Stories for August 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Aug. 16

 Buffalo diocese hit with RICO suit
 Woman sues Houston archdiocese over ‘lay exorcism’
 Cardinal Sean Brady turns 80, becomes ineligible for conclave
 ‘Is this still the Catholic Church?’: Chinese priests take ‘formation course’ after Sino-Vatican agreement
 Monk found murdered in Lebanese monastery
 Sudanese bishop says country is fragile, future unclear
 Pittsburgh diocese cancels parish festival after receiving ‘disturbing letter’
 ‘I know words mean very little without action,’ Erie bishop says on anniversary of grand jury report
 LCWR calls on Trump to stop ‘divisive and polarizing rhetoric’
 South Carolina bishop says sexual abuse allegations against him are ‘provably false’
 Apostolic Penitentiary issues note on inviolability of Confession, confidentiality of spiritual direction
 Church in Kerala responds to flood emergency
 After 10 years of Boko Haram violence, Nigerians crave peace
 On 50th anniversary of Battle of the Bogside, Northern Ireland bishop reflects on ecumenism, Brexit
 4 more allegations against former Cheyenne bishop made in past year, Missouri diocesan official says
 Proclaim and rejoice: Pope Francis reflects on the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Assumption
 Lawsuit alleges retired Albany bishop sexually abused a teenage boy
 Planned Parenthood to withdraw from Title X, unless court intervenes
 New Pax Christi presidents look to elevate Church’s nonviolence teachings

Released Wednesday, Aug. 14

 Federal court protects Christian women’s shelter from Anchorage transgender law
 Philippine president declares Blessed Virgin’s nativity a civil holiday
 Archbishop Cordileone asks: ‘Is it really possible to retrieve a sense of common decency?’
 Pope Francis, Los Angeles mayor discuss climate change, immigration
 774 patients euthanized in Ontario during 1st 6 months of 2019
 Singapore archbishop calls for new generation of leaders to confront cultural changes
 Church in Peru opens South America’s 1st pediatric cancer hospital
 Sri Lanka’s Christians admired for nonviolent response to bombings
 Floods in India have left ‘death, devastation and a bleak future,’ bishop says
 Murder of parish secretary is latest in series of anti-Catholic incidents in Ivory Coast
 Vatican prefect encourages African Catholic journalists in their efforts for peace
 1 year after bridge collapse, Pope writes to people of Genoa
 Pope remembers Cardinal Obeso as ‘selfless pastor’
 Archbishop, Catholic Relief Services object to spending freeze on some foreign aid

Released Tuesday, Aug. 13

 Scottish Church honors Catholics who kept faith under persecution
 Author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ enters Catholic Church
 Philippine prelate decries Catholic silence over attacks
 Buddhist monks assault Christian in Sri Lanka
 Bishops of southern Africa issue statement on sexual abuse
 ‘Africa’s problems are by choice,’ leading prelate says
 Mexico City archdiocesan newspaper sees xenophobic ‘culture of hatred’ in United States
 ‘Treat us like citizens of Pakistan, equal to others,’ cardinal pleads
 Federal appeals court backs Chicago cardinal in lawsuit filed by former music director
 Archbishop Gomez: ‘With El Paso a line has been crossed in our nation’
 Retired Chicago celebrity priest accused of sex abuse in 1970s
 Don’t lend credence to alleged Texas Marian apparitions, bishop says
 Bishops, mainline Protestant leaders condemn ICE raids in Mississippi
 Local bishop appeals for ‘constructive dialogue’ to avoid conflict over Jammu and Kashmir
 US bishops urge Trump administration to rescind new rule drastically limiting asylum

Released Monday, Aug. 12

 Mexican Cardinal Obeso Rivera dead at 87
 Papal condolences for monsoon flood victims in India
 Cardinal Pell criticizes ‘low quality’ working document for Amazon Synod
 Pope pays tribute to indigenous peoples
 The words ‘God’ and ‘Bible’ banned in Chinese textbooks
 Filipino Catholics unfazed by terror threats against churches
 1,000 Catholics march in Hong Kong against extradition law
 Ukrainian president meets with Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
 Pakistani bishops ‘deeply concerned’ by India’s cancellation of Kashmir’s autonomy
 Pope Francis casts his eyes to Asia for potential papal trips
 With Venezuela in a free fall, its bishops call out the government
 In Mozambique, bishop slams government over jihadist attacks
 Church in India observes ‘Black Day’ to protest discrimination against Christian, Muslim Dalits
 Pope Francis issues new statutes for Vatican Bank
 Pope recalls 70th anniversary of Geneva Conventions
 ‘Jesus recalls His disciples to continual vigilance,’ Pope tells pilgrims

Released Friday, Aug. 9

 Pope denounces sovereignty movement, says it causes wars
 Eritrea Orthodox Church’s former patriarch expelled for ‘heresy’
 Federal appeals court upholds cross on county seal
 Shake-up at Cincinnati archdiocese: auxiliary bishop failed to share complaints about priest
 Kerala nun links dismissal with bishop’s rape case
 Nigerian bishops ask officials to review marriage-license directive
 Catholic anti-nuclear activists tell court why they acted to disarm submarine base
 Church responds to humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe
 Warning of ‘ideological totalitarianism,’ leading Polish bishop decries LGBT agenda
 US college returns Nagasaki cathedral cross
 State Dept. uses UN mechanism to pressure countries on homosexuality
 Catholics pays tribute to India’s late foreign minister for her concern for Christians
 Mississippi bishop: Largest immigration raids in a decade are a ‘man-made disaster’
 Bishops urge Americans to ‘stop using hate-filled language’

Released Thursday, Aug. 8

 More than 200 suing Guam archdiocese for clerical abuse
 Wisconsin lawmakers take aim at confessional seal
 Baptists fleeing persecution in Russia granted asylum in Germany
 Correspondent examines extremism of Equality Act
 Pope points to St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and her courageous choices
 Patriarch slams politicians and institutions over ‘unacceptable situation’ in Lebanon
 Christians, Muslims protest against India’s decision to isolate Kashmir
 Sri Lankan prime minister acknowledges government responsibility for intelligence failures in Easter Sunday attacks
 El Paso bishop calls on Trump to ‘examine himself’ on rhetoric
 ‘Flush out bad Fulanis from our state,’ Nigerian bishop urges government
 Argentine bishop tapped by Pope for Vatican job faces abuse trial
 San Antonio archbishop regrets tweets critical of President Trump
 Pakistan: Catholic charity decries forced conversions to Islam
 Boko Haram strikes again in Cameroon; women are singled out in new terror tactic

Released Wednesday, Aug. 7

 Mozambique: peace accord signed before papal visit
 158 violent anti-Christian assaults in India in first half of year
 Uzbek president shuts down notorious ‘house of torture’ prison
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk’
 San Antonio archbishop denounces President Trump: ‘President, stop your hatred’
 Pennsylvania’s clergy abuse hotline fielded 1,900 calls in first year
 Catholics afraid as Chinese authorities ban religious education
 Greek Orthodox patriarchate renews legal battle over Jerusalem properties, citing new evidence
 The future of the city is childless
 Nigerian priests protest government inaction following murder of fellow cleric
 Appeals court orders further review of Florida abortion waiting period
 Senators oppose Trump refugee cuts on religious freedom grounds
 ‘Christianity in Iraq is perilously close to extinction,’ archbishop warns
 222,000 Australian Catholics take part in ‘listening and dialogue’ prior to plenary council
 North American Catholic, Orthodox theologians issue statement on the laity’s vocation and mission
 USCCB honors 3 pro-life advocates

Released Tuesday, Aug. 6

 Former president of John Paul Institute sees radical break with prior Church teaching
 Indian nun accuses bishop of tampering with evidence in rape case
 Grooming behavior seen in McCarrick letters
 Egypt granting approval to previously ‘illegal’ Christian churches
 Texas court rejects suit by ex-priests protesting ID as credibly accused
 In Argentina, priests on trial for abuse of deaf students
 In India, no girl is born in 3 months in 132 villages
 The Shroud of Turin: latest study deepens mystery
 Marawi bishop encouraged by Muslim leaders’ pledge to stem extremism
 Open parishes to stranded and homeless persons, Mumbai cardinal tells parish priests
 As needs of Mosul refugees grow, hope of return withers away
 Erdogan lays foundation stone for 1st church to be built in Turkey in almost 100 years
 In Pakistan, a Catholic widow cries out for justice in wake of husband’s murder
 Midwest Jesuits ask Vatican to overturn archbishop’s decision to revoke high school’s Catholic status
 Vatican cardinal contrasts hatred on social media, persecuted Christians’ lack of hatred
 Apostleship of the Sea ‘hugely concerned’ as Iran seizes 3rd tanker
 Philippine bishop accused of sedition denies charge
 Revised schedule released for Pope’s September visit to 3 African nations

Released Monday, Aug. 5

 Promotions for officials at Vatican Secretariat of State
 Retired Pope meets with former president of embattled Vatican Institute
 Chaldean Catholic Synod includes lay members for first time
 Ancient DNA may reveal origin of the Philistines
 Vietnamese police disrupt funeral of Catholic lawyer who fought corruption
 Philippine bishops call for prayers, Masses for bishops charged with sedition
 Notre-Dame: Lead fears prompt new cleanup rules, equipment
 Prelate welcomes Syrian truce
 Paraguay’s bishops urge transparency following disclosure of government’s pact with Brazil
 Cardinal, Vatican official celebrate Mass at youth festival in Medjugorje
 Japanese bishops call for abolition of nuclear weapons
 Nigerian priest murdered; Fulani herdsmen suspected
 Russian Orthodox patriarch praises Muslim-Orthodox relations
 Vatican diplomat calls for awakening of ‘collective conscience’ to assist child victims of war
 Bishops call for prayer, sacrifice, policy changes in response to Dayton shooting
 ‘Terrible, senseless, and inhumane’: prelates call for prayer, action following El Paso shooting
 Pope Francis, at Angelus, prays for ‘defenseless’ US shooting victims
 Spurn greed, seek heavenly treasure of love of God and neighbor, Pope tells pilgrims
 Pain, gratitude, encouragement, praise: themes of Pope’s letter to the world’s priests
 ‘Give, and it will be given to you,’ Pope emphasizes in address to Scouts

Released Friday, Aug. 2

 Cuban Catholic activist barred from cardinal’s funeral
 Uruguay’s bishops split on law to protect transgender rights
 English bishop declines to open cause for Chesterton’s beatification
 Portland, Oregon archdiocese settles 8 abuse cases for $4 million
 Vatican not ready to answer questions about John Paul II Institute
 Thousands of Philippine Catholics march to defend bishops charged with sedition
 Following President Trump’s comments, Archbishop Gregory urges an end to divisive, disrespectful speech
 Respect human person, promote common good, end corruption: themes of Colombian bishops’ election statement
 Pakistan’s prime minister says forced conversion is incompatible with Islam
 Europe’s bishops, other Christian leaders call for observance of ‘Season of Creation’
 Coptic Orthodox Church lifts moratorium on accepting new monks
 Leading South African prelate calls on fellow bishops to work to end violent protests
 Glasgow Catholic organizations ask archdiocese to shelter asylum seekers
 China says majority of Xinjiang detainees released, but activists question claim
 Show mercy to migrants fleeing Venezuela, Chile’s bishops plead
 Cardinal Bo sees Bangladesh as ‘the scene of Exodus today’
 Pope Francis encourages family prayer, care for families
 Another diocese in DR Congo steps up efforts against Ebola
 Papal message to young Cuban Catholics: Be transformed into missionary disciples
 ‘Baptized and sent’: Pope encourages missionary activity in Indonesia

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