholic
belief in the divinity of Christ. By his preaching, his treatise on the Trinity,
his part in the Councils, his daring opposition to the Emperor... More

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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 12TH


FRIDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Today the Church in Canada celebrates the Memorial of St. Marguerite Bourgeoys
(1620-1700), renowned for her work, her spirituality and her impact on society
and the Church in North America. In 1982 Pope St. John Paul II... More

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 Welcome your guardian angel! (He’s stuck with you.) (Dr. Jeff Mirus)
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 Take risks, Pope advises young people
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together
 Cardinal Pell saved the Church in Australia from becoming a dying institution,
prelate preaches
 Argentine president formally invites Pope Francis to visit native land
 Irish Medical Council removes language against deliberate killing of patients
 Pope backs effort to organize Vatican audiovisual archives
 Torzi, convicted in Vatican trial, arrested on separate charges
 USCCB president pays tribute to Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 Education publication: Connecticut Catholic college ‘fully embraces LGBTQ+
students’ needs’
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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 11TH


THURSDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates Pope St. Hyginus (d. 142). During the
four years of his pontificate (138-142), he had to oppose the heresy of
Valentinus who at this period came to propagate his errors in the... More

 Today's readings
 St. Francis de Sales—Introduction to the Devout Life | Part 3 (Ch.36-41) (James
T. Majewski)
 The inopportunists’ vindication (Phil Lawler)
 Highlights: Jonathan Roumie, classical Christian education, Nouvelle théologie
(Catholic Culture Podcast)
 African bishops’ conferences unite against blessing same-sex couples
 Report: Over 130 Catholic priests and religious arrested, kidnapped, or
murdered in 2023
 French bishops’ conference: bless individuals, not unions
 Spanish cardinal: priests must ‘fully apply’ Fiducia Supplicans
 Biden administration reduces ‘conscience clause’ protections
 Wisconsin judge rules McCarrick not competent to stand trial
 USCCB issues 2nd statement in support of Pope’s renewed condemnation of
surrogacy
 Washington archdiocese, Maryland attorney general spar over constitutionality
of Child Victims Act
 Conform yourselves to Mary, Pope encourages prayer network
 Secularity is service to the Church, Pope says
 Vatican announces renovation of baldacchino in St. Peter’s basilica
 Myanmar: displaced clerics living among war refugees
 Millions face hunger in Syria, archbishop warns
 Don’t listen to only one news outlet in preparing to vote, Texas bishop says
 Plagiarism claims prove disastrous for priest’s new book
 Bishop says climate change affects farms, migrants in Washington state
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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 10TH


WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

The Roman Martyrology commemorates today St. Paul the Hermit (230-342). It was
from St. Jerome (+ 420) that the west learned of the life of St. Paul; the book,
which he devoted to the life of the first Christian... More

 Today's readings
 4.4 The Heresies – Adoptionism: Christ as Anointed Prophet (Dr. James
Papandrea)
 Pope, at general audience, warns against gluttony
 New leader recognized for Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
 Pope encourages Marxist-Christian dialogue
 Ukrainian Catholic leader thanks Pope, Vatican for helping secure release of
POWs
 Nicaragua: new priests ordained as UN appeals for missing religious
 Eastern Catholic bishop in US says no to same-sex blessings
 50 Indian priests allege that former bishop was victim of conspiracy
 Peruvian bishops warn against Eucharistic sacrilege recommended by alleged
visionary
 AP reports on Cardinal Fernández’s 1998 book comparing sexuality, mysticism
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ORDINARY TIME: JANUARY 9TH


TUESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME

The Roman Martyrology commemorates Blessed Pauline-Marie Jaricot (1799-1862). In
1818 a young French lay woman, Pauline Marie Jaricot, founded the Association
for the Propagation of the Faith, officially recognized on 3... More

 Today's readings
 The most troubling aspect of Fiducia supplicans (Dr. Jeff Mirus)
 Missouri priest found guilty of soliciting adult in confessional, remains in
restricted ministry
 USCCB welcomes renewed papal condemnation of surrogacy
 French region’s bishops instruct priests to refrain from blessing homosexual
couples
 Cameroon bishop forbids predecessor to celebrate Mass publicly without
permission
 Michigan AG releases report on abuse allegations in Gaylord diocese; 3 in
active ministry
 Troubled Syro-Malabar Church to elect new leader
 US officials concerned by latest Nicaragua crackdown on Catholic Church
 Archbishop Gänswein denies conspiracies prompted Benedict’s resignation
 Ukrainian leader’s top aide praises papal envoy
 Assisi archbishop named to head ‘Economy of Francesco’ effort
 Court tosses Notre Dame’s defamation suit against student newspaper
 Over 2 million Filipinos take part in annual Black Nazarene procession
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