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Pope Francis has expressed deep reservations about the direction of the Catholic Church in Germany, warning that concrete steps currently being taken “threaten” to undermine unity with the universal Church.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256068/breaking-pope-francis-intervenes-with-german-synodal-way
A French bishop has been charged with the attempted rape of an adult man that allegedly took place more than a decade ago. Bishop Georges Colomb of La Rochelle and Saintes was reportedly charged on Friday with the 2013 attempted rape of an adult man.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256073/french-bishop-charged-with-attempted-2013-rape-of-adult-man
A man calling himself “Father Martin” attempted to infiltrate several Texas parishes last month and reportedly succeeded in stealing several hundred dollars from one Houston parish, with the scam prompting a security warning from one of the state’s dioceses. On October 25, a person who identified himself as a visiting priest named “Father Martin” showed up at six different parishes in the Diocese of Dallas.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256075/texas-dioceses-targeted-by-scammer-impersonating-catholic-priest
A legislative council member from the pro-Beijing New People’s Party has criticized a joint petition signed by ten Catholic bishops, including three Americans, calling for the immediate release of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256078/hong-kong-lawmaker-blasts-catholic-bishops-petition-for-release-of-jimmy-lai
Over 100 members of Congress are urging the Supreme Court to stop more than half of US abortions by ordering the FDA to revoke its abortion pill approval. The lawmakers are arguing that the FDA’s approval process for the abortion drug had many “irregularities” and the decision to approve them has “endangered women and girls.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256080/over-100-members-of-congress-urge-supreme-court-to-revoke-abortion-pill-approval
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Cecilia. Cecilia was an early Roman martyr, and is the patron of musicians and poets because according to tradition, she sang while being burned in an oven during her martyrdom.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-cecilia-61