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Stories for May 2012

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Thursday, May. 31

 Journalist behind 'Vatileaks' remains mum on sources
 Obama has pushed Catholic voters too far, columnist argues
 Vatican seeking truth behind document leaks, papal spokesman says
 Boston archdiocese drops restrictions on parish property sale after ACLU objects
 Milwaukee archdiocese paid abusive priests to accelerate laicization
 New York Catholics divided on bishops' lawsuit against HHS mandate
 Pope's prayer intentions for June 2012
 Another Planned Parenthood clinic caught assisting sex-selection abortion
 Utah bishop criticizes Maureen Dowd column
 Vatican Radio highlights ‘Mothers Prayers’ initiative
 Vatican conference examines peacebuilding practices
 Bolivian bishops denounce legislation on same-sex unions
 Syria: Christians fear kidnappings in retaliation for Houla massacre
 Prelate welcomes war-crimes sentence for Charles Taylor
 World Meeting of Families opens in Milan

Released Wednesday, May. 30

 Africa has enough problems without terrorism: Nigerian archbishop
 Consolation in prayer comes from union with Christ, Pope explains at audience
 Muslim Brotherhood candidate for Egypt’s presidency hints at Coptic deputy
 Chinese government refuses episcopal honors for deceased 'underground' bishop
 Pope seeks to calm 'Vatileaks' furor
 Nashville Dominican to lead US bishops’ education office
 Geologists: Jesus crucified in 33
 Syria: priest devotes himself to prayer, fasting where ‘hell is unleashing’
 CAFOD: poor should be at center of ‘green economy’
 Chinese bishop says ‘spring has arrived’
 Bolivian cardinal denounces lynchings, gang violence
 Vatican spokesman denies rumors in ‘Vatileaks’ scandal

Released Tuesday, May. 29

 Pakistani Protestant denounced for blasphemy after citing Qur'an in sermon on violence
 McGurn on the HHS-mandate lawsuit, Notre Dame's involvement, and Obama's problem with Catholic voters
 Russians believe Orthodox Church needs protection, poll finds
 Toronto's Cardinal Collins joins opponents of required 'gay-straight alliances' in schools
 Abortion rate rises, repeat abortions common, English statistics show
 Planned Parenthood clinic found encouraging sex-selection abortion
 Vatican releases, explains guidelines on testing reported apparitions
 Pope expresses sorrow, Vatican condemns massacre in Syria
 Turkish premier: 'I see abortion as murder'
 North Korea's brutal prisons threaten political dissidents, religious believers
 Key Vatican official comments on 'Vatileaks' scandal
 Union president: Church’s doctrines ‘not connected to my faith’
 France: stones thrown at faithful during Mass
 Leading Ukrainian prelate recounts priestly vocation under Communist persecution
 British doctors who refuse to carry out sex-change surgery may be barred from practice
 Rioters sets fire to churches in Zanzibar
 Egyptian prelate airs concerns about Muslim Brotherhood victory

Released Monday, May. 28

 Ontario Catholic schools oppose requirement for gay-straight alliances
 Costa Rican president meets with Pontiff
 Italian earthquake victims receive donation from Pope
 Pope voices support for Iraqi Christian communities
 Inspire social institutions with Gospel message, Pope says
 Pope's valet now cooperating with wider investigation into Vatican leaks
 Sri Lanka: government minister charges that bishop fuels religious tensions
 Vatican spokesman: we must choose Christ’s army or the devil’s
 Nuncio calls for prayer, fasting for peace in Syria
 Cardinal Wuerl defends lawsuits: ‘I don't want the president to define me’
 Bishop Blaire clarifies remarks on HHS mandate, says he ‘stands solidly’ with other bishops
 Memo explains reasons for firing of Vatican Bank president
 Vatican confirms papal valet’s arrest for illegal possession of documents
 Pope contrasts unity of Pentecost, division of Babel
 2 saints to be proclaimed Doctors of the Church in October

Released Friday, May. 25

 South Carolina jail policy reversed; Mass will be allowed
 Vatican Museums to open new rooms, hallways
 New appointments to Curia may alter Italian influence
 US voters doubt Catholic bishops would close down hospitals, schools
 Vietnamese Catholic activists sentenced to prison terms
 Czech prime minister visits Vatican
 Dublin archbishop declines to back Cardinal Brady
 Archbishop Lori: the battle goes beyond the HHS mandate
 Plenary indulgence for participation in World Meeting of Families
 Search begins for new president of Vatican Bank
 Government grants dwarf private donations to Catholic Relief Services
 Pope's valet the source of leaked documents?
 India: corpses of aborted girls are fed to dogs
 American Legion Auxiliary: Girls State participants not allowed to attend Sunday Mass
 Ave Maria University drops student health insurance in response to HHS mandate
 Cardinal, State Department official discuss plight of women migrants
 Cardinal Zen: persecution of Church in China worsening, becoming more subtle

Released Thursday, May. 24

 Bulgarian, Macedonian leaders met with Pontiff
 Chinese pilgrimage draws 3,000 despite government pressures
 Europe's 'rich soil' becoming 'inhospitable desert' for faith, Pope warns Italian bishops
 Chaplain barred from celebrating Mass in South Carolina jail
 Accused cleric takes stand in Philadelphia abuse case
 English hierarchy slow to accept Anglican ordinariate?
 President of Vatican Bank removed from office
 Critical moment for Church in Australia, says institute’s dean
 Editorials blast Cuban dissidents’ criticisms of cardinal
 Mounting persecution of Church in Inner Mongolia
 Italian bishops issue abuse norms
 California bishop questions strategy against HHS mandate

Released Wednesday, May. 23

 Vatican official calls for universal health-care coverage
 British government facility refuses to host conference on defense of traditional marriage
 Church of England ready to ordain women as bishops?
 Pope speaks on understanding God's fatherly love
 Defense argues Philadelphia official was following orders from archdiocesan superiors
 Irish Church prepares for first married deacons
 Vatican insiders battle over revival of Gregorian chant
 Cardinal Wuerl makes case against HHS mandate in Washington Post op-ed
 In Green Bay case, sex-abuse victims forego punitive-damage award
 Gallup poll finds dramatic drop in 'pro-choice' Americans
 Network newscasts ignored Catholic lawsuits against HHS mandate
 USCCB, CRS officials hosting webcast on preventing ‘drastic cuts’ to budget
 Human Rights Watch calls upon Vietnam to release Catholic activists
 New York parish holds prayer vigil for LCWR following Vatican’s doctrinal assessment
 USCCB urges laity to lobby senators on farm bill
 California Franciscans’ abuse files released
 Alabama: Methodist bishop seeks forgiveness for priest’s 1921 murder
 Egypt: Christians convicted, Muslims acquitted for 2011 violence

Released Tuesday, May. 22

 Vatican unveils final plans for Milan meeting of families
 Glendon explains vital importance of suits against contraceptive mandate
 Green Bay diocese found guilty of fraud in abuse case
 Chinese authorities discourage pilgrimages to Marian shrine
 Italians oppose same-sex marriage, adoption
 Italian teen abducted for sex exploitation, says Rome's former exorcist
 Jerusalem Patriarch sees continuing 'hemorrhage' of Christians leaving Holy Land
 Leader of Legionaries knew for years that priest had fathered child
 Activist nun has taken part in hundreds of demonstrations
 US Franciscan statement on climate change
 Rallies for religious freedom scheduled for June 8
 'Artist' claims to make popsicles from Precious Blood
 Traditional Anglican Communion suspends Hepworth
 Cardinal: ‘binding doctrinal content’ not major part of breach between Holy See, SSPX

Released Monday, May. 21

 Pray for China, Pope asks faithful
 Philippines to recognize Islamic law in Mindanao province?
 Leaks of papal documents are 'criminal,' Vatican charges
 Supporters of Orthodox patriarch organize Moscow motorcade
 Bishops in Philippines ask officials to halt Lady Gaga concert tour
 Pontiff encourages Italian pro-life movement
 Solidarity requires individual involvement, not state programs, Pope says
 Pope condemns Italian school bombing, prays for earthquake victims
 Philadelphia archdiocese removes 2 more priests
 Spanish city council wants bishop removed for criticism of homosexuality
 Toronto parochial school hosts visit by Miss Universe contestants
 Pope removes Sicilian bishop from diocesan leadership
 Ascension is promise of human immortality, Pope tells Sunday audience
 43 Catholic groups file legal challenge to HHS mandate
 Christian neighborhood attacked in Indonesia
 Papal delegate names new leadership for Regnum Christi
 Catholic Relief Services lauds new Obama initiative for Africa
 Typical new priest: 31-year-old cradle Catholic who comes from large family, prays Rosary
 Sebelius invokes JFK speech during Georgetown commencement address
 Archbishops Lori, Chaput to preach during bishops' religious liberty campaign

Released Friday, May. 18

 Serbian Orthodox will not invite Pope to major ecumenical celebration
 Turkish Muslims want to pray in Hagia Sophia
 Ex-priest convicted of seeking to arrange murder of his sex-abuse accuser
 Few priests attend meeting to support Cardinal Brady
 Vatican Secretary of State to attend soccer finals
 Bishops of South Sudan plead for international pressure on Khartoum to stop warfare
 Film portrait of Virgin Mary shows total acceptance of God's will, Pope says
 Austrian cardinal says disciplinary action possible against dissident priests
 Roman university announces chair for study of Pope Paul VI
 Pope lauds US bishops' work for immigration reform
 Noted author announces canonical lawsuit against Georgetown
 Australian prelate cautions against defensive approach, calls for energetic evangelization
 Background: World Communications Day
 New members named to National Review Board
 ‘Healing stone’ for abuse victims to be unveiled at International Eucharistic Congress
 British ambassador praises Vatican bank’s steps to address money laundering
 Vatican cardinal examines relations between the Church and Jews

Released Wednesday, May. 16

 Canadian bishop laicized after child-porn conviction
 Former gangster says mob kidnapped daughter of Vatican employee
 Kenyan bishop files new lawsuit against Irish TV network for false charges
 Philadelphia court hears evidence archdiocese wanted abuse claims concealed
 Don't let work conflict with family, Pope cautions audience
 Pope's new Wednesday lecture series: St. Paul on prayer
 CDF discusses reconciliation with SSPX
 Vatican prelate reflects on Year of Faith
 Franciscan University drops student insurance in response to HHS mandate
 USCCB renews call for nuclear arms reduction
 Radical Muslims fomenting conflict in Lebanon
 Washington archdiocese criticizes Georgetown over Sebelius invitation
 USCCB attorneys foresee legal action against ‘unjust and unlawful’ HHS mandate

Released Tuesday, May. 15

 Noted Legionary priest reveals he fathered a child
 Caritas groups discuss Arab immigration into Europe
 US team captures Vatican soccer tourney
 Vatican bank briefs ambassadors on new financial rules
 Two US governors sign bills to boost religious freedom
 Ireland's Cardinal Brady trims public schedule; replacement may come soon
 Bishop Fellay in Rome as deal with SSPX appears close
 Benetton settles Vatican lawsuit over manipulated image of Pope
 Vatican confirms schedule for Pope's June visit to Milan
 British public affirms Queen's role as religious leader
 Orissa: conversion of Hindu persecutor of Christians
 Replacement named for Australian bishop removed by Vatican
 Leading Congo bishop urges US Congress to remember human toll of conflict minerals
 Vatican reshapes African nation’s hierarchy
 Canadian bishops issue letter on religious freedom, speak of conscientious objection
 Worldwide Rosary campaign for Year of Faith

Released Monday, May. 14

 Lawyer says Philadelphia archdiocesan leaders lied to him
 Body of Italian mobster exhumed, no clues on girl's disappearance
 Pope salutes maestro's commitment to reviving sacred music
 In Tuscany, Pope speaks of solidarity
 Vatican was informed of Argentine human-rights violations in 1970s
 Vatican spokesman: editorial on human trafficking
 Iowa diocese reaches ‘compromise’ on scholarship award for gay student
 450th anniversary of reestablishment of Prague archbishopric
 Record crowd attends Canada’s March for Life
 Christians forced to leave Syrian village
 Bishop Fellay warns of potential internal split if SSPX reconciles with Holy See

Released Friday, May. 11

 Father Robert Barron, creator of 'Catholicism' documentary, to head Chicago seminary
 Vatican condemns Damascus bombing, pleads for peace in Syria
 Suicide at Pompei shrine
 Australian premier remains opposed to same-sex marriage
 Vatican newspaper explains 'equivalent canonization' of St. Hildegard of Bingen
 Anglican ordinariate to debut in June
 Pelosi says her faith 'compels' support for same-sex marriage
 Shake-up in leadership of Pontifical Irish College in Rome
 7 Legionary priests under investigation for abuse
 Legal action by Vassula Ryden shuts down critical web site
 Pope underlines urgency of evangelization
 Promiscuity declines among US high school students
 Michigan bishop ‘thrilled’ that predecessor is declared venerable
 Theologians blast US bishops on same-sex marriage
 Anglican-Catholic dialogue discusses ‘right ethical teaching’
 US bishops laud North Carolina’s passage of marriage amendment
 Vatican officials offer differing views on dispute within Pontifical Academy for Life

Released Thursday, May. 10

 Pakistani Christians honor bishop who committed suicide to protest blasphemy laws
 Australian pro-lifer faces 8-month jail term for 'rescue' activities
 Key Vatican official sees no doctrinal problem with SSPX reconciliation
 Internal disputes escalate in Pontifical Academy for Life
 Vatican declares new martyrs; others advance toward beatification
 Pope formally proclaims sainthood of Hildegard of Bingen
 Eucharistic Congress could help heal Irish Church, archbishop believes
 Imitate St. John of Avila, Pope encourages Spanish clerics
 Pope sees progress in Catholic-Jewish ties in Latin America
 Lebanese priest who baptized Muslim is abducted, then released
 North Carolina bishops welcome passage of marriage amendment
 Chaplain: some Swiss Guards have never previously been to Confession
 Papua New Guinea bishops lodge conscientious objection to condom distribution
 Vatican cardinal examines Pope’s teaching on environment
 Cardinal Dolan laments Obama’s support for same-sex marriage

Released Wednesday, May. 9

 Legatus files suit to block contraceptive mandate
 Vatican moving quickly to find successor for Ireland's embattled Cardinal Brady?
 President Obama announces support for same-sex marriage
 Bishops of Sudan, South Sudan postpone meeting as tensions mount
 US ordinariate receives first priest, parish
 Portuguese government eliminates 2 religious holidays
 Pope says constant prayers of the faithful give him confidence
 ‘Rite for the Blessing of a Child in the Womb’ now available
 Vatican Radio examines question of ‘brain death’
 Kenyan cardinal: homosexuality, prostitution should not be legalized
 Historic California church vandalized
 North Carolina voters approve marriage amendment
 US bishops: Ryan budget fails to meet ‘basic moral test’

Released Tuesday, May. 8

 14,000 sign petition opposing Sebelius commencement speech at Georgetown
 Australian priest left parish voluntarily after disclosing secret marriage
 Treating human nature as meaningless
 US students reach finals of Vatican soccer tourney
 Diplomatic case of Chen Guangcheng puts US-China ties in proper perspective
 Calls for resignations at Pontifical Academy for Life
 Massachusetts bishop asked not to attend commencement at Catholic college
 Wales: Catholic schools ordered to give students a 'balanced' view on same-sex marriage
 Vatican cardinal likens human trafficking to slavery
 Iowa: scholarship for gay student at Catholic school sparks controversy
 Religious freedom leads agenda at US bishops’ meeting
 Investigative series on fugitives finds at least 32 priests have fled country
 Kenya’s bishops urge pro-life vote, criticize secession call

Released Monday, May. 7

 Terrorist victims were martyrs, Nigerian bishop tells mourners
 British archdiocese under fire in sex-abuse case
 Biden signals support for same-sex marriage
 Pope encourages new Swiss Guards to grow closer to Christ and the Church
 Albanian president visits Pontiff at Vatican
 Ensure orthodoxy in Catholic schools, Pope urges US bishops
 Reliance on God heightens man's freedom, Pope tells Sunday audience
 Indonesia: authorities shut down 3 Christian churches
 Dublin's Archbishop Martin wants new inquiry into abuse case involving Cardinal Brady
 US-sponsored broadcast denounces 'lackey' Cuban cardinal
 Italian cardinal says Church will not downplay opposition to same-sex marriage
 Papal spokesman discusses faith and reason in medical research
 Nazis’ ‘life unworthy to be lived’ philosophy alive and well: Vatican paper
 Missionary priest brutally slain in Mozambique
 Egyptian Christians face constant proselytism, discrimination
 Sebelius among Georgetown University’s commencement speakers

Released Friday, May. 4

 Bankruptcy judge may release testimony of Milwaukee prelates
 Beatify Bhatti, John Allen suggests
 New York bishops recommend higher minimum wage
 Cardinal Brady repeats that he will not resign
 Philadelphia: 3 suspended priests cleared, 5 found unfit for ministry
 Bishop Blaire, Rep. Ryan explain differing stands on federal budget
 Pope will hear Beethoven's 9th performed at La Scala
 Australian organization of women religious signals support for LCWR
 Balance economic and spiritual needs of people, Pope urges national leaders
 One-fifth of US Catholics not linked to any parish
 Overview of recent Vatican document on theology
 Faithful urged to prod Clinton on Sudan
 Pope to visit Italian city in July
 Victory for pro-family forces at UN
 Nepal to criminalize evangelization
 Catholics ‘fertile ground’ for conversion to Islam: senior Al-Qaeda official

Released Thursday, May. 3

 Leading Irish politicians call for Cardinal Brady's resignation
 Columnist George Will celebrates 40th birthday of his Down-syndrome son
 Decisions due Friday on suspended Philadelphia priests
 Rebel violence in Congo forcing thousands into flight
 Pope tells medical faculty: restore role of faith in research
 Catholic vote now seen evenly split in US presidential race
 Over 100,000 adult baptisms in South Korea in 2011
 Profile of Olympic skater who became nun
 Our Sunday Visitor turns 100
 140th anniversary of largest women’s religious institute
 Honduran cardinal welcomes new Caritas statutes
 Mormons surge, Catholics decline in US; half of Americans are nonadherents

Released Wednesday, May. 2

 New statutes for Caritas International underline Vatican control
 New calls for Cardinal Brady to resign over role in Irish sex-abuse investigation
 Pacem in Terris seen as important guide to recovery understanding of common good
 Myanmar bishops pleased with Aung San Suu Kyi decision to enter parliament
 Italian bishops' daily seeks scrutiny of 'medical marijuana' drive
 Police oust 'Occupy' protesters from San Francisco archdiocesan building-- again
 Maureen Dowd taken to task for inaccuracies, illogic
 Pope recalls beatification of John Paul II, one year later
 Prayer and Scripture reading help guide the faithful through life, Pope tells audience
 Egypt's Copts to choose new spiritual leader in September
 Announcement imminent about suspended Philadelphia priests?
 Australian priest removed after revealing secret marriage
 Modern Family receives ‘Catholic Oscar’ award
 Christian activist slain in Pakistan
 Episcopal Church may approve blessing of same-sex relationships
 French Revolution martyr beatified
 Nigerian prelates lament weak response to Islamist terrorism

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