Headlines for October 13, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope calls for greater women’s lay presence in Church leadership decisions
 Nicaraguan Catholic leaders decry government’s repressive plans
 DC restrictions on churches violate religious freedom, court rules
 Vatican to try two priests on abuse charges
 Cardinal Parolin no longer on board of Vatican bank
 4 Vatican Swiss Guards test positive for Covid
 Council of Cardinals holds online meeting
 US bishops, other faith leaders call for increased congressional funding for worship security
 Supreme Court rules that pregnant mothers can obtain abortion pill by mail, for now
 Papal tribute to missionary priest in São Paulo
 India’s bishops call for immediate release of arrested priest
 Don’t make Covid an excuse for ignoring international refugee law, Vatican diplomat says at UN
 Judge allows suit against New Mexico archdiocese for transferring property to parishes
 Catholic activists praise Pope’s move away from just war theory
 Italian president awards posthumous honor to murdered priest
 Welcome the message of Fratelli tutti, Cardinal Bo tells fellow Asian bishops
 In Egypt, Coptic Orthodox priest’s candidacy sparks debate
 Pope Francis names UCLA literacy expert to pontifical academy
 Cardinal Marx, Lutheran leader receive peace prize for ‘prophetic courage’

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