Weekly News Roundup July 14, 2022

o Our stories this week include: (1) Pope Francis' comment this week that he leaves to President Joe Biden's "conscience" the fact that Biden supports abortion, saying the President should "talk to his pastor about that inconsistency"; (2) two stories which demonstrate that the Vatican under Francis consistently undermines the Church's opposition to abortion and contraception; (3) a new document produced by the Synod of Bishop which attempts to describe a "spirituality for synodality"; and (4) the latest from a high-profile Vatican trial which centers around a botched real estate investment scheme.