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Stories for July 2013

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Wednesday, Jul. 31

 Uncertainty mounts about priest who disappeared in Syria
 'Fraternity' will be theme for World Day of Peace
 Pope to Jesuits: put Christ and the Church at the center of all things
 Slovenia’s 2 leading prelates resign in archdiocesan debt scandal
 Cardinal George, CCHD withdraw support after immigrant coalition backs same-sex marriage
 ‘How Georgetown became a gay-friendly campus’
 Russian sculptor casts Europe’s tallest statue of Christ
 Dozens of Christians arrested in China
 Cardinal Dolan: Pope Francis hasn’t changed Church teaching on homosexuality
 Cardinal Turkson: concern for human life and the earth are inseparable

Released Tuesday, Jul. 30

 Federal judge vindicates Cardinal Dolan, rules Milwaukee archdiocese right to shield cemetery funding
 Pope mourns victims of Italian bus accident
 Jesuit priest feared kidnapped in Syria
 Bishop cautions on proselytism in Jordan's refugee camps
 Irish president signs law allowing legal abortion
 Bishop criticizes congressman over remarks on immigrants
 KGB detains priest in Belarus
 New Orleans ends ban on nighttime preaching
 USCCB backs disaster aid for churches damaged by Hurricane Sandy
 Altar desecrated at Italian parish
 Leading Cameroon prelate among 3 to resign early
 Vatican newspaper emphasizes continuity between Pope Francis, predecessors

Released Monday, Jul. 29

 Pope tackles tough questions in remarkable interview
 Franciscan group forbidden to use traditional liturgy
 Lindy Boggs, former US ambassador to Vatican, dead at 97
 Italian Cardinal Tonini dies at 99
 Abortion zealots vandalize Chilean cathedral
 Vatican, Italy sign accord on financial transfers
 On return to Rome, Pope again visits St. Mary Major
 Krakow chosen for next WYD celebration in 2016
 Pope distinguishes between homosexual orientation, gay lobby
 3 million hear Pope's exhortation as WYD concludes
 Catholic-Pentecostal dialogue focuses on healing
 Pope Francis is most retweeted, 2nd most popular world leader on Twitter
 Archbishop Tutu backs UN initiative, would prefer hell to ‘homophobic’ heaven
 Religious leaders welcome Kerry announcement on Middle East peace
 Sudan targets Muslim converts to Christianity
 3 churches attacked in Egypt
 President Obama: remarks at dinner during Ramadan
 Loss for Mennonite-owned firm in HHS mandate case; government says ‘abortifacient’ is theological, not scientific

Released Friday, Jul. 26

 Austrian dissident priest barred from speaking in Detroit parish
 Marian devotions bring Muslims to Christian shrines
 New crackdown on Christian converts in Sudan
 Jailed Vatican cleric says corrupt superiors approved financial transfers
 Speaking to Argentine youth, Pope depicts a culture in crisis
 Cause for beatification of Archbishop Romero moving quickly, says CDF prefect
 Pope lauds value of grandparents, stresses family's role in forming faith
 1 million people welcome Pope Francis to World Youth Day
 Eastern Orthodox leaders demand end to persecution of Christians
 Ukrainian Catholics to commemorate baptism of Kievan Rus’ by renewing baptismal vows
 Cardinal Burke sees ‘perfect continuity’ between Popes Benedict, Francis in liturgical teaching
 Sri Lanka: cardinal forgives youth who desecrated church, will not press charges
 Amid fall in support, government grants exceed private donations to Catholic Relief Services
 USCCB: pray, fast for grandparents
 UK: Catholic, Anglican prelates meet with Israeli ambassador

Released Thursday, Jul. 25

 Could anti-bias ordinance keep Christians off San Antonio city council?
 Irish justice minister wants wider access to abortion
 Members of unauthorized Catholic group arrested at protest in Rwanda
 Italy, Vatican near agreement on financial exchanges?
 Steady rains force chance in location for closing WYD Mass
 Dozens killed in train accident at Santiago de Compostela on eve of feast day
 Pope speaks against liberalizing drug laws
 Energized by visit to Rio slum, Pope Francis pleads for the poor
 Russian Orthodox official says West moving towards secularist totalitarianism
 Archbishop Gomez, in congressional testimony, calls for passage of DREAM Act
 Vatican cardinal visits San Diego
 Prelates lament Western support for Syrian rebels
 Bishops fear ‘powder keg’ in Burkina Faso
 Papua New Guinea’s bishops denounce refugee agreement
 Nobel laureate calls for ‘strong message’ from Holy See on Syrian peace
 People in Central African Republic being killed ‘like flies,’ says prelate

Released Wednesday, Jul. 24

 Vatican envoy reminds UN of appalling losses in Syria's civil war
 Hong Kong diocese shows sympathy for drive to ensure voting rights
 500,000 participate in opening of World Youth Day in Rio
 South Sudan: bishop sees no progress against rebel terror
 Suspended priest in Detroit pleads guilty to new child-porn charges
 Prelates reflect on papal-security concerns
 At Aparecida shrine, Pope recalls Latin American bishops' call to evangelization
 Vatican official to succeed Scotland’s Cardinal O’Brien
 Only 24% of Americans aware that religious freedom is 1st Amendment right
 Court backs city’s creation of historic district to prevent parish demolition
 Princeton’s Robert George to lead US religious freedom commission
 Judge blocks enforcement of law banning abortion after fetal heartbeat
 Bishops to cooperate with Venezuelan government in weapon turn-in plan
 Report: Nigerian Christian girls kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam
 Priest murdered in Mexico
 English bishops welcome birth of royal baby

Released Tuesday, Jul. 23

 Church agency welcomes British government proposal to restrict porn access
 Pope rests in Rio after tumultuous greeting
 Bomb found near shrine Pope will visit
 Philippine government orders Muslim teachers to remove veils
 Washington Post examines modesty in church
 Pakistani Christians jailed for sending blasphemous text messages
 USCCB official: end sequestration, adopt budget that protects anti-poverty programs
 1025th anniversary of baptism of Kievan Rus’
 Low national fertility rates become more widespread
 US bishops offer moral framework for trade agreements

Released Monday, Jul. 22

 Pope notes anniversary of WWII bombing of Rome
 Mexico bishop decries violence, threats against priest
 Newark archdiocese faces new criticism over accused priest living in rectory
 Vatican official acted illegally as private banker, prosecutors charge
 Russian Orthodox leader vows to continue battle against 'gay propaganda'
 Former priest, dismissed on abuse charges, suing Milwaukee archdiocese
 Prelate of Vatican bank reportedly offers resignation
 Pope makes another surprise visit to St. Mary Major
 Prayer and action, Martha and Mary, should be in unity, Pope tells audience
 Pope Francis lands in Rio, begins WYD visit
 English court denies asylum to Malaysian who does not want child to be raised a Muslim
 North Dakota bishops decry judge’s abortion ruling
 Coptic pope suspends public appearances amid fears of anti-Christian violence
 Pro-life leaders criticize Catholic Relief Services over anti-malaria grant to family-planning provider
 Sri Lankan cardinal emphasizes role of Latin in liturgy
 US commission documents violence against Pakistan’s religious minorities
 Indian Cardinal Pimenta dead at 93

Released Friday, Jul. 19

 Hobby Lobby wins another round in challenge against HHS mandate
 Huge influx of migrants creates a crisis in Lampedusa
 Argentine priest recruited as Pope's new secretary
 Vatican denies report that Vatican bank prelate is involved with 'gay lobby'
 Canonist explains: No, sins not forgiven via Twitter
 New papal panel to study Vatican business affairs, propose reforms
 Catholic Relief Services CEO emphasizes NFP promotion
 New Chinese president played key role in Marian shrine’s approval
 25th anniversary of Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
 8 Christians sentenced to prison in Iran
 Nearly 10,000 US youth to take part in World Youth Day
 USCCB: pray, fast for lawmakers, judges
 UK abandons controversial end-of-life medical protocol
 OSCE rejects manifesto on homosexuality, transgenderism
 70th anniversary of bombing of Rome

Released Thursday, Jul. 18

 Austrian dissident leader begins American speaking tour
 Victim’s parents charge St. Louis archbishop tampered with evidence of abuse
 L'Arche community founder named for Pacem in Terris peace prize
 Israeli diplomat: no plan to give Vatican control of site of the Last Supper
 Italian journalist charges that Vatican bank prelate is protected by 'gay lobby'
 WYD organizers predict event will boost Brazil's economy
 Egypt: Coptic leader suspends public audiences, fearful of violence
 Italian archdiocese holds prayer vigil for refugees, migrants who have died
 Bus carrying WYD pilgrims crashes in French Guiana; one dead, several injured
 Head of Anglican Communion recounts conversion to Christianity, praises Pope Francis
 Christian homes burned down in Egyptian village
 English bishops respond to passage of same-sex marriage, raise religious-liberty concerns
 Cardinal Kasper: Pope will disappoint ‘progressives,’ ‘conservatives’
 Report: California inmates pressured to have sterilizations
 Leading Latin American prelate outlines goals for meeting with Pope
 Indian bishops back food security bill
 South African cardinal discusses Mandela Day

Released Wednesday, Jul. 17

 In letter to Argentine president, Pope Francis writes of enduring ties to his native land
 Pope encourages English, Irish, Scottish Catholics to protect human life
 Former Anglican priest installed as English Catholic bishop
 Pope plans busy schedule for trip to Rio, unworried by unrest in Brazil
 Bishop, rabbi: don’t discriminate against houses of worship in disaster relief
 Christian families fleeing North Sinai
 House of Lords approves same-sex marriage
 Attacks on Orthodox monastery in Holy Land
 Orissa bishop: government must protect Christians from Hindu fundamentalists
 Bishops’ conference condemns proposed ban on non-Christian religions in Papua New Guinea
 US government ends funding of South African bishops’ anti-AIDS efforts

Released Tuesday, Jul. 16

 Pope to visit Turkey in 2014?
 Pope Francis travels in Ford Focus
 Malaysia: papal envoy voices regrets for uproar over using 'Allah'
 Conference of European Churches moving to Brussels, closer to EU offices
 Pope toured Vatican Observatory at Castel Gandolfo
 Rio WYD organizers face financial squeeze
 Philadelphia archdiocese turns over management of 14 schools to independent group
 Cardinal decries rape of Orissa nun, low status of women in India
 Chicago archdiocese launches ‘grassroots organizing’ group
 Russian Patriarch pays tribute to 400th anniversary of Romanov dynasty
 Appeals court rules against Liberty University in HHS mandate case
 States enacted 43 pro-life laws in 1st half of 2013
 Patriarch: sectarian militias could lead to Lebanon’s destruction

Released Monday, Jul. 15

 Vatican bank directors who resigned on July 1 could face criminal charges
 Malaysian Muslims demand action against apostolic nuncio for using term 'Allah'
 Catholic nun kidnapped, raped in India
 Vatican slowdown in appointing new bishops?
 Rabbis praise Popes John XXIII, John Paul II for fighting anti-Semitism
 Pope is an early riser, takes regular siestas
 African bishops issue urgent peace plea
 Pakistani man given life sentence on blasphemy charge, despite lack of evidence
 Pope prays for reconciliation between Poles, Ukrainians after Volhynia massacres
 Pope makes Sunday visit to summer residence
 USCCB awards $1M to Church in Africa
 Theologian sees ‘remarkably rich’ treatment of theology in Lumen Fidei
 Prelate backs efforts to promote religious freedom in US military
 Court rules against Catholic-owned company in HHS mandate case
 Ghana bishops: ‘right to health’ should be included in new bill of rights
 Protestant pastor jailed in Kazakhstan
 Texas senate bans late-term abortions
 Blessed John Paul’s relics in Rio for World Youth Day

Released Friday, Jul. 12

 Pontifical Council voices concerns for seafarers in 'Sea Sunday' statement
 Pope replies to 3-year-old's letter
 Pope Francis protects his independence, but values advice from Benedict XVI
 New rules allow some baptized Catholics to join Anglican ordinariates
 Vatican freezes assets of cleric in money-laundering probe
 USCCB: pray, fast for spouses struggling to conceive
 English bishops: pray for Syria
 North Sinai: Coptic Christian kidnapped, murdered
 Vietnam prevents scholar from traveling to Rome for beatification meeting
 English court sides with homosexual men against Christian bed and breakfast owner
 600th anniversary of finding of venerated Marian statue
 Pope Francis appoints bishop to troubled Slovak diocese
 Ireland legalizes abortion

Released Thursday, Jul. 11

 Vatican rules: bank documents must not be edited, removed, destroyed
 Chaldean patriarch sends Ramadan greetings to Iraq's Muslims
 Vatican statement on tourism calls for conservation of water resources
 Vatican overhauls its criminal code
 Cardinal Dolan commemorates 150th anniversary of Battle of Gettysburg
 Irish abortion vote postponed
 Togo: bishop brokers election deal between government, opposition
 Diplomat: US, Holy See share common ground on human trafficking
 Czech Republic, Slovakia commemorate anniversary of arrival of Saints Cyril, Methodius
 Bishop warns: Egypt’s amended constitution is even more Islamist than the previous one
 European court upholds Romanian court’s rejection of dissident priests’ trade union

Released Wednesday, Jul. 10

 Art exhibit to open in Brazil for World Youth Day
 Italian court denies Msgr. Scarano's bid for release to house arrest
 UN committee demands sex-abuse documents from Vatican
 Federal judge blocks implementation of new Wisconsin abortion law
 Irish lawmaker threatens to break with party leadership on abortion bill
 Pope Francis wants statue of himself removed from Buenos Aires cathedral
 Terrorists kill guard at Pakistani church
 Police brutality against pro-family protestors in France
 President Obama issues Ramadan statement
 Cardinal Dolan writes book on Pope Francis’ election
 Meeting between Venezuela’s bishops, government
 Indian state government backs harsh anti-conversion law
 Leading Philippine bishop pledges continued opposition to reproductive health law
 Pope Francis: prayers for victims of Quebec train derailment

Released Tuesday, Jul. 9

 Catholic Health Association snubs US bishops, accepts HHS mandate
 International Eucharistic Congress boosted Irish economy, report finds
 Pope grants plenary indulgence for World Youth Day participants
 Israel: bishops oppose recruiting Christians for Israeli military
 Caritas International welcomes Pope's visit to Lampedusa, focus on refugees
 Bulgarian Orthodox bishop, ousted for collaboration with Communists, drowns
 Irish bishops again urge lawmakers to reject abortion legislation, prepare for legal challenge
 Quebec: religious order settles with over 200 abuse victims
 Wisconsin governor signs ultrasound bill
 Chaldean patriarch emphasizes: the priesthood is ‘not a business’
 Asian bishops condemn terrorist attack on Buddhist temple
 Egyptian Church spokesman warns of foreign jihadists
 Pope Francis pays tribute to late Vietnamese cardinal
 Trinidad’s president meets with Pontiff

Released Monday, Jul. 8

 Philadelphia archdiocese opposes Austrian dissident's appearance at Catholic college
 Costa Rica woman describes miracle approved for canonization of John Paul II
 Pennsylvania hospital system is no longer Catholic, bishop warns
 Italian inquiry will conclude Vatican bank allowed chances for money-laundering
 Irish pro-lifers hold final mass demonstration before abortion vote
 Evangelization is the fruit of prayer, Pope tells seminarians and novices
 Pope Francis makes dramatic statement: all share responsibility for deaths of migrants
 Priest murdered in Egypt
 Pope Francis: ‘Quebec must rise again’
 New Catholic college may open in Kansas City
 USCCB: Congress must act following Supreme Court decision on Voting Rights Act
 Archbishop Gomez writes book on immigration, discusses America’s Catholic heritage
 Coptic Catholic Patriarch welcomes overthrow of Morsi
 Australian bishops issue election statement
 Belarus: 400th anniversary of icon of Mother of God

Released Friday, Jul. 5

 Miracle approved, beatification looms for 1st prelate of Opus Dei and for Spanish religious foundress
 Pope dedicates statue of St. Michael Archangel; Benedict attends ceremony
 Irish lawmakers expelled from party for opposing abortion
 Brazilian killer of American-born nun gains early release from prison
 WYD organizers seeking Brazilian public funding to ease budget shortfall?
 Canonization approved for Popes John Paul II, John XXIII
 Pope Francis' 1st encyclical released (with analysis, and link to full text)
 Interview with papal theologian on homosexuality
 Prelate, NGOs rue humanitarian crisis in Central African Republic
 California university president apologizes after student ordered to remove cross necklace
 Vatican cardinal calls for greater openness to refugees
 Vatican diplomat: new technology needs to be used ethically
 USCCB: pray, fast for religious freedom
 As Fortnight for Freedom concludes, Cardinal Wuerl decries threats to Church’s freedom, defends college chaplain

Released Thursday, Jul. 4

 Accused Vatican cleric lives in luxury apartment
 Immigrants flood to Lampedusa in advance of papal visit
 Egyptian army served popular will, says Church spokesman
 Christ's greatest miracle is healing us from sin, Pope says
 Italian prime minister meets with Pontiff
 Vatican budget shows surplus for 2012, reversing record deficit of 2011
 Cardinal Burke decries secularization, lauds traditional families
 Bishops from English-speaking nations gather to discuss clerical abuse
 USCCB finds continued major problems in HHS mandate’s ‘final rule’
 Kenyan prelate raps Obama's support for gay rights in Africa
 Venice: opposition to turnstile at cathedral entrance
 Syria: seminary rector’s life in danger
 Islamists attack Coptic Catholic parish in Egypt
 Vatican financial authority joins world network of financial-intelligence agencies

Released Wednesday, Jul. 3

 Top cleric at Vatican bank under pressure to resign?
 Cause for beatification of Vietnamese cardinal moves forward
 Drive for same-sex marriage denies the obvious, says Italian cardinal
 Half of Americans concerned by religious decline, poll shows
 Like Thomas, learn to know Jesus by his wounds, Pope recommends
 Philadelphia archdiocesan reports show huge financial deficits
 Pope Francis appoints cardinal as administrator of troubled Nigerian diocese
 College apostolate expands to 83 campuses, including Berkeley
 Lukewarm Christianity leads teens to embrace atheism, foundation finds
 European bishops discuss new evangelization
 Dozens of Protestant leaders join US bishops in decrying HHS mandate
 $10M collected for dioceses affected by Hurricane Sandy
 As Pope prepares to visit island, prelate speaks of refugees’ plight

Released Tuesday, Jul. 2

 Pittsburgh diocesan lawyer sues HHS for failure to answer freedom-of-information request about mandate
 Don't be ashamed to flee from temptation, Pope says
 Melkite bishop opposes US support for Syrian rebels
 Vatican bank names new acting officials
 Cardinal Dolan welcomes release of Milwaukee documents, defends his leadership there
 Miracle approved, canonization looms for John Paul II
 Lithuanian bishops: Europe must return to Christian heritage
 Judge: yoga instruction in public schools does not violate 1st Amendment
 Vatican police chief predicts ‘no security issues’ for Pope, pilgrims at World Youth Day
 Prelate laments unprecedented attacks on Christians in Central African Republic
 Pakistan’s religious orders organize ‘security groups’
 Religious leaders call for end to interreligious conflict in Burma
 6,000 seminarians, novices to take part in Year of Faith gathering in Rome

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