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Catholic News

• NY archdiocese raising $300M to fund abuse settlements (Our Sunday Visitor)
  Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York announced on December 8 that the archdiocese is entering into mediation in lieu of court proceedings and is raising $300 million to fund abuse settlements with 1,300 plaintiffs. The anticipated funds are coming from budget cuts and property sales.
• USCCB publishes asylum update (USCCB)
  In a two-page document entitled “Asylum Update,” the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Department of Migration and Refugee Services addressed four questions about the federal pause in applications for asylum. The questions include “What is the status of asylum adjudications by USCIS [ US Citizenship and Immigration Services]?” and “Does this pause on the […]
• Bishops of Haiti issue Christmas message, call for hope and change (Vatican News)
  Stating that “the light of Christ shines in our darkness,” the bishops of strife-torn Haiti called for hope and change in their Christmas message, released on December 8. The bishops called upon leaders to “rise above partisan interests” and ensure security for scheduled elections in February.
• Vatican publishes online edition of Annuario Pontificio (Vatican News)
  The Vatican’s Secretariat of State and the Dicastery for Communication have, for the first time, made the Annuario Pontificio [Pontifical Yearbook] available online—for a fee of 68.10 euros per year ($79, before processing fees). “In a time when communication is ever faster and more global, offering immediate and reliable access to information on the life […]