Stories for October 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Oct. 18

 Bishop advocates reconciliation commission in Guinea-Bissau
 Brazilian prelate ducks question on Ford Foundation funding
 Data show mass exodus from Catholic Church in Amazon region
 Multiple new abuse claims lodged against McCarrick
 Newman canonization the ‘experience of a thousand lifetimes,’ says cured Chicago mother
 In US, decline of Christianity continues at rapid pace
 Australia to amend religious freedom legislation to consider health facilities
 Financial Times examines ‘Vatican’s money trail to prime London property’
 Background: World Mission Sunday
 ‘Nature has rights,’ synod participant says at press briefing
 40 indigenous persons meet with Pope
 Brazilian bishop insists that the Amazon’s indigenous people can understand celibacy
 Caritas works to help Syrians displaced by Turkish bombings
 Algerian officials close 2 more Protestant churches
 Vatican backs dismissal of Indian nun who protested against bishop accused of rape
 Following Turkish invasion of Syria, prelate calls on Catholics in US to ‘beseech our Lord’ for peace

Released Thursday, Oct. 17

 Venezuelan bishop: why so many priests in Rome?
 Kenyan priest abducted and killed
 New York City mayor accuses New York governor of politicizing Mother Cabrini statue
 Catholic anti-nuclear activists may not raise religious-freedom defense, judge rules
 Constantinople, Moscow patriarchs write forewords to books by Pope Francis
 As Turkey invades Syria, Baghdad bishop has ‘strong fear’ of return of ISIS
 CDF determines abuse allegation against Texas bishop is ‘manifestly unfounded’
 Drug trafficking has ‘permeated our country’s institutions,’ Honduran bishops say
 Franciscan, Maryknoll organizations’ members among those arrested at Capitol refugee protest
 ‘We feel the scorch of climate change and ecological crisis,’ Suriname bishop says
 Controversial feminine image at synod resprents life, leading Vatican official says
 Vatican prefect summarizes synod’s main themes
 Pope Francis lauds St. John Paul II, St. Luke
 Pope greets delegation from NATO’s international military college
 Rupture with Constantinople over Ukraine has not damaged us, leading Russian Orthodox official says
 Vatican employees sad, surprised, dispirited by security chief’s departure

Released Wednesday, Oct. 16

 Nigerian bishop favors border wall for his country
 Cardinal Pell’s lawyers urge high court to accept appeal
 ‘Night will be no more’: El Paso bishop reflects on racism and white supremacy
 To be freed from hypocrisy, learn to point the finger at yourself, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Synod participants discuss permanent episcopal Pan-Amazonian structure
 California sex abuse law likely to spur thousands of claims
 Non-Catholic indigenous woman brings message from her elders to Pope
 Synod fathers reject ‘inter-Christian colonialism’ and proselytism, Vatican prefect says
 On World Food Day, Pope Francis calls for ‘conversion in our way of living and acting’
 UN, bishops’ conference mediate in strife-torn Ecuador
 Pope, in general audience, reflects on St. Peter and the outpouring of the Holy Sprit upon the Gentiles
 Study ‘definitively refutes the idea that being gay is an innate condition’
 ‘Leaving room for the abundant outpouring of the Spirit’: Vatican summary of synod day 8
 Apostleship of Prayer launches ‘Click To Pray eRosary’
 Turkey’s invasion of Syria strikes blow against Christians
 National Council on Disability warns of danger of assisted suicide laws

Released Tuesday, Oct. 15

 Pope names prelates to Synod’s drafting committee
 New head named for Vatican Gendarmerie
 Indian archbishop dies in California car crash
 Vatican’s Secretary of State affirms support for persecuted Christians, religious freedom
 Cardinal Sarah: To oppose the Pope is to be outside the Church
 Amid Brexit, Church in Europe navigates competing perspectives over the future
 4th lawsuit alleges sexual abuse by former bishop
 In new case, UK court authorizes forced abortion for disabled woman
 Ethiopia’s evangelical prime minister wins Nobel Peace Prize
 Vatican cardinal: We must help the Amazon’s people ‘open up to modernity’
 Bishop, at synod press briefing, affirms Vatican’s respect for Brazil’s sovereignty
 Journalist analyzes Amazon synod’s working groups
 Laity, women, sexual abuse, water: Amazon synod discussions continue
 Pope greets Italy’s national soccer team following visit to Vatican children’s hospital
 ‘Neglected and abandoned by this world’: Syriac Catholic patriarch pleads for peace in northeastern Syria

Released Monday, Oct. 14

 Vatican police chief resigns as financial investigation continues
 Bolivian bishops call for transparent elections
 Greek Orthodox recognize new Ukrainian Orthodox body
 Syrian prelate denounces US, Europe for betraying Kurds, helping Islamists
 Prince Charles pays tribute to St. John Henry Newman
 Advocates urge Trump not to desert Christians, Yazidis, Kurds in Syria
 60 million girls missing because of selective abortions in India
 Listen to the cry of Hong Kong’s citizens, Cardinal Tong urges government
 Mexico City’s cardinal sees integral ecology as Church’s response to the cry of the poor
 Synod press briefing: bishops speak of challenge of understanding Church discipline
 Synod fathers discuss women deacons, ordination of married men to priesthood
 Fostering an abiding sacramental presence in Amazon is key synod theme, San Diego bishop says
 Pope calls for peace in Ecuador
 Pope appeals for dialogue for Syria following Turkish invasion
 ‘To cry out, to walk, to give thanks’: Pope Francis canonizes John Henry Newman, 4 other blesseds
 Pontifical academy hosts symposium on dignity and the future of work
 Syro-Malabar prelate warns of declining birth rate, lack of marriage prospects for Christian men

Released Friday, Oct. 11

 Irish government relents, will send representative to Newman canonization
 Insurer: no coverage for Buffalo diocese in cover-up cases
 Alabama-born prelate to lead school for future Vatican diplomats
 Christ cares deeply for the mentally ill, English bishop says
 God’s love has healed the wounds of colonialism, leading Philippine prelate says
 Vatican’s Secetary of State calls for support for Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
 Lousiville archbishop lends support to parish’s declaration of ‘sanctuary’ status for immigrants
 Central African Christians, Muslims work through trauma together
 Benedictine monk, in prestigious NEH lecture, warns that society is losing its ability to listen
 Aleppo archbishop condemns Turkish military offensive in Syria
 Witness to Christ in meekness and poverty, Pope tells Capuchin Franciscan friars
 Reforms have ‘completely renewed’ the Vatican Bank, its president says in 1st interview
 Papal prayers for victims of attack on German synagogue
 Bishops, religious discuss Church’s missionary work in the Amazon
 Brazilian bishop says infanticide in Amazon ‘shocking’ but largely eliminated by Church
 Apostolic visitation: Brooklyn bishop interviews more than 30 people in Diocese of Buffalo

Released Thursday, Oct. 10

 Vatican accepts resignation of New York bishop accused of abuse
 Vatican: journalist misquoted Pope on Christ’s divinity
 Central NY bishop suspends parish consolidation following Vatican intervention
 Theme of Pope’s journey to Japan: ‘Protect all life’
 Pope sends thanks to Johor’s sultan for commuting death sentences of 3 Mexicans
 Little Sisters of the Poor appeal to the Supreme Court, again
 Director: Victims call new film on abuse the French ‘Spotlight‘
 Turkish planes bomb Syria, causing panic among Christians, others
 Survey: 86% of Catholic teens in US attend public school
 Bishop Bransfield under police investigation for alleged abuse of 9-year-old girl
 Beatification process begins for St. John Paul II’s parents
 Brazilian Cardinal Araujo dies at 95
 Vatican spokesman says the Amazon’s Catholic communities are crying out for the Eucharist
 ‘Some’ synod fathers propose female lay ministry for evangelization
 On day 3, Amazon synod fathers discuss drug trafficking, ecological conversion
 Pan-Amazon Synod ‘may be a step to’ women priests, key synod father says

Released Wednesday, Oct. 9

 Italian journalist: Pope does not believe Jesus is God
 Pope, at audience, warns against ‘selective ideology’
 Prosecutors urge Australian high court to ignore Pell appeal
 877 Catholic churches were vandalized in France in 2018
 6 girls, 2 staff members kidnapped from Christian high school in Nigeria
 ‘Fear and anger’ in border parishes as Brexit chaos nears
 Irish primate: ‘It is time to revive our missionary genes’
 Ointment miraculously flowing from famed Marian icon, Russian Orthodox official says
 In Sri Lanka, lawyer-priest leads claims for Easter victims
 Cardinal Turkson says Church needs to ‘exit’ clerical abuse scandals
 Pope Francis wants ‘total investigation’ of Diocese of Buffalo, apostolic nuncio says
 Haitian bishops’ commission calls on nation’s president to resign
 Women’s diaconate, Amazonian Mass rite discussed in Amazon synod’s opening days
 Ideology should not replace faith, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Court rules that Northern Ireland’s pro-life law violates EU human rights treaty
 USCCB asks Supreme Court not to redefine ‘sex’ to include ‘sexual orientation,’ ‘gender identity’

Released Tuesday, Oct. 8

 No Irish presence at Cardinal Newman canonization
 Nicaraguan cardinal: pray for those who persecute us
 In France, 500,000 march against artificial reproduction
 As unrest in Ecuador worsens, bishops call for peace, justice, dialogue
 Burkina Faso: 27 Christians murdered by jihadists in 2019
 3rd sexual abuse lawsuit filed against former Albany bishop
 As Turkey prepares to invade Syria, prelate warns of suffering children
 Over 2,000 aborted fetal remains found in rural Illinois are returned home to Indiana
 Supreme Court returns for high-profile cases on abortion, LGBT, and more
 ‘Wake up, Europe,’ continent’s bishops say in message
 Vatican spokesman weighs in on Amazon women religious who ‘hear confessions’
 Archbishop Viganò, in brief ‘fraternal correction,’ warns pastors against silence
 Pope offers best wishes to Jewish communities on holy days
 ‘From a receiving Church to a missionary Church’: prelate discusses Church in NE India
 Congress holds hearing on religious minorities’ fight to remain in Iraq
 British employment tribunal rules against doctor who objects to transgender pronoun policy
 3 current Supreme Court justices attend Red Mass

Released Monday, Oct. 7

 Pennsylvania attorney general opposes use of Church trust to pay abuse claims
 Cardinal promises carbon offsets for Synod meeting
 Synod official raises celibacy issue at opening session
 The Gospel is ‘our only resource,’ Damascus archbishop says
 Indonesian cabinet member praises Pope, welcomes appointment of new cardinal
 EU leader Donald Tusk meets with Pope, discusses populism
 Korean bishops: Announce the Gospel to the poorest
 ‘Pray and proclaim’: Pope Francis ordains 4 bishops
 Pope Emeritus Benedict receives new cardinals
 Remember Christ’s compassion, Pope preaches as he creates 13 new cardinals
 ‘So that the fire of mission will continue to burn’: Pope Francis opens Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region
 Pope encourages devotion to Our Lady of Pompei, prayers for synod
 Service is the measure of faith, Pope tells pilgrims
 Be bold missionaries during this winter of religious vocations, Pope tells Daugthers of St. Paul
 New Zealand bishop resigns over ‘unacceptable’ sexual relationship

Released Friday, Oct. 4

 Priest-abusers now living without supervision, AP reports
 Pope places Amazon Synod under patronage of St. Francis
 ‘What an incredible example of Christian love’: bishop praises man who forgives his brother’s killer
 Vatican authorizes apostolic visitation of Diocese of Buffalo
 Catholics pray for India on anniversary of Gandhi’s birth
 Ukrainian Catholic leader calls for continued vigilance in war
 Vatican unlikely to weigh in on Hong Kong protests, Catholic leaders say
 Northern Africa’s bishops welcome ‘important steps’ in relations with Islam
 Pope Francis, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hold private meeting
 Receiving the Word of God fills us with joy, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Northern Ireland’s Catholics left out of UK Brexit debate, primate says
 Bishops’ commission welcomes EU road safety program
 Sustainable development entails working for the common good, not ‘ideological colonization,’ Cardinal Parolin cautions
 ‘Laws that work and media that shames’: Vatican responds to suspension of 5 officials
 Witness to Christ and imitate His charity for others, Pope tells Ursulines

Released Thursday, Oct. 3

 Amazon Synod will focus on mission, ecology, organizers say
 Colombian priest killed; robbery suspected motive
 Miracle approved, beatification looms for Cardinal Wyszynski
 Pope underlines historic impact of Puebla meeting
 Hebei tightens control over religious activities
 Pakistan rejects attempt to allow non-Muslims to serve as prime minister, president
 Like St. Francis, Christians can bear witness to Christ among Muslims, bishop in Arabia says
 Missionary in Ivory Coast decries child sacrifices, suicides
 ‘Come and see’: Chaldean Patriarch inaugurates extraordinary missionary month in Iraq
 Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use transgender student’s preferred pronouns
 Amid political meltdown, Peru’s bishops urge fighting ‘cycle of corruption’
 Judge blocks Georgia’s pro-life heartbeat bill
 ‘Undisguisedly indifferent’: Bridgeport diocese issues report on its own abuse record
 California bishop, son of immigrants, reflects on El Paso shooting, discrimination against Hispanics
 USCCB approves revised certification standards, competencies for Catholic Campus Ministry Association
 Constantinople is our Mother Church, Ukrainian Catholic leader tells Ecumenical Patriarch
 ‘It is immoral to use nuclear energy to make war,’ Pope tells Japanese journalists
 Pontifical council marks 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birth
 Vatican foreign minister meets with US officials, discusses religious freedom, human trafficking
 Jordan’s Prince Hassan meets with Pope

Released Wednesday, Oct. 2

 Five Vatican financial officials suspended after prosecutor’s raid
 US Secretary of State, at Vatican, cites Chinese violations of religious freedom
 ‘Indigenous cathedral’ planned for Brazil
 Vatican releases schedule for Pope’s November trip to Thailand, Japan
 Maltese bishop named to head Synod office
 Cardinal Ouellet defends celibacy, questions syncretism
 Philosopher Taylor awarded Ratzinger Prize
 2nd sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Bishop Bransfield
 Tucuna deacon prepares to become 1st priest from Amazonian tribe
 Ambassador emphasizes areas of agreement between Vatican and US
 Guatemalan cardinal-designate: ‘I cannot stop speaking out’ on behalf of the poor
 Judge rules in favor of Wisconsin Christian student in free speech case
 Myanmar cardinal decries religious leaders’ silence over killings
 Support pro-life candidates, leading Polish prelate exhorts voters
 Vatican’s Secretary of State calls for end of Syrian conflict, repeal of sanctions
 Haiti’s bishops link violence to government’s lack of concern for the poor
 ‘Be missionaries, not spectators,’ Burundi’s bishops urge
 Theme of Pope Francis’s general audience: ‘He told him the Good News about Jesus’
 ‘The Lord is calling you to bear witness,’ Pope preaches at beginning of extraordinary missionary month
 Video released for Pope’s monthly prayer intention
 Northern Ireland’s Catholic, Protestant leaders urge prayer, action to halt imposition of abortion legislation
 Vatican’s representative at the UN transferred to Spain

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