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• Former Jesuit provincial steps down following student abuse complaint (Cherwell)
  The former provincial of the Jesuits in Britain stepped down from his subsequent role as senior chaplain at the Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy after a student there lodged an abuse complaint. Cherwell, an Oxford student newspaper, alleged that the Jesuits “substantially misrepresented the nature of the complaint made by the student.”
• Catholic school enrollment rises in some states (Thomas B. Fordham Institute)
  Citing data from Florida and Iowa, the director of national research at EdChoice said that Catholic school enrollment has begun to rise in some states because of legislation that favors parental choice in education. “Families want Catholic education, but they can’t afford it,” said Michael McShane. “Private school choice programs solve that problem.”
• Pope evaluating President Trump's invitation to Vatican to join Gaza Board of Peace (OSV News)
  Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of His Holiness, said that Pope Leo XIV is evaluating an invitation from President Donald Trump for the Vatican City State to join his Board of Peace for Gaza. The invitation “requires some time to answer,” Cardinal Parolin told journalists on January 21. The Vatican, he added, “will […]
• Danish bishop publishes brief letter on Greenland (Diocese of Copenhagen)
  The Diocese of Copenhagen has published an English translation of a recent letter from its bishop, Bishop Czeslaw Kozon, to the pastor and faithful of the parish in Greenland. “A lot of concern and anxiety has filled many people worldwide, but especially in Greenland and Denmark, ordinary citizens and politicians alike,” Bishop Kozon wrote on […]