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Stories for October 2017

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Tuesday, Oct. 31

 Reformation ‘not an occasion to rejoice,’ notes Russian Orthodox spokesman
 In Britain, Vogue magazine details risks of The Pill
 Madison diocese vicar general explains policy on funerals for same-sex couples
 Irish bishop argues the case against legalizing abortion
 Joint Vatican/Lutheran statement hails benefits of Reformation
 ‘Former Priest Says Revered Colleague Was a Predator’
 Beijing expels hundreds of South Korean pastors and missionaries
 Nationalist party: India is not a country for Christians
 Philippine leader’s evangelical backers join outcry against killings in war on drugs
 Egyptian court bans TV show that criticizes traditional Sunni doctrine
 Court: Phoenix wedding invitation designers must serve LGBT customers
 Catholic, Lutheran ecumenical officials discuss Reformation anniversary
 Vatican cardinal, in Uganda, calls for heroic obedience to God, renewed evangelization
 Iraq: Catholic, Orthodox leaders concerned by clashes between government, Kurds
 Pakistan: progress is being made regarding the law on civil recognition of Christian marriages
 Historic Episcopal Church parish decides to remove plaques honoring Washington, Lee
 Canadian Parliament may repeal law against disrupting religious services
 Vatican official writes book on marriage vows
 EU Parliament VP welcomes Vatican-hosted conference on Europe and Christianity
 Italian missionary priest beatified in Brazil
 Pope Francis: Angelus address on Matthew 22:34-40
 Pope outlines his vision of Christian contribution to Europe’s future
 Pope visits 2 Vatican offices

Released Monday, Oct. 30

 Dublin archdiocese withholds statistics amid mounting shortage of priests
 Beethoven by bagpipes at Vatican canonization ceremony
 Boston archdiocese rescinds ban on pro-life petitions
 Papal homily: good pastors are close to their people
 Santa Fe’s Archbishop Wester apologizes for ‘betrayal of trust’ on sexual abuse
 Cardinal Müller backs Buttiglione’s reading of Amoris Laetitia
 Chaldean Patriarch worried by insecurity in Kurdistan
 Activists urge removal of Wisconsin bishop after questions on funerals for same-sex couples
 Polish region donates this year’s Vatican Christmas tree
 Cardinal Parolin celebrates Mass for anniversary of Norcia earthquakes
 Kenya’s Bishop Korir, leading voice for peace, dead at 67
 Vatican: Pope not mediating in North Korea crisis
 Indiana court rules that sex offenders are not banned from churches
 British court upholds university’s expulsion of student who wrote that same-sex marriage is sinful
 Egypt: Coptic priest conducts sit-in in his closed church
 Sudan: authorities charge 5 Christians with noise pollution for loud church services
 Honduran bishops, in election statement, call for restoration of democracy, rule of law
 Indonesia passes law against radical Islamist organizations
 Pope Francis recalls 70th anniversary of secular insitutes
 Papal audiences (10/28)
 Pope highlights importance of protecting civilians during conflicts
 Vatican Secretary of State comments on the European project
 In shift of stance, DUP signals hopes for papal visit to Northern Ireland
 University College Dublin: student body president impeached, faces threats for pro-life stance
 English bishop: abortion is ‘the cornerstone issue for any society’
 England’s Buckfast Abbey to celebrate 1,000 years
 Group helps aspirants to priesthood, religious life tackle student debt
 Episcopal appointments (10/27)
 Papal audiences (10/27)
 Cardinal Marx, at Vatican press conference, praises EU, discusses Christian contribution to its future

Released Friday, Oct. 27

 Italy holds annual day of Islamic-Christian dialogue
 Church of England to debate blessings for same-sex couples
 Anglican primate to welcome Catholic-Lutheran declaration on justification
 New HHS strategic plan could be blueprint for pro-life health care policies
 Venezuela’s opposition awarded Sakharov Prize for championing human rights
 Moscow patriarch: Bolshevik Revolution was a catastrophe
 Ukrainian Catholic leader: do not look for political messiahs
 Former Tablet editor discusses Britain’s relations with Vatican
 US seminarians take part in intensive language immersion program in Mexico
 Pope’s November-January schedule includes new World Day of the Poor
 2,800 JFK assassination files have been released, others withheld
 Low turnout taints Kenyatta victory in Kenya election re-run
 Catalonia crisis deepens as Puigdemont declines to call snap election
 Place people, not profits, at center of economic system, Pope tells Italy’s Catholics
 Papal audiences (10/26)

Released Thursday, Oct. 26

 French court orders removal of cross from statue of St. John Paul II
 Ontario approves ban on pro-life witness at abortion clinics
 God commands welcome for immigrants, Pope says
 Pope: ‘easy-going Christians’ don’t exist
 California Gov. Brown to keynote Vatican conference on climate change
 Indian bishop: Amoris Laetitia offers no guidance on inter-religious marriages
 Kenyan Church leaders sought to bring political rivals together before vote
 Pope speaks to astronauts on International Space Station
 Luther started rebellion not reform, says Cardinal Müller in rebuttal of Italian prelate
 Pence: US aid to Middle East will go through faith-based groups, not UN agencies
 New Chinese leadership seen no friendlier to Church
 Universities must embrace truth, Pope tells Portuguese students
 Synod survey yields weak response from young people
 Pope meets with leader of Church of Scotland
 Myanmar: bishops’ spokesman warns that ‘a wrong word from the Holy Father can plunge the country into chaos’
 International Lutheran leader receives peace prize
 Augustinian prior general writes strongly worded letter on Reformation’s 500th anniversary
 Iowa: judge sides with city in dispute with church over feeding of homeless
 HHS strategic plan includes pro-life provisions
 USCCB issues letter to Congress on tax reform
 Australian commercial surrogacy laws leave infant twins in legal limbo
 Christians flee village as Iraqi army battles Kurdish forces
 Sudanese bishops hope for peace in Kenya
 ‘A new era of hope opens up’: Marawi bishop reacts to defeat of Islamists
 European Parliament pays tribute to slain Maltese journalist
 Spanish leader’s allies flinch at draconian tactics for Catalonia
 India restarts dialogue on Kashmir
 Colombia’s 2 leading guerrilla groups issue joint peace statement
 Resignations and appointments (10/25)
 “Paradise, the goal of our hope”: full text of Pope’s 10/25 general audience

Released Wednesday, Oct. 25

 Relics of John Paul II, Jerzy Popieluszko stolen from Italian church
 Some Egyptian Church leaders back campaign to re-elect President al Sisi
 Nun killed in Zimbabwe; disturbed suspect confesses
 Saudi prince vows to ‘eradicate’ Islamic extremism
 English translation released of proposed Vatican II statements against Communism
 Immigrant minor ‘Jane Doe’ receives abortion in controversial case
 Wisconsin diocese cautions priests on funerals for homosexual activists
 Nova Scotia legislators halt bill to reorganize archdiocese, at prompting of abuse victims’ attorney
 US bishops release English translation of exorcism ritual
 Missionary sister has served for 70 years in Eritrea
 Caritas calls for respect for human rights of Asian workers
 In the sky this week
 Pope writes introduction to book on Latin America
 Syriac Catholic patriarch calls on Trump administration to help persecuted Christians
 Louisiana diocese may launch beatification cause of World War II chaplain
 Church groups gear up response as Puerto Rico struggles to recover
 Italian president condemns anti-Semitism
 Philippine cardinal touts papal praise for faith-based drug-rehabilitation program
 Vatican diplomat discusses appreciation for Holy See’s role at United Nations
 Pope’s weekday Mass homily: meditate on Christ’s Passion to enter into His mystery
 Pope Francis devotes Wednesday general audience to hope’s fulfilment in heaven
 1/3 of American young adults don’t believe in God
 Boko Haram unleashes suicide bombers on Maiduguri, kills 16
 Syria: shocking images of starving baby reveal impact of food crisis
 Catalans plan human shield to block Madrid takeover
 Nuclear bombers poised to return to 24-hour alert after Trump recalls retired pilots
 263 million children worldwide not in school
 Vatican Secretary of State: need for water is among ‘most serious challenges to the international community’
 Resignations and appointments (10/25)

Released Tuesday, Oct. 24

 Kenyan priest killed after public criticism of government
 Cardinal Sarah: nations have a right to control immigration
 Cause to open for beatification of theologian Romano Guardini
 New book details sufferings of Catholics in Russia after Soviet revolution
 New CD released by Sistine Chapel Choir
 British study: most women seeking abortions were using contraceptives
 Judge rules nuns cannot block sale of former convent to Katy Perry
 Vatican said to reject Lebanon’s proposed ambassador
 Brazilian bishop: Amazon Synod should support married priests, female deacons
 Protestants detained after church service in Sudan
 Federal tax loophole let Planned Parenthood build clinics financed with ‘abortion bonds’
 British court invalidates sex-segregated classes in co-ed faith schools
 Irish postal service issues Fátima stamp
 Cardinal: 65,000 have responded to online synod questionnaire
 Moscow patriarchate wary of lawmaker’s proposal to recognize civil validity of Orthodox marriage
 Arab Christians’ plight under spotlight at Qatar conference
 Missionaries hope Pope Francis will give Bangladeshi Christians the courage to proclaim the Gospel
 Muslim protests force cancelation of Protestant Reformation celebration in Indonesia
 Duterte holds out olive branch to Filipino Catholics
 Leading Nigerian prelate decries tribal violence
 In election statement, Nicaraguan bishops rue nation’s ‘demoralization’
 USCCB official criticizes administration, Congress for proposing military spending increase
 Idolatry of money starves the poor, Pope says in weekday Mass homily
 Papal message to summit on water, climate
 European intellectuals issue ‘Paris Statement’ on ‘true Europe,’ ‘false Europe’
 India says Myanmar must take back Rohingya Muslims
 Catalonia’s future on the line ahead of crucial parliament session
 Papal audiences (10/23)
 Pope Francis reflects on relation between God, Caesar

Released Monday, Oct. 23

 Sudanese archbishop: stop tribal violence in refugee camps
 English, Scottish prelates issue statement on 50th anniversary of Abortion Act
 Lust for money leads to wars, causes starvation, Pope tells congregation
 Papal greetings to Israeli educators
 Pope sends video message to Canadian Youth Forum
 Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem meets with Pontiff
 Chinese official: Pope must not interfere in internal affairs
 Filipino President Duterte pays respects to deceased cardinal
 Pope rebukes Cardinal Sarah, says rules changed on liturgical translations
 Indonesians on remote Mindanao island embrace Catholic faith
 Venezuela’s bishops deplore pro-government bias in elections
  Appeals court: cross on Maryland highway median violates Constitution
 Judge orders release of Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s abuse records
 China: state-sanctioned Church says new regulations will ‘strengthen Christianity’
 Quebec’s new law bans facial coverings by public workers, on buses
 2,149 victims of euthanasia in Canada during 1st year of legalized assisted suicide
 ISIS been expelled, but the use of the veil at the University of Mosul is mandatory
 A 25-year-old Church: the challenges of mission in Mongolia
 Spanish cardinal: Catalan nationalism is an act of ‘sedition, fraud, and betrayal’
 109 Claretian martyrs beatified in Barcelona
 Vatican diplomat’s statement on ‘safe, orderly, and regular migration’
 Vatican newspaper tribute to Bishop Hu Xiande
 Leading Russian Orthodox official: Europe without Christ is ‘destined to annihilation’
 Florida layman has put up hundreds of pro-life billboards
 Pope Francis declares October 2019 to be ‘extraordinary missionary month’
 Help the disabled encounter Christ, Pope tells catechists
 Pope addresses Brazilian seminarians
 Resignations and appointments (10/21)
 Papal audiences (10/21)

Released Friday, Oct. 20

 Gregory Baum, controversial Canadian theologian, dead at 94
 Nigerian prelate demands end to ethnic violence
 Papal condolences on death of journalist in Malta
 In Syria everyone suffers, but Christians are most vulnerable, says Vatican ambassador
 Saudi Arabia creates panel to study Mohammed’s teaching, eliminate calls to violence
 House Speaker Ryan headlines Al Smith dinner
 Polish primate warns priests not to join anti-immigration protests
 Bring marketplace forces under social contract, Pope urges
 Papal book on the Our Father to be published in November
 Iraqi forces advance to retake Kurdish-held territory near Mosul
 Catalan leader defiant as Spain moves to revoke region’s autonomy
 US surgical abortion rate drops 25% over 6 years
 Saudi Arabia to vet use of Muhammad’s sayings to counter extremism
 Algeria: Protestants advocate for freedom to worship
 Religious-freedom commission condemns Pakistan for sentencing Ahmadis to death for blasphemy
 Vatican hosts conference on disability and catechesis
 FAO leader: Pope is ‘one of the few indispensable people in the world’
 Background: World Mission Sunday
 Pope’s weekday Mass homily (10/19): the gift of God’s salvation opens the door to all
 Methodist leader reflects on dialogue with Catholic Church
 Episcopal resignations and appointments (10/19)
 Papal audiences (10/19)
 Episcopal resignations and appointments (10/18)
 US bishops to vote for conference secretary, 6 committee leaders

Released Thursday, Oct. 19

 Vatican warns UN of ‘humanitarian disaster’ in Yemen
 Vatican envoy asks UN action to protect outer space
 Pope greets Methodist delegation, salutes 50 years of ecumenical work
 New Serbian ambassador presents credentials to Holy See
 Quebec bans burka in public services
 Maine diocese will auction off socks worn by former President Bush
 Pope to future business leaders: don’t ‘blindly obey’ market forces
 Chaldean Patriarch makes plea for unity in Iraq
 Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo says nation needs healing, unity
 Polish bishops weigh statement affirming traditional stands on marriage and divorce
 Australian churches defaced by gay activists as same-sex marriage debate escalates
 In victory for religious liberty, California governor vetoes labor bill
 Lebanon: teachers in Catholic schools ready to strike for higher salaries
 Christians, other religious minorities suffer workplace discrimination in Pakistan
 Isolated Catholic village on Lebanon/Syria border: ‘We beg you, help us!’
 Anglican Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali defends the voiceless, from the unborn to persecuted Christians
 Themselves hurting, Christian youth in Aleppo bring aid to city’s neediest residents
 Ad orientem posture given new life in Nebraska
 In the sky this week
 Kidnapped Italian priest freed in Nigeria
 Cardinal Wuerl: Good news in the ongoing challenges to our religious liberties
 US-backed forces celebrate victory in Raqqa over Islamic State
 Principles for a fairer Farm Bill
 Yemen’s cholera outbreak is largest, fastest growing in modern history
 Catalan independence referendum is illegal, Spanish court rules
 Vatican newspaper tribute to deceased Chinese prelates
 USCCB Migration and Refugee Services recommends extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador and Honduras
 Senators urged to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
 Pope Francis: Telegram of condolence following Cardinal Vidal’s death

Released Wednesday, Oct. 18

 Archbishop Ganswein rejects rumors that Benedict XVI is near death
 Religions should unite to promote peace, care for environment, Pope says
 Father James Martin and human respect
 Filipino Cardinal Vidal dead at 86
 Church in India prays for imprisoned Orissa Christians
 Pope devotes Wednesday general audience to Christian hope and the reality of death
 Pope deplores Mogadishu terror attack
 Patriarch Kirill: address to Russian lawmakers (full text)
 The czar, his lover and Russia’s church collide
 Caritas distributes food to 70,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
 French Protestants commemorate Reformation anniversary with Luther opera
 Department of Justice announces settlement in HHS mandate suits
 Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
 Malta archbishop condemns ‘cruel murder’ of investigative journalist killed in car bomb
 Islamic State regrouping In Libya
 Spain cuts growth forecast for 2018 due to Catalonia crisis
 Russian foreign minister criticizes US decision on Iran nuclear deal
 Whose bourgeois morality?
 Efforts to eradicate modern slavery
 Why the Rosary works wonders in youth ministry
 Weinstein’s downfall must be traumatizing for Hollywood hypocrites

Released Tuesday, Oct. 17

 Italian missionary kidnapped in Nigeria
 Mexico’s foreign secretary meets Pope, Secretary of State at Vatican
 In homily, Pope speaks of ‘foolishness’ of resistance to God’s Word
 Catholic Bishops call for an anti-corruption court in SA
 Ousted Indonesian bishop promises to restore church funds
 Pope says his off-the-cuff interviews are worth the risks
 Radical feminists deface Argentine cathedral in abortion protest
 Senate confirms Callista Gingrich as US ambassador to Holy See
 Papal message for 800th anniversary of Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land
 English bishops rap Catholic paper’s editorial questioning Church stand on abortion
 Christian persecution reaches historic levels
 Data breach at Catholic financial services provider affects nearly 130K accounts
 Islamist militants kill dozens in Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Remarks by President Trump at the 2017 Values Voter Summit
 Georgetown University hosts pro-life forum
 Bolivia: missionary conference decries abortion, gender ideology, human trafficking
 Buddhists and Christians in Myanmar await the Pope’s visit
 Milk lifeline for suffering Syrian children
 Former abortion proponents find conversion and healing through Christ and His Church
 Winner of Austrian election is practicing Catholic
 Catalan president Carles Puigdemont ignores Madrid’s ultimatum
 Somalia truck bombing death toll over 300
 Tillerson: US will ‘remain in’ Iran agreement
 The fight to abolish capital punishment continues
 Prelate expresses concern, calls for careful implementation of health care executive order
 Resignations and appointments (10/16)
  College wins permanent protection from HHS contraceptive mandate
 Papal audiences (10/16)

Released Monday, Oct. 16

 Egyptian police knew slain priest’s assailant, says Coptic bishop
 Filipino Cardinal Vidal in stable condition after cardiac arrest
 Make gay couples welcome at World Meeting of Families, says Irish bishop
 Australian archbishop: government should support traditional marriage
 Cardinal Zen: Vatican too anxious for agreement with China
 Change in lifestyles needed to end world hunger, Pope tells FAO
 Author discusses book-length interview with Pope Francis
 Vatican releases annual message to Hindus
 Attorney General’s religious liberty guidance protects freedom of faith-based organizations
 Colombian prelate decries ‘horrible night’ of violence
 German monastery to close its doors after 883 years
 Pope writes preface to book on South Sudan
 Papal video message for conclusion of Fátima anniversary celebration
 Pope announces Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region
 Pontiff canonizes 35 saints
 Ex-president of Vatican-owned hospital convicted of abuse of office
 Pope addresses Vincentian family on 400th anniversary
 Hungary hosts government conference for persecuted Christians
  St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Militia of the Immaculata turns 100
 Papal audiences (10/14)
 Papal tribute to Blessed Karl of Austria

Released Friday, Oct. 13

 Papal message of sympathy for California fire victims
 Lebanese premier, Pope discuss Middle East
 Special Olympics soccer participants meet with Pontiff
 Pope meets with organizers of his visit to Sri Lanka
 Cardinal Sarah: Vatican still must approve liturgical translations
 Nigerian bishop says Western diplomats ‘pandering to Islam’
 French bishop, facing opposition for ‘conservative’ approach, resigns for health reasons
 Belarus: archbishop deplores government roadblocks to foreign priests
 Christians slowly return to Iraqi town following liberation from ISIS
 Vermont Supreme Court: municipal grant for church repairs is likely constitutional
 Critical review of new Dan Brown novel
 Prelate criticizes Trump administration’s immigration principles, calls on Congress to protect Dreamers
 Cameroon bishops decry violence against the faithful
 The HHS mandate remains the rule, with exceptions
 Orissa, site of mass violence against Christians, becomes a place of pilgrimage
 Episcopal resignations and appointments (10/12)
 EPA’s decision to repeal Clean Power Plan ‘will likely increase premature deaths’
 13,000 Spanish missionaries serve in 128 countries
 70,000 make pilgrimage to Angola’s national Marian shrine
 Vincentian family celebrates 400th anniversary
 South Korean bishops call for abolition of capital punishment
 Vatican prelate reflects on Pope’s remarks on death penalty
 Papal video message for 300th anniversary of finding of statue of Our Lady of Aparecida

Released Thursday, Oct. 12

 Coptic priest killed by assailant in Cairo
 Mexican archdiocese rebukes Jesuits for ‘Coldplay Mass’
 Vatican ‘foreign minister’ sends message on 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties with Japan
 Remains of slain Copts recovered
 Pope visits Oriental Institute, remarks on needs of Eastern Christians
 President of Catholic University of America warns against ‘echo chamber’ in public life
 Unmarried Fargo couple alleges discrimination in adoption suit against Catholic Charities
 Apple removes pro-life group’s app from the App Store after abortion activists complain
 In troubled Burundi, Catholic bishops say parties should dialogue for peace
 Profile of Algerian Christian imprisoned for insulting Islam on social media
 Kazakhstan: lawmakers may increase restrictions on religious freedom
 ‘A Christian Strategy’
 House committee holds hearings on US government and international religious freedom
 EU bishops’ official: Church doesn’t want ‘to be kept in the sacristy,’ but ‘to enter into the heart of public policies’
 Holy See, Japan mark 75 years of diplomatic relations ‎
 Friends remember Father Walter Ciszek
 Young cricketers from Buenos Aires meet with Pope
 40 million papal Twitter followers in 9 languages
 Caritas alarm: child trafficking in northeast India
 Togo bishop decries violent civil strife
 In Las Vegas, the pastoral toll of a mass shooting
 US bishops to meet November 13-14 in Baltimore
 Episcopal resignations and appointments (10/11)
 Papal audiences (10/11)
 Full text of Pope’s 10/11 general audience on vigilant expectation

Released Wednesday, Oct. 11

 Vatican’s UN envoy speaks on rights of children
 Death penalty never justifiable, Pope says
 Father Robert Imbelli reflects on 55th anniversary of Vatican II opening
 Abuse trial begins in England for former abbot after five-year manhunt
 George Weigel celebrates 25th ‘birthday’ of Catechism of the Catholic Church
 Inside look at Vatican Museums, with new director
 Dicastery for Integral Human Development issues message for World Sight Day
 UN secretary-general supports abolition of death penalty
 Hindu leader slanders Mother Teresa; prelates respond
 Pope rejects ‘axis of evil’ rhetoric, Father Spadaro tells Notre Dame audience
 Pope devotes general audience to ‘attentive waiting’ as dimension of Christian hope
 Indonesian bishop resigns following Vatican investigation
 DC seminary founded in 2011 is ‘bursting at the seams’
 Pakistani police torture, murder Christian teen who refused to convert to Islam
 Apostolic nuncio decries Mexico’s high murder rate
 Missionary priest discusses Liberian presidential election
 ‘The Declaration of Rome’: final statement of conference on child dignity in the digital world
 USCCB raps EPA decision to revoke Clean Power Plan
 ‘Speak out to protect DREAMERS’
 In the sky this week
 Pope Francis recalls 300th anniversary of finding of statue of Our Lady of Aparecida
 Papal audiences (10/10)
 Resignations and appointments (10/10)
 Why every Catholic should applaud Kazuo Ishiguro’s Nobel Prize
 Review of Senator Ben Sasse’s The Vanishing American Adult
 Edward Peters: A few thoughts on Pope Francis’ remarks on the centenary of codified canon law

Released Tuesday, Oct. 10

 Spanish ambassador says Pope opposes Catalan independence
 Oxford college bars Christian group from registration fair
 Spanish cardinal denounces bid for Catalan independence as ‘sedition’
 Nine candidates move closer to beatification
 Australian Church facing its greatest crisis, archbishop says
 Cameroon’s bishops voice fears of genocide
 Rigidity blocks God’s grace, Pope warns at weekday Mass
 Vatican bank brings court action in Malta for lost investment funds
 Pope approves expansion of Syro-Malabar Church in India
 New wave of Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar for Bangladesh
 350,000 protestors in Barcelona call for continued union with Spain
 Program announced for Pope’s apostolic visit to Myanmar, Bangladesh
 Federal court: tax exemption for clergy housing is unconstitutional
 US bishops declare week of prayer, action for migrants, refugees
 Dominican Republic: bishop decries corrupt judiciary
 Niger: missionary priest says US, other foreign soldiers destabilize area
 Leading Indonesian prelate meets with leader of parliament
 USCCB: webinar on Central American minors
 Nigerian prelate: Methodist-Catholic dialogue, a step towards the truth
 Church in Europe launches re-evangelization mission
 New Canadian bishops’ conference president outlines vision for future
 Speech by Italian senate president on child dignity in the digital world
 Americans support celebration of Columbus Day by nearly 2-1 margin
 Pope: Shame for one’s sins is God’s grace
 John Henry Newman’s long war on liberalism
 Pope, in weekday Mass homily, reflects on parable of the Good Samaritan
 Papal audiences (10/9)
 Capuchin Franciscan friar beatified in Milan
 Pope Francis: Angelus address on Mt. 21:33-43 (full text)

Released Monday, Oct. 9

 New York court to hear new appeal on remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen
 Franciscans mark 800th year of Custody of the Holy Land
 German president meets with Pope
 Filipino bishops reject Duterte charges they are undermining government
 Pope meets with leaders of Eastern Catholic churches
 Cardinal Bo defends Myanmar’s leader in handling of Rohingya minority
 Rector of Legionaries’ seminary in Rome admits affair, leaves ministry
 German bishops welcome papal document on liturgical translations
 One million Poles join in Rosary for nation
 Canon 915 reflects divine law, canonist argues
 Vatican prosecutors seek 3-year sentence in financial-misconduct case
 Venezuela’s bishops declare day of prayer, warn against national ‘totalitarian project’
 Bishops in Vietnam, Japan to care jointly for migrants
 Interview with Bangladesh’s cardinal about upcoming papal visit
 “Respecting and protecting the dignity of children: a priority for the Society of Jesus”
 US Attorney General issues guidance on protection of religious liberty
 Papal audiences (10/6)
 Vatican tribunal holds 7th hearing in misappropriated fund case
 Papal message on 1917 Code of Canon Law
 Pope Francis discusses priestly formation
 US bishops’ conference welcomes Trump administration decision on HHS mandate
 Reviving the dying small-town church
 Papal audiences (10/7)
 Episcopal resignations and appointments (10/7)
 Leading Australian bishops meet with curial officials
 Oxford pilgrims recall Newman’s conversion
 Pope receives Croatia’s prime minister

Released Friday, Oct. 6

 Philosopher Josef Seifert on “The Persecution of Orthodoxy”
 Cardinal Pell’s court date set for next March
 Vatican to continue ties with Taiwan despite Beijing’s protect
 Protection of children must be top online priority, Pope tells Vatican conference
 Full text of Pope’s address to conference on protection of children online
 Vatican congress issues declaration for protecting children online
 Islamic terrorists menace Christians in Mali
 US fertility rates hit new low
 Lithuanian leader meets with Pontiff
 Episcopal appointments
 Pope’s message to conference on ocean ecology
 Pope, in weekday Mass homily, emphasizes rediscovery of roots
 Pope Francis critiques premises of transgender movement
 Pope calls on Chaldean Catholic bishops to be builders of unity in Iraq (full text)
 Papal audiences (10/5)

Released Thursday, Oct. 5

 Pope addresses United Bible Societies delegation (scroll down for English translation)
 ‘The need for fuller pastoral care’
 At least 100 killed in clashes between rebels and armed forces in South Sudan
 UN finds ‘unimaginable’ suffering on visit to Myanmar’s Rakhine
 ‘We cannot love what do not know’: an interview with Father Thomas Joseph White, OP
 King of Spain forcefully denounces Catalan ‘disloyalty’
 Roe v. Wade’s ‘terrible reach’ strikes down Indiana abortion restrictions
 Kenyan bishop backs tetanus vaccine
 Los Angeles archdiocese, Catholic Charities hold DACA renewal workshops
 Cardinal Wuerl, other speakers: efforts to protect life at all stages have never been more important
 Baroness Joanna Shields: ‘The Reality of Young Life Lived Behind Screens’
 ‘May the Lord protect Egypt ... from terrorism’: Pope greets Egyptian government official
 House of Representatives considers resolution against assisted suicide
 Pope Francis: 10/4 general audience (full text)
 Resignations and appointments (10/4)
 Catholic home schooling continues to bear good fruit

Released Wednesday, Oct. 4

 Colombian priest killed in hold-up attempt
 Coadjutor archbishop closes controversial seminary in Guam
 Cardinal Burke discusses appointment to Apostolic Signatura
 Dutch Cardinal Eijk says Christians have great influence as ‘creative minority’
 Irish human-rights commission calls for full legalization of abortion
 Some bishops protest move to make St. John XXIII patron of Italian military
 Buttiglione criticizes ‘filial correction’
 Christians called to be ‘missionaries of hope,’ Pope tells Wednesday audience
 Pre-Synod meeting will allow input from young people
 Cardinal Bo demands end to violence against Rohingya
 Bangladesh seeks to repatriate Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar
 World Food Program cuts food rations for refugees In Kenya amidst funding shortfalls
 Spanish prime minister defends police actions in Catalonia
 British bishop on Brexit: UK is leaving the EU but not leaving Europe
 Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, move toward reconciliation in Gaza
 Christian, Hindu minors in Pakistan arrested for allegedly burning Quran pages
 Dispute over Kurdish independence should not be ‘internationalized,’ Iraqi prelates warn
 1st Mass at Philippine cathedral since May attack
 Pontifical abuse commission member speaks on ‘child dignity in the digital world’
 Vatican envoy speaks on international intellectual-property issues
 Vatican’s UN envoy speaks on social development
 Vatican Secretary of State: ‘The Holy See and Its Commitment to Combating Sex Abuse Online’ (full text of address)
 Pope Francis: homily at 10/3 weekday Mass
 On England’s south coast, an Oratory flourishes
 US bishops’ conference issues Respect Life Month statement: ‘Be Not Afraid’
 House passes Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
 Resignations and appointments (10/3)

Released Tuesday, Oct. 3

 Newly appointed Austrian bishop favors women as deacons, maybe priests
 Papal greeting to 24th World Congress of the Apostleship of the Sea
 Catholic groups pull investments from fossil-fuel industries
 Venezuelan cardinal says regime pursues ‘totalitarian and militaristic’ system
 Bishops in Philippines offer protection for witnesses who testify on extra-judicial killings
 Turkish leader offers to release jailed Evangelical pastor if US surrenders his political rival
 Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘I can’t give a straight answer’ on morality of homosexual acts
 Pope Francis’ prayer intention for October: for workers and unemployed
 Cardinal Bertone personally arranged renovations, witnesses says at Vatican corruption trial
 Belgian religious called to Rome to explain euthanasia policy in hospitals
 Vatican envoy backs measure to protect fishing crews
 Philippines: Muslim rebel group to protect Christians involved in Marawi’s reconstruction
 India: Kerala Christians welcome home kidnapped priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil
 Mary, Star of Evangelization to be theme of Fatima centenary conclusion
 Tens of thousands attend traditional supplication at Marian shrine of Pompei
 Barcelona cardinal deplores violence, calls for peaceful outcome following independence vote
 Vote expected soon on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
 Pre-seminary discernment programs spread
 Bishops assist with ceasefire between Colombian government, ELN
 Prelate: Uganda needs to apologize for group’s attacks in neighboring nations
 Cardinal DiNardo’s statement on the Las Vegas shooting
 New diocese established in Botswana
 Papal audiences (10/2)
 Papal address on the ‘Day of the Gift’ (full text)
 Pope Francis: pastoral visit to Cesena and Bologna (links to talks)

Released Monday, Oct. 2

 New Ontario law allows removing children from foster parents who oppose gender switch
 Irish bishop apologizes for statement opposing use of Gardasil vaccine
 Cameroon: bishops call for decentralization as pressure mounts for secession of Anglophone region
 Bishops as mediators in ceasefire between Colombian government and rebels
 Pope’s new book carries preface by Italian gender-theory advocate
 Influx of Syrian refugees causes ‘unbearable’ crisis in Lebanon, says Maronite Patriarch
 Puerto Rico: archbishop reflects on ‘so much suffering’ after hurricanes
 Visiting Bologna, Pope reflects on Gospel, role of university
 Vicar general of Opus Dei sees ‘filial correction’ as a scandal
 Papal condolences after mass shooting in Las Vegas
 Vatican ruling imminent on accused Guam archbishop
 Cardinal Burke re-appointed to Apostolic Signatura
 Papal audience with Little Sisters of Jesus
 Archbishop Gomez: Homily at Washington, DC Red Mass (full text)
 The Latin Mass, thriving in southeastern Nigeria
 60 women from interfaith marriages held captive
 India: Father Tom Uzhunnalil welcomed home with flowers and tears
 Pennsylvania nuns vow to appeal after their religious-freedom lawsuit to stop gas pipeline is dismissed
 Romanian Orthodox patriarch meets with Vatican cardinal
 Cardinal Bagnasco addresses European bishops on Christ and secularism (full text)
 New Franciscan fraternity formed in Emmaus
 Boko Haram leaves 3 million kids out of school in N. Nigeria
 Bishops call for prayer, dialogue in Catalonia
 U.S. warns Americans against visiting Cuba, cuts embassy staff
 USCCB chairmen urge Congress to support the Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2017
 Zambia: 17 members of Society of St. Vincent de Paul perish in a road accident
 Abducted priest released in Nigeria
 Pope, at 9/29 weekday Mass, celebrates archangels who accompany us on our journey
 Priest beatified in Slovakia
 Pope Francis: Address to members of the National Association of Italian Municipalities (full text)
 Resignations and appointments (9/30)
 Papal audiences (9/30)

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