SAINT OF THE DAY: St. Sabas
FBI ARRESTS MAN ACCUSED OF PLANTING PIPE BOMBS BEFORE JAN. 6 INCIDENT
The FBI on Thursday captured a man accused of positioning two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington, right before the alleged U.S. Capitol attack…READ MORE >
VENEZUELA’S PRESIDENT SAID THINGS ARE CORDIAL WITH TRUMP
Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s President, described his most recent phone call with President Donald Trump — where he asked for amnesty in exchange for leaving his nation — as “respectful and cordial,”…READ MORE >
PETROCCHI COMMISSION SAYS NO TO FEMALE DIACONATE, THOUGH JUDGMENT NOT DEFINITIVE
A report presenting the results of the Commission’s work has been released. It rules out admitting women to the diaconate understood as a degree of the sacrament of Holy Orders, but says that it is not currently possible “to formulate a definitive judgment…READ MORE >
HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE POSTPONES VOTE ON HEPATITIS B SHOTS FOR NEWBORNS
A federal advisory committee deferred a vote regarding Hepatitis B shots for newborns to Friday because some members wanted more time to settle points of a heated disagreement…READ MORE >
MELANIA TRUMP MANAGES TO GET SEVEN MORE UKRAINIAN CHILDREN BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES
In a much-needed sign of cooperation between two warring nations, seven more Ukrainian children have been returned from Russia to their families, U.S. first lady Melania Trump said on Thursday, a day after her husband said the road to peace was indeterminate…READ MORE >
LEO XIV ELIMINATES COMMISSION FOR DONATIONS TO HOLY SEE CREATED BY POPE FRANCIS
The pontiff thus repealed the rules in force until now and established that they will no longer have “any canonical or legal force,” as well as any acts adopted up to this point…READ MORE >
JUSTICE THOMAS GETS NEW JERSEY TO ADMIT IT TARGETED PRO-LIFE CENTER DESPITE ‘NO COMPLAINTS’
Clarence Thomas devastated the case of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office against a pregnancy center, which it demanded ‘extensive documentation’ from despite no evidence of wrongdoing…READ MORE >
CATHOLIC DIOCESES AND SCHOOLS CONFRONT $800 MILLION PENSION FUND SHORTFALL
Several U.S. dioceses and scores of other Catholic employers have hard choices to make amid an $800 million shortfall in a pension fund, managed by a Catholic financial services firm, for thousands of their employees and retirees…READ MORE >
