> > **Vatican Memo Author Revealed** > > Reporter confirms author of scathing critique of Pope Francis' pontificate. [FULL STORY](http://magister.blogautore.espresso.repubblica.it/2023/01/11/in-memoria-del-cardinale-pell-quei-suoi-diari-di-prigione-tanto-amati-da-benedetto/) > > **'Denigrating the Memory of the Deceased'** > > Berlin police investigating pro-gay group for insulting Pope Benedict XVI. [FULL STORY](https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/einer-der-grossten-queerfeindlichen-hetzer-berliner-polizei-ermittelt-wegen-papst-nachruf-gegen-queeres-online-magazin-9146493.html) > > **Why Illinois’ new assault weapons ban might not hold up in court** > > U.S. Supreme Court decision last year could upend the new law and other gun restrictions elsewhere, legal scholars say. [FULL STORY](https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/13/23552551/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-supreme-court-constitutional-scholars-guns-high-capacity-magazines) > > **German Catholic Exodus** > > Archdiocese of Cologne and German state suffer record number of apostasies. [FULL STORY](https://www.katholisch.de/artikel/43054-neuer-hoechststand-bei-kirchenaustritten-in-koeln) > > **Europeans Fault EU for Energy Crisis** > > Poll shows more Europeans blame Brussels during 2022. [FULL STORY](https://hungarytoday.hu/europeans-blame-the-eu-for-energy-crisis-by-large-majority-poll-shows/) > > **By 2025, 90% Of Online Content Could Be Generated By AI** > > She added that the entire field is entirely new, as applications for generative AI have, “only really [been] coming to the fore in the last 24 to 6 months.” [FULL STORY](https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2023/01/16/by-2025-90-of-online-content-could-be-generated-by-ai/) > > **Sacrilegious Album Art Banned** > > UK agency forbids LGBT pop singer's anti-Catholic promos for vulgar album. [FULL STORY](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64214750) > > **'Passion' Sequel to Start Shooting** > > Mel Gibson, Jim Caviezel to work on film depicting Christ's resurrection. [FULL STORY](https://thepostmillennial.com/passion-of-the-christ-sequel-to-begin-filming-this-spring-with-mel-gibson-and-jim-caviezel-returning-to-focus-on-christs-decent-to-hell-report) > > **Global LNG Imports Reach All-Time High** > > Even as European benchmark gas prices are falling, the EU is still drawing most of the US shipments of the supercooled fuel, due to Asian demand remaining weak. [FULL STORY](https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2023/01/15/global-lng-imports-reach-all-time-high/) > Please consider [Church Militant Evening News](https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/archive/evening-news) for daily hard-hitting news and analysis through an authentic Catholic lens, covering the latest developments in the Church, across the nation and around the world. > *[Church Militant](https://www.churchmilitantaction.org/) (a 501(c)4 corporation) is responsible for the content of this commentary.* If you also seek the truth, then please consider joining Church Militant today by supporting our work. Sign up for a [Church Militant Premium account](https://www.churchmilitant.com/gopremium) or simply [make a donation](https://www.churchmilitant.com/donate). Feel free to [contact Church Militant](https://www.churchmilitant.com/contact) with your questions, comments, or concerns, at anytime. Primary Video source and transcript continues here: https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/news-2023-01-16