Headlines for February 19, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Vatican budget projects $60 million deficit
 Vatican softens stand on mandatory vaccination for employees
 Pope gives members of Roman Curia a book on spirituality to accompany annual retreat
 Texas archbishop dispenses faithful from Lenten fast, citing storm shortages
 Founder defies Vatican order to leave ecumenical community
 English bishops lament ‘do not resuscitate’ notices for Covid patients with learning disabilities
 Patriarchs, other Christian leaders appeal to President Biden to end sanctions against Syria
 Chinese officials move to demolish Catholic church
 In England, Church faces reckoning as new abuse cases emerge
 Catholic leaders call on President Biden to rescue reeling Puerto Rico
 Belgium, Netherlands see rapid rise in euthanasia and assisted suicide cases
 UK government blocks genocide vote
 Australian bishops issue pastoral letter on Catholic education
 Harassment cases revive worries of racism at Boston College
 Notre Dame limits on-campus activities amid Covid spike
 USCCB releases ‘Beauty Heals’ videos in response to vandalism of churches
 Church in Croatia is ‘both very much alive and in pain,’ nuncio says
 Luxembourg’s government to turn abbey into Holocaust education center

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