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• In victory for Maine diocese, state court invalidates lifting of statute of limitations (Religion Clause)
  In a 4-2 decision, Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a 2021 state law lifting the statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases violated the state constitution. The Diocese of Portland, the state’s sole diocese, had challenged the constitutionality of the law. Bishop James Ruggieri expressed hope that the decision “will allow us as […]
• Pope announces he will write apostolic exhortation on children (Vatican News)
  At the conclusion of the Vatican’s International Summit on Children’s Rights, Pope Francis announced he will write an apostolic exhortation on children. The Pope has written seven apostolic exhortations during his pontificate; three are styled post-synodal. The most recent, C’est la confiance, marked the 150th anniversary of St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s birth.
• Arson at 17th-century Milan church (OIDAC Europe)
  Fire was set to the door of the Church of St. Martin in Greco, on the outskirts of Milan, Italy. The present church was built in the 17th century, though the parish dates to the 13th century. Apart from the door, the church was not damaged.
• Syrian archbishop warns of threats against Christians, torture (Fides)
  Archbishop Jacques Mourad, the Syriac Catholic archbishop of Homs, warned of violence currently taking place in Syria, nearly two months after the political transition in which the militant Islamist Abu Mohammad al-Jolani displaced Bashar al-Assad. Archbishop Mourad, a former ISIS hostage, told the Fides news agency about “several cases of young Christians being threatened and […]