Stories for May 2018

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, May. 18

 All 31 active Chilean bishops join in mass resignation
 Federal court grants 4 Christian colleges reprieve from HHS mandate
 President Trump issues message for Ramadan
 Pope auctions Lamborghini; proceeds help resettle Iraqi Christians
 ‘From competition to collaboration’ is theme of Vatican’s annual Ramadan message to Muslims
 +Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, 89
 Pope’s Q & A with priests, religious of Diocese of Rome
 Irish bishop predicts abortion referendum will be a close vote
 In weekday Mass homily, Pope contrasts true, false unity
 Catholic Relief Services official: There’s little hope for an end to border violence in Gaza
 Popes’ communication styles may differ, but message is same, says former spokesman
 Resignations and appointments (5/17)
 Papal audiences (5/17)
 Delhi archdiocese launches prayer and fasting campaign for India
 As Church-brokered talks begin, Nicaraguan protesters confront Ortega

Released Thursday, May. 17

 Myanmar: bishops alarmed by government attacks on Christian villages
 Pope receives new ambassadors from seven countries
 Lebanese cardinal condemns ‘massacre’ and Israeli blockade of Gaza Strip
 Pope concludes meetings with Chilean bishops; no immediate action announced
 Patriarchate of Constantinople postpones decision on recognizing independent Ukrainian Church
 New Vatican document on economic, financial system
 Resignations and appointments (5/16)
 Venezuelan cardinal blasts change in election date, laments economic catastrophe
 Vatican diplomat: human person, rural families should be at center of agricultural policy decisions
 Papal audiences (5/16)
 Pope calls for greater closeness between Catholics, Buddhists
 Pontifical council, representatives of 4 religions issue statement on importance of collaboration
 Dialogue is essential in our time, Pope tells interreligious delegation
 Vatican official publishes resignation letter prepared by Blessed Paul VI
 5.9 million have requested asylum in Europe in past decade
 Catholic group demands congressional investigation into TPS decisions
 Leading European bishops: pray for peace, defense of life in Holy Land
 Jerusalem prelate appeals for prayers for peace
 Pyongyang threatens to cancel the Kim-Trump summit and suspends North-South meeting

Released Wednesday, May. 16

 US fertility rate hits new low
 Security breach casts new shadow on trial of Cardinal Pell
 Pope urges prayers to counter ‘escalation of tensions’ in Holy Land
 Pope concludes series of Wednesday talks on Baptism
 Marawi Catholics join Muslims in welcoming Ramadan
 US government commission denounces China’s increasing repression of Uighur Muslims
 Broken promises mean continued barriers to Catholic education in UK
 ‘Bear witness to the faith, build peace,’ Cardinal Marx tells German laity
 USCCB names new executive director for laity, family, youth
 Indonesia’s Christians are ‘feeling desperate and terrorized,’ archbishop says
 Pope gives Chile’s bishops themes for prayer, meditation
 New Vatican instruction implements Pope’s apostolic constitution on women’s contemplative life
 Upcoming papal visit to World Council of Churches marks historical milestone in ecumenical relations
 To ease deportation fears, immigrants apply for IDs issued by Dallas parishes
 Iran, Russia and Turkey kick off meetings to end Syria conflict
 Holy Land’s bishops lament killing of Palestinian protestors, call for prayer
 A bishop reflects on 45 years of priestly ministry
 Colombia rebels declare election ceasefire
 Pope speaks to Roman priests, recommends treatment for ‘spiritual sickness’

Released Tuesday, May. 15

 Remains of ‘Coptic martyrs’ returned to Egypt
 Cardinal Parolin: children need protection against online crime
 Chilean cardinal explains delay in addressing abuse complaints
 Canadian archbishop lauds teens who refuse pro-abortion pledge, lose summer jobs
 Nicaraguan Church to open ‘national dialogue,’ push for democracy
 German president: Catholic Church should allow intercommunion
 Pope reflects on resignation
 Agenda announced for US bishops’ spring meeting
 Our destiny is to live in friendship with Jesus, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 New report finds 40% of Catholics in US are Hispanic
 Church in Columbia has provided 300,000 food rations to Venezuelans
 Chilean bishops: We have come to Rome in ‘pain and shame’
 ‘Our biggest challenge is a crisis of identity,’ Archbishop Gomez tells Catholic University graduates
 Iowa’s bishops welcome heartbeat abortion ban
 Long Island doctor admits to abortion that killed woman
 CDF hosts conference on the Inquisition and its archives
 Pro-life groups, congressmen ask HHS secretary to stop Title X funds from going to abortion providers
 Vatican to issue document on economic system
 Vatican appreciates Taiwan’s ‘freedom and religious tolerance,’ says ambassador
 Papal audiences (5/14)
 New US embassy in Jerusalem generates applause and clashes, with 41 dead in Gaza
 Men outnumber women by 70 million in China, India
 Jakarta archbishop decries jihad families as new form of violence

Released Monday, May. 14

 Cardinal Zen: deal would not ease restraints on Church in China
 Australian prosecutors seek to try Cardinal Pell in secrecy
 Irish seminarians plan lawsuit after stories about dismissal
 German bishop: only universal Church can settle dispute on intercommunion
 Assassination attempt on archbishop in Cameroon, critic of president
 Suicide bombers attack 3 churches in Indonesia
 Pope greets mothers on Mother’s Day, recalls Our Lady of Fatima
 Christ’s Ascension leads us to witness to hope of salvation, Pope tells pilgrims
 Share the Journey: urge Congress to support refugee funding
 Pope urges Circle of St. Peter to be witness of God’s mercy and goodness
 Pope set to be blunt with Chile bishops to unravel abuse cover-up
 Vatican and Jordanian institute underscore dignity of human life
 Papal audiences (5/12)
 Pope calls on Scholas Occurrentes to keep awake and never stop dreaming
 +Mario Agnes, 86
 Romanian prime minister meets with Pope
 Resignations and appointments (5/11)
 Papal audiences (5/11)
 154 representatives send letter to Turkey’s president demanding release of US pastor
 Pope meets primate of Orthodox Church in Czech, Slovak Republics

Released Friday, May. 11

 German archbishop: Pope Francis has hinted his support for intercommunion proposal
 Taipei archbishop says will invite Pope to visit Taiwan
 Was a memoir of a Jewish boy ‘kidnapped’ by Blessed Pius IX doctored?
 Prelate calls for quality education, health care for refugee children
 Vatican diplomat: forests—and the indigenous persons who live in them—deserve our protection
 Cardinal Bo of Myanmar: amid extremism, the Church gives a voice to the voiceless
 The Church in Nigeria champions voter registration drive
 Bulgarian prelate ‘deeply concerned’ about legislation on religion funding
 Lancet, Guttmacher publish abortion-centered wish list ahead of World Health Assembly
 Bishops warn of ‘growing genocide’ in Cameroon
 Pope appeals to young people in Sicily to resist the call of the mafia
 Myanmar bishops ask Holy See to organize conference on Rohingyas
 Pope moved by warmth and family spirit of Nomadelfia Community
 Pope tells Focolari members to remain faithful to their roots and to trust in the future
 Background: World Communications Day

Released Thursday, May. 10

 Kansas, Oklahoma pass bills protecting religious beliefs of adoption agencies
 Church crackdown intensifies in China’s Henan province
 Turkey postpones hearing, sends American Protestant pastor back to prison
 Mormons to cut ties with Boy Scouts, start own youth program
 Young adult ministry leaders to gather in Washington
 How the Vatican became enmeshed in the Met Gala
 2 Franciscan friars plead guilty to endangering children in Pennsylvania
 Focolare’s 1st international center welcomes Pope Francis
 Pope Francis encourages German Catholics to seek peace
 Slovak Orthodox leader visits Vatican
 Resignations and appointments (5/9)
 Religious freedom efforts in the spotlight as North Korean prisoners freed
 Israeli missile strikes in Syria kill Iranians
 Protestant missionary group: Iran’s Christians could be scapegoated for withdrawal from nuclear deal

Released Wednesday, May. 9

 Vatican trial opens for former Vatican bank president
 Chilean cardinal will not join in Vatican discussion of abuse crisis
 Synod Council discusses preparations for meeting on youth and vocation
 China backs off agreement with Vatican amid crackdown on religion
 Youth, security, migration among themes of dialogue between EU leaders, bishops
 Don’t dialogue with the devil, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Pope Francis appeals for peace in Syria, world
 Baptismal regeneration is theme of Pope’s general audience
 Papal audiences (5/8)
 Catholics, Methodists in England join Anglicans in praying for evangelization
 Across Latin America, scandal fallout, banned pilgrimages and pro-life ferment
 Catholic groups decry end to Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans
 Prelate steps down as chair of anti-racism committee amid treatment for leukemia
 Swiss Guard unveils new 3D-printed plastic helmets
 Ancient Christian ruins discovered under former ISIS-held territory
 A young Zimbabwean reflects on the pre-synodal meeting in Rome
 New project celebrates innovation spirit of Syrian refugee youth
 ‘Find your own Calcutta’: DeVos calls on Ave Maria graduates to embrace lives of service
 Germany rejects asylum application of Iranian ex-Muslim who converted to Christianity
 Trump withdraws US from ‘one-sided’ Iran nuclear deal

Released Tuesday, May. 8

 New book includes unpublished essay by Pope-emeritus Benedict
 Saudi Arabia’s ban on churches remains in place, despite report
 Vatican releases new statutes for dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life
 Cardinal Müller on intercommunion meeting: ‘more clarity and courage’ needed
 Egyptian Copts face Muslim mobs protesting against legalization of church building projects
 Iran’s president: US ending deal will be ‘historic regret’
 USCCB looks forward to working with White House’s new Faith and Opportunity Initiative
 Holy See releases schedule of Pope’s June Geneva trip
 Pope Francis emphasizes contrast between Marxism, Christianity in preface to book by Pope Emeritus Benedict
 Pope makes pastoral visit to Roman parish
 German nun beatified
 Pope Francis: abide in Christ’s love by loving others with concrete deeds
 Vatican cardinal appeals for harmony in consecrated life
 Pope prays for people of Central African Republic
 20 years after Guatemalan bishop’s murder, search for justice continues
 Overcome indifference to slavery and assist its victims, Pope says in message

Released Monday, May. 7

 German bishops seen leading strong liberal trend in worldwide Catholicism
 Thousands join in Peru’s annual pro-life march
 Nigerian cardinal: priests may be forced to carry arms if government cannot provide security
 Russian prelate sees threat to Orthodox unity in bid for independent Ukrainian Church
 Belgian cardinal favors church blessings for same-sex couples
 Church leaders say violence reflects ‘Machiavellian plan’ to Central African Republic
 Diagnosed as ‘brain dead,’ boy regains consciousness
 Dutch cardinal: Pope, German bishops failing to maintain authentic teaching
 Pope Francis: a good bishop is watchful, involved, and close to his flock
 Pope calls on consecrated persons to follow the way of prayer, poverty, and patience
 Pope confirms mandate of special delegate to Sovereign Order of Malta
 ‘Transmitting the faith is a birth process,’ Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Papal audiences (5/4)
 Pope calls on Swiss Guard members to live a Christ-centered life
 Cardinal Bo says Church can be a neutral ‘instrument of peace’ in Myanmar
 Rohingya refugees are facing another looming threat: Bangladesh’s monsoon season
 Lebanon holds 1st parliamentary election in 9 years
 Holy See diplomat urges nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament
 Chemical inspectors finish work in Syrian town
 Pope Francis to lead Corpus Christi procession outside Rome
 Resignations and appointments (5/5)
 Papal audiences (5/5)
 ‘Go and make disciples of all nations,’ Pope tells Neocatechumenal Way’s members

Released Friday, May. 4

 Korean cardinal hopes to visit Pyongyang
 Pope declines to rule on German bishops’ intercommunion proposal
 After flying from Ireland to England for abortion, woman dies of complications
 In a reversal, Speaker Ryan says the House chaplain will remain in his post
 International Theological Commission releases document on synodality
 Trump signs order to protect religious freedom, establishes new White House faith initiative
 Abortion proponents in Congress grill USAID administrator on abortion funding
 New Vatican instruction on studies in canon law
 Resignations and appointments (5/3)
 Papal audiences (5/3)
 Global military spending remains high at $1.7 trillion
 Prelates urge Congress to protect religious freedom of foster-care providers
 Trump calls Justice Department ‘rigged,’ threatens action
 Report: Iranian Christians’ jail terms upheld
 UN leader tells US not to end Iran nuclear deal

Released Thursday, May. 3

 Protestant pastor abducted, beheaded in India
 India: Uttarakhand becomes 7th state to pass ‘anti-conversion law’
 Australian lawmakers hold hearings on religious freedom and same-sex marriage
 Leader of EU Parliament decries attack on church in Central African Republic
 Vatican Museum diaries show new details of World War II history
 Papal encouragement for mothers who mourn victims of Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
 Regensburg bishop backs display of crosses on public buildings
 Group of priests asks world’s bishops to ‘reaffirm Christ’s teaching’ in face of pastoral crisis
 Leading Canadian bishop, other Christian leaders back indigenous-rights legislation
 Why the Chinese government is targeting young Christians in its latest crackdown
 Pittsburgh diocese reduces number of parishes from 188 to 57
 Vatican cardinal: priorities in Middle East are religious freedom, Catholic schools
 Day after Netanyahu’s Iran claims, IAEA says ‘no credible indications’ of nuclear weapons program after 2009

Released Wednesday, May. 2

 ‘I was part of the problem,’ Pope told Chilean abuse victims
 Central African Republic: priest among 16 killed in mob assault on church
 Top Russian prelates give contrasting messages on ecumenical prospects
 Papal nuncio ‘ashamed’ by German bishops’ objections to public display of crosses
 Trump administration drops ‘reproductive rights’ from measure of human-rights violations
 Knights of Malta elect new Grand Master
 California bishops: end stigma for mental illness
 Canadian parliament demands papal apology for ‘residential schools’
 Archbishop Gregory: the time is right to review Mass translations
 US bishops’ conferences announces day of prayer for mariners
 A limit to China’s economic rise: not enough babies
 Jury awards $5.1M in religious discrimination case
 Catholic University plans to cut full-time faculty by 9%
 Jesuit decries religious repression in Ethiopia
 ‘Patriotism does not equal nationalism,’ Poland’s bishops tell expatriates
 Thousands of Catholics pray Rosary around the coast of Britain
 Nigeria’s bishops call on nation’s president to consider resigning
 Vatican prelate begins 12-day visit to Namibia, Botswana
 Pope warns against gossip, undisciplined online curiosity
 ‘The Gospel is your editorial line,’ Pope tells staff of Italian Catholic newspaper
 In address on Baptism, Pope discusses blessing of water, renunciation of Satan
 Pope recites Rosary, greets parishioners at Roman Marian shrine

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