> > **Cdl. Ouellet Retires** > > Top Vatican official announces retirement, pope appoints successor. [FULL STORY](https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-accepts-cardinal-ouellet-s-resignation-appoints-american-to-lead-dicastery-for-bishops) > > **Synodal Leaders Deny Hidden Agenda** > > Cardinals deny ideological influence over Synod on Synodality. [FULL STORY](https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=57517) > > **British Food Inflation Continues To Rise** > > According to Kantar, the latest price surge will increase an annual food shopping budget to £5,504 ($6,781), an increase of £788 ($974). [FULL STORY](https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2023/02/01/british-food-inflation-continues-to-rise/) > > **Bp. Bätzing Blasts Vatican** > > German prelate defends dissident Synodal Way against Vatican warnings. [FULL STORY](https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/plus243462283/Georg-Baetzing-ueber-Papst-Franziskus-Art-der-Fuehrung-aeusserst-fragwuerdig.html) > > **'Pain & Shame'** > > English bishop predicts Vatican investigation will reveal abuse. [FULL STORY](https://catholicherald.co.uk/vatican-abuse-inquiry-into-hexham-and-newcastle-will-cause-pain-and-shame-says-archbishop/) > > **Why Academics Are Writing Junk That Nobody Reads** > > Sadly, however, many academic articles today are merely exercises in what one professor I knew called “creative plagiarism” — rearrangements of previous research with a new thesis appended on to them. [FULL STORY](https://intellectualtakeout.org/2023/01/academic-writing-nobody-reads/) > > **Conversion Therapy Ban Condemned** > > Dutch government warns against bill outlawing conversion therapy. [FULL STORY](https://cne.news/artikel/2474-dutch-council-of-state-critical-of-ban-on-conversion-therapy) > > **Houck Acquitted** > > Jury sides with pro-life Catholic father against US Justice Department. [FULL STORY](https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/mark-houck-decision) > > **Watch: Farmers May Have Figured Out Exactly What’s Causing the Egg Shortage – Was This Intentional?** > > ...a woman who has raised chickens for over 30 years said she has never gone without eggs. But from Halloween until a week ago, her chickens produced just a single egg. After switching from chicken feed to goat feed, they began to lay eggs again. [FULL STORY](https://thinkcivics.com/watch-farmers-may-have-figured-out-exactly-whats-causing-the-egg-shortage-was-this-intentional/) > 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-2023-02-01