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…

The Blaze, by Paul Sacca: The new Scooby-Doo reboot “Velma” is being slammed for being overtly woke and for straying far from the innocent and beloved cartoon about a talking dog that helps solve mysteries. “Velma” is the prequel to…

AXIOS, by Oriana Gonzalez: Walgreens and CVS, two of the largest U.S. pharmacy chains, plan to start offering abortion pills, following the Food and Drug Administration’s Tuesday announcement that it will allow retail pharmacies to offer the drug, the companies…

The Trumpet, by Josué Michels: Russia and the West are in a war for ammunition, experts believe. The first one to run out loses the war. According to strategists, Russia is already facing serious shortages. If a regional conflict is…

AP News, by Sam Metz: A Utah man fatally shot his five children, his mother-in-law and his wife and then killed himself two weeks after the woman had filed for divorce, according to authorities and public records. Police also revealed…