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A Catholic campus ministry center at the University of Nebraska received a purported death threat Saturday morning in a note signed “Jane’s Revenge,” a calling card used by pro-abortion activists. The note was addressed to Father Dan Andrews, pastor of the Saint John Paul II Newman Center in Bellevue. The threat is the latest in a series of intimidation tactics used against pro-life organizations. In other instances, the threats have come in the form of spray-painted messages with a variation on the words, “If abortions aren’t safe, neither are you.” The University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Department of Public Safety said in a Saturday statement that the Douglas County Sheriff’s office and the Omaha Police Department are working together to investigate the threat and increase security measures. The Newman Center and the campus are maintaining normal operations.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252986/catholic-student-center-in-nebraska-receives-shooting-threat-signed-jane-s-revenge
A prominent Jesuit priest and artist, Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, has had his ministry restricted, reportedly after an investigation by his religious order into allegations of abuse against religious sisters in Slovenia. Rupnik, the director of the Centro Aletti in Rome, was the creator of the official image of the 2022 World Meeting of Families, and for over 30 years has designed mosaic artworks for chapels, churches, and shrines around the world. The Jesuits said in a statement dated December 2 that the order has barred the 68-year-old from hearing confessions or conducting spiritual direction since the Vatican received a complaint against him in 2021. The Vatican declined in October to carry out a canonical process due to the statute of limitations, the order said. The complaint did not include minors. The Jesuit order said the restrictions on Rupnik’s ministry were still in effect and included a ban on leading the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. The priest is also prohibited from engaging in public activities without the permission of his superior. The Jesuit is best known for overseeing the renovation of the Redemptoris Mater Chapel in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, which reopened in 1999 after three years of work.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252987/jesuit-artist-fr-rupnik-s-ministry-restricted-following-reports-of-abuse-allegations
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Gerald, an English monk, and the bishop of Mayo in Ireland.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-gerald-bishop-of-mayo-74