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- For Brooklyn, “Columbus” Day Comes Early – In NY Homecoming, Pope Taps Brennan to Succeed “The Czar”
  
  In the first Stateside move of the Vatican’s new working year, the most significant opening on the current US docket is off the table… and as Mets fans can always use good news, for once they’re in...
- Amid US Bench's Communion Clash, The "Holy Office" Flashes A Red Light
  
  As some US bishops advocate levying de facto sanctions on President Biden and other Catholic politicians for their support of legal abortion, the Holy See's distinct, but veiled skepticism over a...
- "A Child Can Teach Us How To Love" – Despite COVID and Curfews, Christus Natus Est
  
  Before anything else, especially amid all the sorrows, fears, loss and disorientation of a brutal year across the globe, Buon Natale a tutti – to one and all, a Blessed Christmas... may all its light,
- "The Poor Are The Center of The Gospel" – At Vatican "Festivus," The Church's Choice: "The Docility of the Shepherds, or the Defensiveness of Herod"
  
  Fifteen years (less a day) since Benedict XVI revolutionized the Roman Pontiff's Christmas "greeting" to the leaders of his Curia – transforming the holiday pleasantry into a Pope's ultimate...
- Whether you’ve been waiting three decades or just three weeks for this, the “mountaintop” is at hand. From 4pm Rome (10am US ET), the livefeed of a Public Consistory like no other – from the Altar of...
- Fearing "Attack" On "Fundamental Values," The Bishops Warn Biden's White House
  
  As the US bishops face a moment unseen in most of their lifetimes – the nation's election of a Catholic to the Presidency – the issue of Joe Biden's faith emerged by surprise at today's public close...
- On Day Two, The "Viruses" Take Center Stage
  
  Set to begin at 1pm Eastern, this final day of a virtual – and heavily curtailed – USCCB Plenary will be underpinned by what've arguably been the two key threads of American life in 2020: the bench's...

Catholic News Service
- UPDATE: Saints’ lives prove God’s love for all, pope says at canonization Mass
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The lives of the saints prove that holiness is not an...
- Firestarter
  
  NEW YORK (CNS) — Like its 1984 predecessor helmed by Mark Lester, “Firestarter” (Universal), director...
- U.S. baby formula shortage hits food pantries run by church, other agencies
  
  PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — A nationwide shortage of baby formula is hitting home at a number...
- Smith calls organ harvesting in China ‘a horror story’ at hearing on Hill
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., called forced organ harvesting in China “a...
- Israeli police attack pallbearers at Palestinian journalist’s funeral
  
  JERUSALEM (CNS) — Israeli riot-control police attacked mourners and pallbearers as thousands came to pay...
- UPDATE: Vatican confirms pope will visit Indigenous in Canada in late July
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will meet members of Canada’s Indigenous communities in late...
- COMMENTARY: Taking care of Mom and Dad
  
  This month and next, as we celebrate all mothers and fathers, many of us will...
National Catholic Register
- Bishop Condemns ‘Abhorrently Evil’ Slaying of 10 at Buffalo Supermarket
  
  John Normile Police are shown on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14 in Buffalo, New York, after 10 people were killed and three injured after a...
- Full Text: Pope Francis’ Homily for the Canonization Mass of 10 Saints
  
  Daniel Ibanez The canonization Mass is underway on May 15. ‘By embracing with enthusiasm their vocation — as a priest, as a consecrated woman, as...
- ‘Brilliant Reflections of the Lord of History’: Pope Francis Canonizes 10 New Saints of the Catholic Church
  
  Hannah Brockhaus Pope Francis celebrates a Mass of canonization for 10 people on May 15. It was the Church’s first canonization since that of St...
- Married to a Saint: The Holy Marriage of St. Gianna and Her Husband, Pietro
  
  Clockwise from top left: St. Gianna and Pietro Molla lived a holy marriage and were blessed with children. Pietro is seen with Pierluigi and Mariolina...
- International Community Laments Cardinal Zen’s ‘Precarious’ Position
  
  ISAAC LAWRENCE In this picture taken on Sept. 11, 2020, Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Kong, prays in the chapel at his residence in Hong Kong.
- Arrest Made in Texas Church Theft, Though Tabernacle Remains Missing
  
  Screenshot from YouTube video The tabernacle belonging to St. Bartholomew the Apostle Catholic Church in Katy, Texas, was stolen on May 8. A...
- 11 Things to Know About Charles de Foucauld
  
  Daniel Ibáñez Detail of the banner displayed in St. Peter’s Square for the canonization ceremony of Charles de Foucauld on May 15, 2022. The...
News from the Vatican
- New saints feature Muslim-Catholic pioneer, priest-journalist killed by Nazis
  
  Pope Francis declared 10 new saints on Sunday.
- Catholic-Anglican unity requires walking, working together, pope says
  
  Divided Christians must recognize how their sins have fractured Christ's church, be honest about the struggles their communities are facing and be humble enough to recognize that others have gifts...
- The past should be source of inspiration, not the destination, pope says
  
  Wanting to go back to the way things were in the past is not Christian, Pope Francis said.
- Vatican’s foreign minister says Ukraine has right to defend itself, receive foreign weapons
  
  The Vatican’s foreign minister says Ukraine has the right to defend itself from Russia’s invasion, so it is licit for the world to send the country weapons.
- Immigration reform cannot be delayed, pope says in message
  
  Countries around the world must get serious about reforming their immigration policies to respect the rights of migrants and refugees and establish orderly procedures for welcoming newcomers, Pope...
- Declining birthrates impoverish future, pope says
  
  The steady decline of birthrates across Europe and the West are signs of a new form of poverty that deprives humanity of a future, Pope Francis said.
- Wives of Mariupol defenders say Pope Francis is their ‘last hope’
  
  On Wednesday, at the end of his weekly audience, Pope Francis spent several minutes with the wives of two of the Ukrainian soldiers currently barricaded in the tunnels of the Azovstal steelworks in...