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Stories for August 2015

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Monday, Aug. 31

 American analysts sees acceptance of immigrants as 'suicide of Christian Europe'
 Palestinian archbishop arrested in protest against Israeli 'security wall'
 Most Catholics in Massachusetts legislature support Planned Parenthood, study shows
 Benedict XVI testifies for beatification of Pope John Paul I
 Eleven cardinals contribute to new book urging Synod to uphold Church teaching on marriage
 Undercover video producers debunk Planned Parenthood's defense
 Pope Francis in video link with US groups
 March for Life wins exemption from Obamacare contraceptive mandate
 Suspects arrested in Pakistan church attacks
 Anglicans to join Catholics, Orthodox in prayer for creation
 Declare the killing of Middle East’s Christians a genocide, Iraqi prelate urges
 Pope laments death of migrants in Austria
 Bishop slain during Assyrian genocide beatified
 Pope Francis: ‘if the heart doesn’t change, we are not true Christians’
 Ex-nuncio, facing Vatican trial for abuse, died of ‘cardiac event’

Released Friday, Aug. 28

 Vatican denies letter was intended to endorse Italian author's book on same-sex unions
 Biden says Pope Francis has revived Catholic social teaching
 Pope will visit 3 African capitals in November
 Monaco apologizes for deportation of Jews
 Malawi prelate laments climate change
 Ex-nuncio, facing Vatican trial for sexual abuse, dead at 67
 Pontifical council publishes holy hour for September 1 prayer for creation
 Lebanese Muslims issue declaration on religious freedom
 Court upholds Italy’s law against embryo research
 Stop giving political homilies, African prelate tells priests

Released Thursday, Aug. 27

 Former Ratzinger students plan annual meeting
 Illinois diocese to ask Catholic-school parents to make commitment to support Church, follow moral teachings
 Archbishop Chaput chastises critics of organizing team for World Meeting of Families
 Mortar attacks on 2 Damascus churches
 3.1 million have attended Pope’s general audiences
 Pope meets with Iraqi priest who ministers to refugees
 Mexican bishops, government pledge to assist migrants
 French bishops condemn arson attack on mosque
 India’s Hindu population falls below 80%
 Myanmar passes anti-conversion law
 Iraqi government addresses plight of Baghdad’s Christians

Released Wednesday, Aug. 26

 Renovations near completion at New York cathedral
 Rome set to approve construction projects to prepare for Jubilee Year
 Iowa bishop bans Mass at chapel where female 'priest' led services
 Papal greetings on 60th anniversary of Hebrew-speaking vicariate in Israel
 Damascus: two churches hit by mortar fire
 Vatican declines to support Palestinian effort to fly flag at UN
 Pope to commemorate World Day of Prayer for Creation
 Pope Francis reflects on family prayer
 Ukrainian Catholic leader: be willing to give up your lives to preserve independence
 Indian archbishop: 2008 persecution strengthened faith
 German bishops to visit Roman synagogue
 Bishop, Israeli president discuss Christian schools’ financial crisis
 Catholic hospital issues statement on woman’s sterilization

Released Tuesday, Aug. 25

 Asia Bibi's father allowed to visit her in prison
 African prelate urges youth: stay in Africa, avoid lures of decadent West
 Italian government will push for civil-union legislation; bishops' leader opposed
 Former head of CDF arrested in Hawaii for driving under influence
 Cardinal Pell: intent on changing perception of Vatican financial incompetence
 US envoy predicts Pope will speak on immigration, environment during US visit
 New video reveals 'a lot' of intact baby cadavers supplied by Planned Parenthood
 Pope joins faithful in pews for Mass at saint’s tomb
 Bishop, once a refugee, urges Australians to open hearts to migrants
 Canadian bishops’ conference issues election statement
 Controversy over lavish Mafia funeral at Roman parish
 Priest: Christians share longing for Arab unity
 Reprieve for Little Sisters in HHS mandate case
 Catholic hospital to permit sterilization following lawsuit threat
 In Labor Day statement, USCCB renews call for living wage

Released Monday, Aug. 24

 San Francisco archdiocese, teachers' union reach accord, preserving insistence on Catholic identity
 Plaza in central Rome to be named in honor of Martin Luther
 Over 60,000 participated in demonstrations to defund Planned Parenthood
 Archbishop Cupich calls for new approaches to family breakdown
 Retired Australian bishop raps Church response to abuse problem
 South African bishops urge mining companies to remember workers
 Statue of Our Lady of Fatima to be brought to Syria
 Cardinal Tagle: work with other religions to spread encyclical’s message
 Egyptian leader denounces Islamic extremism
 Islamic State destroys ancient monastery, desecrates saint’s tomb
 Papal message for Waldensian synod
 Pope Francis asks: ‘Who is Jesus for you?’
 Papal appeal for peace in Ukraine

Released Friday, Aug. 21

 Ecological encyclical helps promote Christian unity, says Vatican cardinal
 Irish prelate calls for daily prayer for the Synod
 Maltese bishop: remove ‘barriers’ to those who have remarried outside the Church
 Vatican newspaper highlights Orthodox prelate’s reflections on marriage
 Full communion between Canada’s largest Protestant denomination, United Church of Christ
 After 4 decades, church reopens in Turkish-occupied Cyprus
 Jerusalem: patriarchate decries construction of security wall through Christian lands
 5 Christians charged with blasphemy in Pakistan
 Prelate: Muslim refugees place future of Lebanon’s Christians in jeopardy
 Italian cardinal: Laudato Si’ comparable in importance to Rerum Novarum

Released Thursday, Aug. 20

 Theme announced for 2016 World Day of Migrants and Refugees
 Vatican official raps fossil fuels
 Bishops lament violence in Lesotho
 Egypt: Church spokesman praises, US criticizes new anti-terrorism legislation
 Ghana bishops’ pro-life conference denounces abortion, upholds sacramental marriage
 Central African prelate receives peace award
 Italian bishop urges CEO: respect Sunday rest
 Cardinal warns Kenyan-Americans: do not cave in to ‘destructive influences’
 Church desecrations continue in French diocese
 Pope laments Bangkok bombings
 Cardinal Parolin to Rimini Meeting: only God can fill the human heart
 Pope pays tribute to Brother Roger of Taizé

Released Wednesday, Aug. 19

 Pope Francis reflects on family and work
 Seoul cardinal: pray for reconciliation of South, North Korea
 Colombian rebels ask to meet with Pope in Havana
 Fortifications of Philistine city unearthed
 Cardinal praises Taizé Community on 75th anniversary
 Cardinal Turkson: ecological crisis is the ‘gravest and most intractable of all’
 Indonesia’s bishops decry corruption
 The poor are ‘victims of climate change,’ says Myanmar’s cardinal
 ‘Is Eritrea the North Korea of Africa?’
 Syrian prelate welcomes French Catholics’ prayers for persecuted Christians
 Study links religion, ‘sustained happiness’

Released Tuesday, Aug. 18

 Vatican now recruiting priests to be Missionaries of Mercy, commissioned for Jubilee work
 Australian archbishop foresees push to silence opponents of same-sex marriage
 Scottish bishops accept independent report on clergy abuse, apologize to victims
 Flood of Syrian refugees could endanger Christian position in Lebanon, archbishop fears
 Univ. of Mass. Medical School purchased fetal tissues from StemExpress
 Cardinal laments ‘heartless’ world economy
 Papal telegram following death of Cardinal Paskai
 Care for the sick during jubilee, says Pope
 Ukrainian Church emphasizes vibrant parishes
 Kidnapped Syrian priest is released
 Cardinal Zen denounces demolition of crosses
 Philippine bishops issue statement on medical marijuana
 Cardinal recalls 500th anniversary of East Timor’s evangelization

Released Monday, Aug. 17

 Hungarian Cardinal Paskai dead at 88
 Nigeria: priest murdered
 Irish premier lauds his country's heritage of 'spiritualism'
 Jerusalem bishop encourages pilgrims to visit Holy Land
 Peruvian cardinal charged with plagiarism for quoting Popes
 Ethiopian cardinal: let episcopal conferences adapt Church teachings to particular societies
 Witness amid ‘aggressive secularism,’ Cardinal Parolin tells Singapore’s Catholics
 Prelate calls for greater press freedom in Venezuela
 Colombian bishops call for referendum on mining
 Enthronement of new Armenian Catholic patriarch
 Court rules against Colorado bakery in same-sex wedding case
 Pope Francis: the Eucharist transforms our life
 Papal prayers for victims of explosion in China
 Mary is the ‘great believer,’ Pope says in Assumption address

Released Friday, Aug. 14

 French church bells will toll for persecuted Christians in Middle East
 LCWR leader sees narrowing 'cultural chasm' between her group and Vatican
 Former Archbishop of Canterbury breaks with colleagues, supports legal euthanasia
 Pope offers support for talks on peace accord in Colombia
 Details emerge on Pope's role in restoring US-Cuba ties
 French government hikes security for churches, responding to threats of Islamic terror
 East Timor signs diplomatic accord with Holy See
 Orthodox leaders at odds on topics for proposed Pan-Orthodox Council
 California judge: 'unlikely' to block release of videos showing fetal-tissue sales
 Pope calls Argentine radio station
 Italian archdiocese agrees to house refugees at seminary
 Jerusalem bishop urges pilgrimages to Holy Land
 Zambia’s bishops call for freedom of the press
 Increasing fear among Syria’s Christians, says priest
 Much interest in Pope’s encyclical at UN, says diplomat
 India imposes, backtracks on ban on pornographic sites
 Church in France to pray for persecuted Eastern Christians

Released Thursday, Aug. 13

 Soviet influence still haunts Ukraine, cardinal says
 Kentucky forbids prison chaplains from identifying homosexuality as sinful
 Pope baptizes baby of old friends from Argentina
 Swiss bishop apologizes for calling homosexual acts 'abomination'
 Cardinal Tong makes 'urgent appeal' for end to destruction of crosses in Chinese province
 Italian bishops, Northern League continue sparring on immigration
 Dutch court approves woman's choice for euthanasia, in spite of dementia diagnosis
 Be 'missionary disciples,' Cardinal Parolin urges future priests in East Timor
 'Bling bishop' will not be required to repay diocese: German newspaper report
 Indian government may ban Muslim practice of instant divorce
 Sri Lankan bishops issue election statement
 Cardinal highlights ecumenical dimension of new day of prayer for creation
 South Sudan’s Christian leaders renew plea for peace
 Ukraine: Catholic, Orthodox leaders speak out against gay pride parade
 Vatican issues stamps commemorating saintly Armenians
 Leading Russian Orthodox official: the ‘kingdom of freedom’ enslaves people
 Vatican newspaper: crisis of the family manifest in alcohol, drug abuse among youth

Released Wednesday, Aug. 12

 Colombian bishops: no change in Church teaching on divorced/remarried Catholics
 US envoy claims 'very warm' relations between Pope and President Obama
 Italy's Northern League raps bishops' involvement in immigration debate
 Rome plans urban 'facelift' in preparation for Jubilee
 Vatican Secretary of State lauds Indonesia's tradition of religious coexistence
 Australian prime minister leaves open possibility of future referendum on same-sex marriage
 New video alleges fetal tissues harvested without consent at Planned Parenthood
 Iraqi archbishop: ‘our vibrant Church life is dissolving before our eyes’
 Do not be ‘slaves to work,’ Pope advises families
 Pope’s nephew says mother opposed priestly vocation
 On Ferguson anniversary, St. Louis archbishop laments racism
 Islamic State releases 22 Christian hostages
 Hebrew Catholics face challenges in passing on the faith, says vicar
 China: women perish in flood while defending cross
 Pope honored for opposition to death penalty

Released Tuesday, Aug. 11

 Italian bishops, politicians spar on immigration
 African leaders must address problems that prompt emigration, says Cardinal Turkson
 Abortion, other moral ills are not equivalent: Archbishop Chaput
 Another Chinese bishop to be ordained with approval from both Rome and Beijing?
 Italian parish offering 'baby bonus' for parents with three or more children
 Brazilian bishop issues liturgical norms, opposes informal greetings at Kiss of Peace, excessive use of extraordinary ministers
 US embassy to the Holy See moving to new location
 Cardinal Schönborn foresees no change in Church teaching on marriage, divorce
 Bishop slain during Assyrian genocide declared a martyr
 Senegal’s president criticizes religious extremism
 Fear in Burundi as violence escalates
 Theme announced for 2016 World Day of Peace
 Philippine religious sister wins German human rights award
 Maronite bishops to lawmakers: elect president or Lebanon may collapse
 Bishop ‘deeply concerned’ as Calais crisis deepens
 Syria: Christians kidnapped, in flight as Islamic State advances

Released Monday, Aug. 10

 Wisconsin bishop warns against involvement with SSPX
 Bishops, Pope plead for end to hundreds of gang killings in El Salvador
 Appeals court rules against New York Catholic groups in challenge to contraceptive mandate
 Pope institutes World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
 Do not settle for mediocrity, Pope tells European youth
 Pope strongly condemns atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima, Nagasaki
 Pope Francis: open your hearts to faith
 Vatican releases hymn for jubilee year of mercy
 India may grant citizenship to some fleeing religious persecution
 International community a ‘silent accomplice’ in the persecution of Christians, says bishop
 Melkite patriarch criticizes Western policies, vows to remain in Syria
 Holy Land’s bishops file police complaint after rabbi calls for burning of churches
 Pope appoints personal physician

Released Friday, Aug. 7

 Archbishop Cupich to be added to list of Synod participants, reports say
 American bishop speaks of 'sorrow and repentance' at Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary
 Don't fear conflict, Pope tells young audience
 Report: Spanish bishop changes mind, permits transgendered person to be godparent
 ‘Christ’s love transcends the evil committed by the Islamic State,’ says Iraqi prelate
 Sudan: pastors who faced death penalty released
 Rabbis raise funds to restore church attacked by extremists
 Prelate highlights similarities between Blessed Paul VI, Pope Francis
 Europe should have compassion on Eritrean refugees, say priest, religious
 World Health Organization: train more health care workers in abortion

Released Thursday, Aug. 6

 Papal encyclical adapted for 14-part Italian radio broadcast
 Syrian, Iraqi prelates charge US discriminates against Christian refugees in visa process
 Colorado bishops call for penance, prayer, in response to Planned Parenthood organ-harvesting
 Jewish extremist placed under 'preventative arrest' by Israeli police
 Serbian patriarch laments final battle of War of Croatian Independence
 Pope Francis laments persecution of Middle East’s Christians
 Hear the concerns of the poor in mining disputes, Pontifical Council told
 Prelate decries West Bank arson attack
 Iraqi Christian refugees fear Turkish bombing
 Report: 4 priests arrested in China [CORRECTION]
 New York, Chicago archbishops weigh in on Planned Parenthood videos

Released Wednesday, Aug. 5

 Claims against St. Paul archdiocese top 400 at bankruptcy-court deadline
 Bishop in North Dakota breaks off Church ties with Boy Scouts over new gay policy
 Milwaukee archdiocese reaches agreement with abuse victims on $21-million settlement
 Mobilize to defend religious freedom, Pope tells Knights of Columbus
 Vietnamese Christian human-rights activists released after 4-year prison terms
 Vatican envoy tells UN: climate change, poverty are inseparable challenges
 Pope Francis: welcome with compassion those who have remarried outside the Church
 British bishop calls for compassion for asylum seekers
 Tyndale Bible auctioned in England
 Convert to Christianity released from Iranian prison
 South Sudan’s Christian leaders call upon belligerents to sign peace agreement
 Church in Africa begins Year of Reconciliation
 The joy of encountering Jesus makes us missionaries, Pope tells altar servers

Released Tuesday, Aug. 4

 Chinese Communist Party says it will choose successor to Dalai Lama
 New Chinese bishop ordained with Vatican approval-- 1st in 3 years
 Krakow archdiocese making arrangements for poor to attend World Youth Day
 California court deals setback to Sisters, paves way for sale of property to Katy Perry
 Court deadline brings a flood of new sex-abuse claims against Minnesota archdiocese
 Pope Francis, with demands for simplicity, changing styles at Vatican
 India's government shuts down internet porn sites
 'You are more fortunate today than the prophet Isaiah,' Pope tells altar servers
 New Planned Parenthood video: official discusses delivery of 'intact fetal cadavers'
 IRS head weighs in on same-sex marriage, nonprofit status of religious colleges
 El Salvador's bishops call for prayer, fasting in every parish in wake of gang violence
 Vote to defund Planned Parenthood fails
 Bolivian bishop opposes UN committee's push for abortion
 Report examines religious affiliations in major US cities
 Indian archbishop opposes plans for massive seaport
 Prelate welcomes announcement of new carbon standards
 Chaldean patriarch gives aid to Muslim refugees

Released Monday, Aug. 3

 Muslim lawyer for Asia Bibi says government ignored legal requirements in blasphemy case
 Extra papal audiences planned for Jubilee Year
 German bishops back organ donation, say 'brain death' is adequate measure
 Bombs rock two churches in New Mexico, but cause no casualties
 Remains of Padre Pio will be venerated at Vatican basilica for Ash Wednesday in Jubilee Year
 Papal tribute to St. Teresa of Avila, 'master of prayer'
 New Armenian Catholic Patriarch was retired before election
 Cardinal Müller speaks on Synod, Medjugorje, Lefebvrists, and more
 US bishops urge Senate to defund Planned Parenthood
 UN defeats bid to list abortion, gay rights among Sustainable Development Goals
 English bishops' commission issues report on abuse allegations
 Come to the Holy Land, Custos urges
 Go to confession, Pope urges faithful
 Pope Francis: 'go beyond the gift and discover the Giver'
 New Vatican health director named
 Vatican newspaper pays tribute to classicist Martin West
 Cardinal Baum remembered for 'ministry of engagement and not of confrontation'

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