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Stories for July 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Tuesday, Jul. 7

 Catholic Charities leader apologizes for ‘racism’ accusation
 Christian patriarchs protest radical effort to reconfigure Jerusalem
 Christian presence in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains faces ‘extinction’
 Holy See renews Pope’s debt-relief appeal for poor nations
 Bishops, other faith leaders call for ‘robust’ international CO19 funding
 Major Andean Marian pilgrimage suspended for first time in 150 years
 Kenya’s bishops decry ethnic hatred
 ‘We all must get involved’ during pandemic, say Central American bishops
 Iowa bishops ask Trump to stop execution
 In Dallas diocese, 8 ‘COVID priests’ visit, anoint the sick
 El Paso’s bishop rolls back church re-openings, bans wedding and funeral Masses
 Archbishop Wenski criticizes public school monopoly
 Catholic educators make plans to address racism in America
 ‘Buried by a landslide of injustice’: Cardinal Bo deplores mining disaster
 Over 110 bishops denounce corporate abuse
 Vatican spokesman highlights Pope’s magisterium for peace
 Pittsburgh diocese forms new parish to meet spiritual, cultural needs of black Church members
 Lockdown has increased risk of grooming, abuse of minors, says expert

Released Monday, Jul. 6

 Church leaders in Philippines criticize anti-terrorism measure
 Facing donation shortfall, English bishop asks government help
 Irish Church sees 80% drop in donations during lockdown
 Archbishop rips Navy policy against attending religious services
 Pope drops Hong Kong reference from Sunday talk
 Cardinal Dolan: Stop demonizing the NYPD
 Vatican cardinal encourages work of Couples for Christ
 Lourdes shrine faces $9M deficit
 Proposed UK abortion changes could violate conscience rights, bioethics center says
 In Assam, government closes Catholic hospital after 12 nuns test positive for CO19
 Illinois governor’s CO19 order can favor religious gatherings over political ones, federal court rules
 EU cardinal laments persecution of Christians in Nigeria
 Protesters tear down statue of St. Junípero Serra in Sacramento’s Capitol Park
 Papal praise for cooperatives in promoting renewable energy
 In Kenya, bishops, pro-abortion lobbyists clash over reproductive health law
 Texas bishop criticizes Planned Parenthood for anti-Mexican ethnic slur
 Dioceses in 3 African nations receive emergency Vatican CO19 aid
 In Mexico, bishop deplores massacre at drug rehabilitation center
 Pope renews call for ‘global and immediate ceasefire’
 Pope reflects on Jesus’ words on wisdom and humility of heart

Released Friday, Jul. 3

 Vatican watchdog skips scandals in annual report
 Turkish high court puts Hagia Sophia’s future in Erdogan’s hands
 Pakistani Christian, attacked after moving into Muslim neighborhood, dies in hospital
 Turkey deports 2 foreign Christian workers
 Mali cardinal urges Catholic-Muslim peace efforts
 As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed
 Court rejects diocese’s suit against abortion coverage mandate
 San Francisco archdiocese ‘surprised’ by order to cease indoor, public Masses
 Ohio priest indicted on charges of child pornography, child exploitation and juvenile sex trafficking
 Vatican CO19 commission official backs debt reduction, ceasefires, universal basic income
 Hong Kong cardinal appeals for unity of the Church
 ‘Soft despotism’ of anti-Catholicism on the rise, USCCB religious liberty chairman warns
 Vatican spokesman pays tribute to Second Vatican Council as ‘seed that continues to grow’
 Bishop chairman calls on administration to reverse course on federal executions
 Video released for July papal prayer intention
 New Supreme Court decision will protect Mexico City policy

Released Thursday, Jul. 2

 Pope Francis sends condolences to Benedict on brother’s death
 Cardinal Zen prepared to be arrested
 Tucson bishop closes churches
 ‘This is the Christian message’: cardinal urges Catholics to join struggle for racial justice
 Patriarch laments declining number of faithful in Iran
 In Tamil Nadu, 2 Christians tortured to death following CO19 arrest
 Missionaries transform lives of Dalits in Bangladesh
 Oakland priest calls bishop a ‘liar’ and a ‘racist’
 61 parishes in Diocese of Pittsburgh merge into 15 new ones
 Founder of Schoenstatt movement faces allegations of coercion
 San Francisco orders archdiocese to halt Masses that fail to comply with CO19 regulations
 Capitol Hill parish: visiting priest assaulted
 Indiana bishop suspends priest over Black Lives Matter comments
 Bishops grateful for Supreme Court’s decision in Blaine amendment case
 In Holy Land, Custos commemorates Christ’s Precious Blood
 Vatican Secretary of State summons US, Israeli envoys over West Bank annexation moves

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