Stories for May 2016

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Tuesday, May. 31

 Prayer intentions of Pope Francis for June 2016
 Indian Catholic bishop will donate kidney to Hindu
 Loving care for the terminally ill will curb demand for assisted suicide: Canadian cardinal
 Cardinal Tagle tells FAO: small-scale distribution systems can curb food loss
 Cardinal Parolin: missionary, charitable activities flow from relation with Eucharistic Lord
 British religious leaders: vote to stay in EU
 Ukrainian Catholic leader thankful for meeting between Pope, Russian patriarch
 100th anniversary of Battle of Verdun
 Pope mourns death of child migrant
 Patriarch hosts interfaith gathering for peace in Iraq

Released Monday, May. 30

 Kenyan religious leaders say nation faces political crisis, threat of violence
 Bishop reports massive Christian flight from northern Nigeria
 Russian Orthodox Church welcomes new papal envoy to Moscow
 Curial leaders meet with Pontiff
 Italian cardinal laments media’s silence about hunger
 Pope Francis says resignation ‘has not occurred to me,’ gives awards to 3 actors
 As camp is cleared, bishop houses migrants at seminary
 Pope encourages children to join Syria’s children in praying for peace
 Deacons are called to be servants, Pope preaches at jubilee Mass
 Singapore’s president meets with Pope

Released Friday, May. 27

 Charitable work must be supported by prayer, Pope tells Don Orione congregation
 Recover harmony, Pope urges German Catholic gathering
 Irish primate maintains hope for united nation
 Costa Rica's president meets with Pontiff
 Kenyan bishops decry decision to close world’s largest refugee camp
 Congressional hearing on ISIS genocide
 Obama, in Vietnam, defends religious freedom
 Immigration: bishops lament planned surge in deportations
 Mont Saint-Michel’s angel restored
 Russian Orthodox leader: American, European de-Christianization is ‘apocalyptic’

Released Thursday, May. 26

 Australian archbishop says Greens are threat to religious liberty
 Miami archdiocese investigating pastor after accusations of intimate relationships with staff
 Irish diocese confirms decision to remove pro-abortion cathedral lector
 Vatican's top liturgical official recommends ad orientem liturgy
 Elton John battles to suppress critical story about homosexual partnership
 Pope Francis leads Corpus Christi celebration
 Vatican spokesman rips complaints by Vatileaks defendant Chaouqui
 Cardinal Capovilla, secretary to St. John XXIII, dies at 100
 Philippine archbishop, imam fight against coal
 Texas parish aids 35,000 migrants in 2 years
 Cardinal calls for greater role for religious organizations in humanitarian aid
 Syrian bishop laments new ISIS attacks
 Vatican official calls for greater international effort to combat climate change
 Papal message: do not combat suffering by killing infants who suffer

Released Wednesday, May. 25

 Two board members resign from Vatican bank
 Vatileaks witness says Chaouqui admitted leaking documents
 Victims' lawyer charges Minnesota archdiocese hiding funds in bankruptcy case
 Israel reneged on commitment to Catholic schools, bishop charges
 Italian executive arrested for fraud after probe triggered by Vatican financial watchdogs
 Cardinal Müller differs with Bishop Fellay, says SSPX must embrace Vatican II teachings
 Controversial Argentine archbishop drafted Amoris Laetitia, Vatican journalist writes
 Abuse scandal’s total cost: over $3 billion since 2004
 Pope appeals for prayers for missing children, victims of attacks in Syria
 Pope urges perseverance in prayer
 Illinois priest to head US bishops’ doctrine office
 Ukrainian Church leader laments government corruption
 Austria: over 200 asylum seekers entered catechumenate in 2015

Released Tuesday, May. 24

 Benedict XVI to make public appearance on anniversary of ordination?
 Irish politician, ousted as lector over pro-abortion stand, meets with bishop
 Top Sunni cleric affirms commitment to peace after meeting with Pope
 Mexican bishop appalled by kidnapping during Mass
 Italian archbishop threatens to close Catholic schools rather than pay property taxes
 President of Belarus suggests Pope meet Russian Patriarch on Ukraine
 Peacekeeping tops humanitarian agenda, Vatican Secretary of State tells UN forum
 Theme announced for 2018 World Meeting of Families
 Relics of Saints John Fisher, Thomas More in US for ‘Fortnight for Freedom’
 French bishop appeals for calm amid fuel strike
 Eastern Orthodox worship restricted in Northern Cyprus
 Swiss bishops’ conference backs speedier asylum decisions
 Cardinal Schönborn calls on Austria’s new president to unite polarized nation
 Missile attack on Franciscan school in Aleppo
 Vatican meeting on sexual violence in war

Released Monday, May. 23

 Papal message expresses hope for UN's Humanitarian Summit
 Election of Pope Benedict in 2005 was outcome of 'dramatic struggle,' says Archbishop Gänswein
 Vietnam releases jailed priest one eve of Obama visit
 English archbishop raps government scare tactics in arguments against 'Brexit'
 Muslims dominate, Christians rare among Syrian refugees admitted to US
 Muslims must be converted, says Vatican cardinal
 Rome grants refugee status to migrants brought from Lesbos by Pope Francis
 Top Sunni Muslim cleric meets with Pontiff
 President-elect in Philippines rips 'hypocritical' Catholic Church
 NY dioceses file suit against abortion insurance mandate
 Pope: pray for humanitarian summit, China’s Catholics
 Italian priest beatified
 Pope Francis: through baptism, we are placed in the Trinity’s life
 Pope Benedict: ‘the publication of the Third Secret of Fatima is complete’
 Belarusian president meets with Pope
 Diplomatic agreement between Holy See, DR Congo

Released Friday, May. 20

 Iraqi prelate warns against US support for 'Christian militia' groups
 Director of The Exorcist says he filmed a real-life exorcism
 Cardinal Barbarin urged by Pontiff to remain despite calls for resignation
 Polish troops to mobilize for World Youth Day security
 Prominent French priest-therapist charged with abuse
 Nigerian cardinal sees hope for release of kidnapped girls
 Pope mourns Egyptair victims
 Papal encouragement for Italian soccer squads
 Vatican defends official who is focus of embezzlement inquiry
 New Custos of the Holy Land appointed
 Dioceses forbidden to establish religious communities without prior Vatican consultation
 Prelate welcomes actions of Egyptian leader, Coptic patriarch
 Bishop welcomes ban on most late-term abortions
 Retired admiral appointed to US bishops’ National Review Board
 Pope to meet with leading Sunni imam
 Vatican newspaper praises TV mini-series

Released Thursday, May. 19

 Pope will visit Ireland in 2018
 Vatican official cancels trip to Venezuela as crisis mounts
 Pope condemns 'bloodsuckers' who exploit labor
 Chicago archdiocese announces parental-leave policy
 German Christian leaders renew call for openness to migrants
 Give voice to the plight of refugees, Pope tells ambassadors
 Sistine Chapel Choir director: ‘strong continuity’ in music between Popes Benedict, Francis
 Cardinal Kasper writes book on Luther
 End economic sanctions against Syria, bishops urge EU
 Pope recalls St. John Paul, prays for peace in Ukraine

Released Wednesday, May. 18

 Mine clearance begins at site of Christ's Baptism
 Priest kidnapped in Yemen is alive, negotiations underway for his release
 SSPX leader optimistic about accord with Vatican
 Cardinal Sarah warns American audience against 'demonic ideology' that endangers family, faith
 USCCB president emphasizes continued opposition to HHS mandate
 Papal tribute to St. Francis of Paola
 Pope Francis: heaven’s doors are closed to those who close their hearts to the poor
 Leading Italian prelate laments demographic decline, persecution of Christians
 Peru’s bishops work to counter human trafficking
 Chile’s bishops call for civic dialogue

Released Tuesday, May. 17

 Vatican cardinal involved in real-estate investment probe
 Boston archdiocese tells dissidents to end 12-year occupation of parish
 Chaldean Patriarch begs for end to attacks
 New development in Vatileaks trial: defendant's husband handled computer server
 Cardinal Coppa dies; Cardinal Lehmann marks 80th birthday
 BBC study concludes religious programming should focus more on non-Christian faiths
 Vatican cardinal calls for improved access to HIV treatment for children
 Pope reflects on priestly renewal
 Caritas leader: South Sudanese crisis among worst in the world
 Pope weighs in on Islam, embattled French cardinal, SSPX
 Bishops: Obama administration’s transgender letter ‘deeply disturbing’
 Christians increasingly under threat in Yemen

Released Monday, May. 16

 Fugitive English Benedictine ex-abbot arrested in Kosovo
 Dutch doctors approve euthanasia for sex-abuse victim
 England: midwives' group urges end to abortion restrictions
 Ranking prelates decline to testify at Vatileaks trial
 American archbishop to oversee reform of Peru-based movement
 Supreme Court gives partial victory to Little Sisters of the Poor
 Vatican officials downplay speculation on women deacons
 Pope Francis: the Holy Spirit allows our life to be united to Jesus’ life
 Pope Francis: missionary work is an ‘immense work of mercy’
 ‘We were made to be God’s children,’ Pope preaches at Pentecost Mass
 Imitate the Lord’s ‘piety’ toward those who suffer, Pope tells jubilee pilgrims
 Pope visits mentally disabled as part of ‘mercy Friday’ initiative
 Program announced for papal journey to Armenia
 Pope laments refugee crisis, shrinking middle class
 Poland’s prime minister meets with Pope

Released Friday, May. 13

 Patriarch calls on Pope Francis to condemn West’s Syria policy
 Pope calls for commission to study female deacons
 Japanese prince, princess meet with Pope
 Vatican bank reports decline in profit
 Cardinal announces Paralympic partnership between Italian team, Rio parish
 Italian archbishop: approval of civil unions reflects radical 'new vision of society'

Released Thursday, May. 12

 Sufi leader meets with Pope
 Cuban, Miami prelates mark 100th anniversary of patroness
 Vatican conference on 25th anniversary of Centesimus Annus
 Leaders of women’s religious communities reflect on ‘sunset of a model,’ ‘global sisterhood’
 Patriarch criticizes Vatican’s ‘bureaucratic interference’
 Pope Francis: heed Our Lady of Fatima and pray for peace
 Catholic leaders rap Catholic university honors for pro-abortion politicians
 Italian legislators enact civil-union law

Released Wednesday, May. 11

 Pope appeals for prayer, dialogue amid Brazilian political crisis
 Pope reflects on parable of prodigal son
 Indian bishops deplore violence against women
 Indonesia: Rosary campaign for national unity
 Pope prays for Canadian fire victims
 Leaders of women’s religious communities discuss global solidarity
 Holy See to donate world’s fair proceeds to create jobs for Iraqi refugees

Released Tuesday, May. 10

 Papal letter to Italian Marian organization
 Pope Francis: Catholics, Copts can offer joint witness to dignity of life, marriage, creation
 Mary gazes on God and the suffering, cardinal says at Rosary shrine
 Dire conditions in Aleppo
 Amid new embryo experiments, Vatican newspaper laments human guinea pigs
 3 sainthood causes advance
 Do not simply reach out to the needy, but bring them Jesus, says Pope
 Cardinal Parolin reflects on mercy, Holy See’s diplomacy

Released Monday, May. 9

 Chaldean Patriarch urges priests in US to examine consciences about unauthorized flights from Iraq
 Pope reflects on Ascension, pays tribute to mothers
 At Vatileaks trial, editor defends freedom of the press
 Pope Francis: health care is a ‘universal right,’ not a ‘consumer good’
 Swiss president meets with Pope
 Grow in faith, Pope tells new Swiss Guards
 Vatican-Muslim dialogue: all persons have dignity and inalienable rights
 Raleigh bishop calls for reversal of controversial 'bathroom bill'
 ACLU attacks US Catholic hospitals, saying 'health care' is restricted

Released Friday, May. 6

 German cardinal wants stronger local voice in selection of bishops
 Pope calls for rebirth of European humanism
 Swiss Guard recruits take oath of loyalty
 Pope, in video, laments discrimination, violence against women
 Pakistan: 6 years after mob attack, Muslims help rebuild church
 Cardinals address Amoris Laetitia; CDF prefect says Church’s teaching has not changed
 Vatican message to Buddhists focuses on ecology
 Pope Francis leads prayer vigil ‘to dry the tears’

Released Thursday, May. 5

 Cardinal Marx: Europe needs rebirth, not restoration or nostalgia
 USCCB committee chair calls on Obama to reduce nuclear weapons arsenal
 English cardinal welcomes government’s decision on child refugees
 Pope renews praise for cooperatives
 Nicaraguan bishop denounces purchase of 50 Russian tanks
 Bolivian bishops decry use of tear gas against disabled protestors
 Pray the Rosary daily, Pope tells youth

Released Wednesday, May. 4

 Italian bishops will oppose any bid for gay adoptions: Cardinal Bagnasco
 ‘We have a common Father,’ Pope tells participants in interfaith dialogue
 Pope Francis reflects on Christ as the Good Shepherd
 Increasing number of Asian pilgrims to the Holy Land
 Northern Ireland: bishops’ election statement emphasizes child poverty, abortion
 ‘Noose tightens’ around Church in Burundi
 South African bishops’ conference denounces arms spending
 Aleppo’s bishops: our suffering is not in vain when united to Christ’s Passion
 New Vatican magazine says Church late to recognize women's role
 NOW ordered to pay court costs to pro-life activists after failed lawsuit

Released Tuesday, May. 3

 Venezuela's crisis prompts letter from Pope to President Maduro
 Roman police seize bogus Vatican souvenirs in crackdown on counterfeits
 Priest is prime suspect in kidnapping of Indian bishop
 17 nations named ‘particularly severe’ religious-freedom violators
 Nigerian cardinal survives armed attack
 Vatican newspaper recalls Father Daniel Berrigan
 Cardinal to receive Italian literary prize
 English cardinal calls for change of heart toward migrants
 Aleppo prelate saw resurgence of faith around Easter
 Adapt your charism to today’s needs, Pope tells Mercedarians

Released Monday, May. 2

 Obama rues persecution of Orthodox Christians
 Leading European bishops’ official links migrant crisis to selfish culture
 Moscow patriarch issues Easter message
 Indian bishop kidnapped, beaten
 Papal appeal for Syria
 Pope Francis reflects on the Holy Spirit and peace
 Be reconciled to God, Pope tells jubilee pilgrims
 Former UN nuncio given new assignment

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