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December 15, 2019

For Gaza Christians, no Christmas travels to Bethlehem and Jerusalem

December 15, 2019

Church leaders in Jerusalem are appealing to Israeli authorities to reverse a decision that prohibits the Christmastime travel permits that usually allow a few hundred Christians from the Gaza Strip to visit Bethlehem, Nazareth and Jerusalem. Israeli officials, citing security concerns, have broken with their usual practice and declined to grant the permits, Reuters reports.

What the Peter’s Pence furore tells us about Vatican financial reform

December 15, 2019

A piece by veteran Vatican beat journalist Francis X Rocca ran on the front page of the Wall Street Journal late last week, reporting that only a small fraction of the Holy See’s annual Peter’s Pence collection — roughly 10 per cent — goes directly to papal charities, while roughly two thirds of the collection

Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese

December 15, 2019

Bishop James Conley announced Friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as Bishop of Lincoln, Neb. “I have been medically diagnosed with depression and anxiety, along with chronic insomnia and debilitating tinnitus, which is a constant ringing of the ears,” Conley wrote in a Dec. 13 letter to Catholics