NBC News: Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. “Being homosexual isn’t…

CNS News, by Susan Jones: In a ruling this past June, the U.S. Supreme Court said the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; and it said the authority to regulate abortion resides with “the people and their elected…

Corriere Cesenate: The ecumenical prayer meeting organized by the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission in collaboration with the representatives of other Churches was held on Friday 20 January at 18.00 in the Church of S. Anna and Gioacchino in Piazza del Popolo….

Vatican News, by Mario Galgano: This year’s World Economic Forum is once again taking place in Davos, Switzerland, with the global situation completely changed since the last “in person” meeting two years ago. “Everywhere you hear about crises. The world…

Reuters, by Philip Pullella: The Vatican’s top administrators would have been expecting an exchange of pleasantries at their annual Christmas meeting with Pope Francis on Monday. Instead, he chose the occasion to issue a stinging critique, telling the priests, bishops…

SPIEGEL Netzwelt, by Markus Böhm: The German technology chain Gravis, which cooperates closely with Apple, will no longer accept cash payments from today, Monday. As the company confirmed when asked by SPIEGEL, this applies to all branches – 40 nationwide…

The Guardian, by Arwa Mahdawi: Churches are closing at rapid numbers in the US, researchers say, as congregations dwindle across the country and a younger generation of Americans abandon Christianity altogether – even as faith continues to dominate American politics….

AP News, by Andrew Meldrum: The German government will not object if Poland decides to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, Germany’s top diplomat said Sunday, indicating movement on supplying weapons that Kyiv has described as essential to its…

Fox News, by Jon Brown: A Christian charity worker in Malta could face jail time after he claimed that his faith enabled him to turn away from a homosexual lifestyle he no longer wanted. Matthew Grech, 33, faces potential fines…

The U.S. Sun, by Katie Davis and Will Stewart: One of Putin’s closest allies has threatened to unleash nuclear war on the West if Russia is defeated in Ukraine. Ex-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev made the warning to Nato leaders as…

Fox Business, by Christopher Mims: “Central-bank digital currency” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But you might want to get used to saying it. These so-called CBDCs, or digital versions of dollars, yuan, euros, yen or any other currency, are…

Daily Mail, by Luke Andrews: A deadly wave of Strep A infections in children looks set to take off in the US — weeks after the UK was hit by a spate of deaths. At least two children have died in…