January 13, 2022

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The University of Notre Dame, and Georgetown University, are among sixteen private schools facing a federal lawsuit, for allegedly illegally conspiring to reduce financial aid awards to students. The lawsuit depicts the schools as a cartel, that fixes prices in order to reduce the amount of total aid offered by each school. Gunmen killed at least two hundred people last week in northwestern Nigeria. The bandits targeted nine villages over the course of three days. Some 10,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by this month’s violence. Visitors to the Vatican Museums will meet new COVID-19 requirements. The new rules require visitors to show proof of full vaccination, or recovery from the virus. Visitors will also be required to wear medical-grade masks. The regulations will be in place through at least February. Today is the feast of Saint Hilary of Poitiers. The fourth-century philosopher and bishop is remembered for his strong defense of Trinitarian theology.