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Stories for July 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jul. 31

 First native Russian Catholic bishop appointed
 Brooklyn priest arrested for allegedly trading explicit photos with teen
 Women religious superiors abuse power, influential Jesuit journal charges
 Physician-assisted suicides double in Canada over 2-year period
 Abortion pill is ‘imminent’ public health danger, pro-life leaders tell FDA
 San Francisco archbishop calls for prayer, fasting for restoration of unhindered public worship
 Congress holds hearing on missing Chinese bishop
 US lawmakers renew interest in defunding UN bodies over abortion
 English bishops issue statement on vaccination
 Plight of poorest Christian families in Damascus is worsening
 US House of Representatives unanimously denounces conversion of Hagia Sophia to mosque
 ‘Stop ignoring faith communities’: Cardinal Lacroix on Quebec’s Covid response
 Prelates criticize Trump administration’s new DACA limits
 US bishops renew call for abolition of nuclear weapons

Released Thursday, Jul. 30

 Vatican cardinal: religious orders need new structures
 Mexican priest in critical condition after stabbing
 German bishops invited to Rome to discuss instruction on parish life
 Argentine bishop closes seminary after dispute over Communion in hands
 Pakistani man, charged with blasphemy, killed in courtroom
 Ghana’s bishops lament current spate of political violence
 Bishop appeals for calm in Sierra Leone
 Anti-Christian violence on the rise in India
 Ugandan priest runs for parliament
 Canadian court holds archdiocese liable for abuse suffered at Mount Cashel
 Loyola University Maryland removes Flannery O’Connor’s name from hall
 Mexican bishops welcome Supreme Court abortion ruling
 Atlanta archbishop pays tribute to John Lewis, C.T. Vivian
 Cardinal Dolan, Cardinal O’Malley, Archbishop Gomez call for federal aid for Catholic schools
 Trump, Biden campaigns reach out to religious voters
 Sydney archbishop slams state government for anti-slavery failure
 Manila bishop tests positive for CO19
 Church betrayed the dying, British editor charges
 US bishops’ migration chairman calls for prayers for trafficking survivors
 Weakened fair housing rule fails to promote dignity of human person, prelates say

Released Wednesday, Jul. 29

 Traditional procession cancelled El Salvador because of pandemic
 Scottish Church fears ‘hate crime’ law could stifle Christians
 US commission decries Islamists’ slaughter of Nigerian aid workers
 Vatican delays response on former West Virginia bishop’s restitution
 China hacked Vatican computer system before accord talks
 Hong Kong cardinal extends suspension of public Masses amid CO19 surge
 Vatican: 1 million people have benefited from papal relief in Ukraine
 Philadelphia’s new archbishop takes part in prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood clinic
 Pope lauds solidarity initiative in Brazil
 For French Catholics, arson at Nantes cathedral shows their religion is under attack
 Catholic sisters lead the way in the anti-trafficking movement
 In Guyana, diocesan building broken into, fires set
 USCCB: ‘Tell the US Dept of Education not to exclude Catholic schools from emergency funding!’
 Via Instagram, Catholic colleges face a racial reckoning
 Clerical abuse, relationships with adult women are distinct, Indonesian cardinal says
 Cardinal Dolan warns parents more Catholic schools will close without additional federal aid
 Rhode Island diocese, stung by pandemic, cuts 10 positions
 Statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe vandalized, restored at California parish
 Cardinal Kasper defends Vatican instruction on parishes
 Vatican launches ‘the elderly are your grandparents’ campaign

Released Tuesday, Jul. 28

 Pope writes preface for book reflecting on pandemic
 Accused bishop appeals to India’s top court on rape charge
 Indian cardinal urges equal rights for dalits, citing Black Lives Matter
 Pandemic restrictions remain for Church in Hong Kong
 Former Pope cites Bach’s enduring influence
 Florida parish rebuilding after arson attack
 Virginia priest-blogger says bishop has threatened to have him laicized
 Tensions grow between a San Diego church and the neighborhood around it
 San Francisco won’t cite archdiocese after church wedding
 Archbishop Wenski: Respond to violent attacks with love
 Washington Post, Covington Catholic teen settle $250M lawsuit out of court
 Scotland’s bishops adopt English Standard Version for new lectionary
 Cardinal Zen defends Second Vatican Council
 Portland archbishop decries violence, calls for peaceful efforts against racism
 Welsh archdiocese receives government grant for outreach during pandemic
 Human life begins at conception, Mexican bishops emphasize
 Central African Republic bishops advocate for socio-political change
 Reach out to the elderly, Pope urges young people
 Fire rips through Charlotte-area parish
 France will rebuild Notre Dame’s spire as it was

Released Monday, Jul. 27

 Pope encourages ‘adventure of holiness’
 Tennessee judge blocks implementation of pro-life legislation
 Gay lobby at Vatican kept lid on McCarrick scandal: Archbishop Vigano
 Spanish cardinal celebrates funeral Mass in defiance of regulations
 Pope welcomes Ukraine ceasefire agreement
 In pictures: Hagia Sophia opens as mosque for Muslim prayers
 Victims, advocates criticize Indonesian cardinal’s response to abuse crisis
 Knights of Columbus founder to be beatified in October
 Disease specialists refute report that paints churches as breeding grounds for CO19
 Catholic music publisher vows investigation into Haas as allegations mount
 Public Masses resume in Mexico City
 Franciscans grapple with colonial legacy of Junípero Serra
 Supreme Court, 5-4, refuses to halt Nevada limits on worship services
 Refugee who volunteered at French cathedral confesses to setting blaze, lawyer says
 Gallup analyzes ‘Joe Biden and the Catholic factor’
 AP: Black Catholics’ history largely ignored in US Catholic schools
 Los Angeles Times criticizes archdiocese, parish over stance on housing project
 ‘Adopt a human-centric approach to artificial intelligence,’ bishops ask EU
 Germany’s bishops divided over Vatican instruction on parishes

Released Friday, Jul. 24

 French sex assault trial ordered for former apostolic nuncio
 Sister Ruth Lewis, ‘mother of Pakistan’s special children’, loses CO19 battle
 Pope encourages boy with disabilities on Camino de Santiago pilgrimage
 Churches burned, people beheaded in Mozambique’s escalating extremist violence
 Judge halts South Carolina voucher program
 Despite protests, Vietnamese bishop to tear down 135-year-old cathedral, build larger replica
 Bishops broker peace talks in Cameroon
 German abbess faces landmark trial on Church asylum
 With dam near completion, Catholic leaders urge equitable sharing of Nile
 Australia’s Catholic, Orthodox bishops decry conversion of Hagia Sophia to mosque
 Nuncio supports exhuming babies’ remains at Irish home, giving them Christian burial
 Vatican publishes book containing Pope’s ‘lockdown’ homilies
 Cardinal Scola calls out Pope Francis’ critics: ‘The Pope is the Pope’
 Cardinal Schönborn laments exodus of Austrian Catholics
 US bishops to President Trump: Rescind memorandum excluding undocumented from congressional apportionment
 US bishops’ agency makes $300,000 grant to assist Native Americans

Released Thursday, Jul. 23

 New Russian law would restrict foreign religious leaders
 US bishops’ agency makes $500,000 grant to activist group
 Convent outside Detroit loses 13 nuns to CO19
 Zimbabwe: Churches mediate between government and opposition
 China-Vatican agreement after 2 years: repression against minors and churches
 23 states sue HHS over new regulations on ‘gender identity,’ ‘termination of pregnancy,’ and sex discrimination
 Local officials must permit religious schools to reopen, Texas AG says
 Vatican foreign minister: Religious freedom must be protected
 Planned Parenthood acknowledges ‘racist legacy’ of founder, continues abortions
 Cardinal Becciu: 2 martyrs’ beatifications were shelved following abuse allegations
 Greek-Russian talks focus on Hagia Sophia
 Greek Orthodox archbishop grateful for Catholic support of Hagia Sophia day of mourning
 New accusation surfaces against McCarrick
 Church in Germany receives highest ever Church tax income despite record exodus
 Bishops launch year of intercultural conversations with young adults, ministry leaders
 Prelates condemn acts of vandalism, destruction at Catholic sites
 Conditions for asylum seekers at US-Mexican border are inhumane, nun writes in op-ed

Released Wednesday, Jul. 22

 Vatican statement urges solidarity in face of pandemic
 Vatican denies approving exhumation of Gen. Franco
 Italian priest presides at same-sex union
 Chinese officials: replace religious images with pictures of President Xi
 Sino-Vatican agreement after 2 years: flags and monitoring
 Taiwan president attends Taipei archbishop’s installation
 Cardinal Brandmüller discusses interpretation of Vatican II
 New Vatican document ‘a major step forward’ in protecting minors, abuse commission member says
 In California, Ventura city council decides to remove Junipero Serra statues at city hall
 ‘Sue us,’ says Philippine bishop after Duterte criticizes pastoral letter
 Kidnapped Enugu priest regains freedom
 Vatican cardinal weighs in on Hagia Sophia, CO19 origin
 Ancient Buddha statue discovered in Pakistan, destroyed for being ‘un-Islamic’
 15 children in chains freed from Nigeria Quran school
 July 24: day of mourning for Hagia Sophia
 In Kerala, Church forms volunteers’ groups for decent burial of CO19 victims
 Nashville diocese responds to report on handling of adult abuse case
 Attacks on Catholic statues continue
 Office of Civil Rights intervenes to allow Catholic in Maryland hospital to receive sacraments

Released Tuesday, Jul. 21

 Vandalism again at Boston parish
 Chaldean prelate protests US deportation of illegal Iraqi residents
 Turkey’s Erdogan invites Pope to dedication of Hagia Sophia mosque
 Rome diocese provides church for Syro-Malabar Catholics
 Summit report urges reforms to forestall Church financial crisis in US
 Africa’s inadequate CO19 response mired in colonial legacy, South African cardinal says
 ‘Jesus helps us understand God’s patience, opening our hearts to hope’: Pope reflects on parable of the weeds
 Pope pays surprise visit to Vatican’s summer camp
 USCCB calls on Congress to spend at least $12 billion on international CO19 relief
 Changes in criminal law as Sudan annuls apostasy death sentence
 Pew Research examines ‘the global God divide’
 British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to hear complaint against parish
 Australian Catholic students urge bishops to ‘reject unambiguously’ women’s ordination
 At least 9 bishops have died of CO19
 ‘Anti-Catholic bigotry’: congressman demands investigations into anti-Catholic crimes
 Victims of Tolkien’s son among hundreds in line for larger abuse payouts
 Under new California rules, LA Catholic schools will no longer be able to resume in-person classes
 Gravely damaged in war, Syrian cathedral rises from the ashes
 Japanese archbishop urges US to witness the Gospel of peace

Released Monday, Jul. 20

 Filipino bishops welcome constitutional challenges to anti-terrorism law
 Archbishop hosts talks between Cameroon government, separatists leaders
 Taipei archbishop: Vatican-China accord will not endanger ties
 Chinese regime recognizes another ‘underground’ bishop
 Vatican issues guide for remodeling parish life [News/analysis]
 Caravan of 100 cars protests Indianapolis archdiocese’s policy on transgender students
 Woman who now identifies herself as man sues Catholic hospital for refusing hysterectomy
 Indonesian archbishop, several priests catch CO19
 Louisiana’s Catholic governor calls for 3 days of prayer and fasting
 Fire destroys organ, shatters stained glass at Nantes cathedral in France
 Pope reiterates appeal for global ceasefire, calls for peace in the Caucasus
 Turkey’s Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia after reconversion to mosque
 ‘There is no objection to building churches with Muslim money,’ Egypt’s Grand Mufti says
 Mexico’s bishops lament multifaceted culture of death
 Argentine priest, energy executive forge huge food-aid program that doesn’t buy votes
 In California, priest charged with sexual battery
 Adult abuse case in Nashville: accusations of grave mishandling across Church jurisdictions
 Vatican-China agreement: Catholics keep the faith in historic deal despite slow progress
 Pope appoints new director of Vatican healthcare services
 ‘Priestly zeal, fidelity to the Gospel’: papal telegram on death of Cardinal Grocholewski

Released Friday, Jul. 17

 Evangelical churches challenge California governor’s restrictions
 Polish Cardinal Grocholewski dead at 80
 Bankrupt Buffalo diocese retains expensive PR consultant
 British court rules foster care agency can serve only Christians, but cannot exclude gay couples
 Philippine bishop deplores cutting of trees for real estate development
 Cardinal invites South Korea’s Catholic congressmen to work for life and peace
 Police seize Italian financier’s phones in Vatican corruption probe
 Pakistani Catholic girl, kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam, has been raped and is pregnant
 Vatican diplomat calls for action after UN reports rising hunger rate
 Caritas joins Pope’s call for global ceasefire and debt relief for poor countries
 Catholic universities welcome ICE reversal on international students
 Statue of Jesus decapitated, knocked off pedestal outside Miami parish
 Ex-Mississippi priest indicted; Homeland Security affidavit accuses diocese of lying to parishioners
 Connecticut parish defaced with anarchist, satanic symbols
 Uganda’s bishops announce they can no longer afford to pay teachers in Catholic schools
 In Tunisia, atheist blogger given jail term over Quran-style post
 ‘Mali does not deserve what is happening now,’ cardinal says of violent protests
 US bishops call on Erdogan to reverse course, make Hagia Sophia a museum again

Released Thursday, Jul. 16

 Argentine priest killed; robbery is suspected motive
 Medical journal predicts worldwide population plunge
 German archdiocese plans dramatic downsizing
 Vatican gives bishops new guidelines on sex-abuse complaints
 Deadline looms for Vatican-China deal renewal
 Cardinal Dolan: Recent AP story sought to ‘bash’ the Church
 Mississippi dioceses urge Supreme Court to uphold state’s abortion restriction
 Chinese state hackers target Hong Kong Catholic Church
 Maronite Patriarch calls for international assistance for Lebanon
 Chile’s bishops: Find hope and comfort in Our Lady
 ‘We are in a state of rebellion against God’: Philippine archbishop declares 21 days of prayer
 1960s parish wins Australian ‘enduring architecture’ awad
 Lourdes host its 1st online world pilgrimage
 Padre Kino, declared venerable, known as ‘patron saint of borderlands’
 San Diego bishop calls for transformation of diocese
 Pope Francis designates Mission San Buenaventura a minor basilica
 Congressman condemns beheading of statue of Virgin Mary in Chattanooga
 Virgin Mary statue vandalized in Gary: head, hands removed
 US bishops oppose proposed rule that would eliminate protection for asylum seekers fleeing violence

Released Wednesday, Jul. 15

 Polish president visits Czestochowa shrine after re-election victory
 Italy expects drop in births because of CO19
 NY Times feature reflects on McCarrick abuse
 Mississippi priest asks parishioners to ‘consecrate’ Eucharist at home
 Indian bishop, facing rape charges, reports positive CO19 test
 Argentine bishops face charges for accepting sex-abuse complaints
 People with disabilities protest police violence, CO19 discrimination
 Italian bishop condemns mafia usury as ‘new slavery’ for families
 Moroccan Christians have to practice their faith in secret
 Catholic Relief Services CEO urges support from Congress for worldwide pandemic fight
 Campaigns to discredit Church preceded ’89 Jesuit murders, witness says
 Criticism of Cardinal Dolan letter ‘silly,’ Weigel publisher says
 Pope donates ventilator to Brazil hospital
 Canadian bishops rue lack of care for the elderly at some facilities
 German bishops split over plans to cut number of seminaries
 Court denies priest’s motion asking for delay of prisoner’s execution
 Statue of Virgin Mary beheaded at Chattanooga parish
 Abortion advocates win 4 court cases
 San Gabriel mission church fire began in choir loft, official says
 Los Angeles parishes encouraged to hold outdoor services amid new restrictions
 US bishops renew call for prayer for peace, nuclear disarmament

Released Tuesday, Jul. 14

 Cardinal Bo, other religious leaders: ‘We are weary of war, worn down by enmities’
 US Navy changes course, allows attendance at religious services with precautions
 Sudanese Christians await reform on teaching Christianity in schools
 Pope expresses closeness to priests with CO19 in Buenos Aires slums
 USCCB: ‘Act now to help save Catholic schools!’
 Some historians troubled by upcoming canonization of Blessed Charles de Foucauld
 Ministry in the midst of pandemic: A survey of US bishops
 Catholic universities oppose ICE rule for international students
 New Zealand bishop resumes ministry after hiatus
 Texas court upholds expulsion of child from Catholic elementary school
 ‘Ashamed’: Fiji archbishop apologizes for alleged past abuse in Catholic schools
 Evangelical, Catholic leaders say President Trump has left persecuted Christians in danger
 Payday lending rule exposes the poor and vulnerable to predatory and abusive lending practices, bishop warns
 ‘The mother of all parables’: Pope Francis reflects on the parable of the sower
 In Sea Sunday message, cardinal laments plight of seafarers in time of CO19

Released Monday, Jul. 13

 Statues of Virgin Mary defaced in Boston, New York
 Michigan court says noted pastor was defamed
 Chaldean Patriarch says Hagia Sophia decision as setback for coexistence
 Venezuela in chaos, bishops report
 Arrest warrant, no bail for Indian bishop charged with rape
 California emergency rules are ‘open discrimination,’ says Orthodox prelate
 Russian prelate: Hagia Sophia as mosque is ‘slap in the face’
 Head of French bishops foresees women cardinals in future
 Catholic Charities: ‘Deep disappointment’ after removal of payday lending protections
 ‘I was born into a new life’: How a Canadian street priest became a Catholic cardinal overnight
 Gunmen attack Catholic priest, mourners in Kaduna
 South African bishops issue call to overcome racism
 Arrest made in fire at Florida Catholic parish
 Archbishop dies of CO19
 Police ordered to protect dismissed Indian nun
 Fire engulfs historic Franciscan mission in Philippines
 After a devastating fire, Mission San Gabriel community vows to rebuild
 Pope Francis: ‘I think of Hagia Sophia, and I am very saddened’
 Prelate defends Church’s acceptance of federal CO19 loans
 Beatification causes of Father Kino, 4 others advance
 Leading Italian prelate warns against proposed homophobia law
 Ex-president of European Central Bank named to pontifical academy

Released Friday, Jul. 10

 Hagia Sophia becomes a mosque again
 USCCB: Urge your Senators to prioritize the poor and vulnerable in the next CO19 relief package
 Biden says he would rescind exemption for Little Sisters of the Poor
 Cardinal Pell: ‘My time in prison’
 In wake of pandemic, 26 New York City Catholic schools to close
 Former National Review Board chairman cites ‘mixed progress’ on clergy sex abuse
 Survey finds 30% of German Catholics are considering leaving the Church
 White House Catholics are concerned about Trump’s Catholic tweets
 Catholic dioceses, other organizations received at least $1.4 billion in federal CO19 loans
 Pakistan’s bishops concerned about increasing violence against religious minorities
 In Bangladesh, Church leaders plead for peace after massacre spreads panic
 Respect the dignity of internally displaced persons with disabilities, Vatican diplomat urges
 Bishops offer action steps to address issues of racism
 Almost 30% of regular Mass-goers never go to Confession, Philadelphia survey finds
 Bishops join 1,000 other faith leaders to oppose federal executions

Released Thursday, Jul. 9

 Adhere to CO19 protocols, Ghana’s bishops urge
 Archbishop Pizzaballa: Lack of pilgrims doesn’t lessen hope
 EU bishops’ commission outlines vision for Europe’s recovery
 Vatican CO19 commission calls for more spending on healthcare, less on weapons
 Holy See renews call for ‘concrete solutions’ to refugee crisis
 Black Catholic community hopeful for ‘a season of change’
 Vatican spokesman: From Lampedusa to CO19, Pope challenges us to fraternity
 UN commission fails again over abortion and anti-sovereignty language
 Churches emerge as major source of CO19 cases
 ‘Deeply regrettable’: Catholic Health Association rues President Trump’s WHO decision
 Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI pens emotional letter for funeral of his brother
 In UK, pro-life MP hails ‘clear victory’ over abortion amendments
 ‘This is a saga that did not need to occur’: US bishops welcome Little Sisters’ Supreme Court victory
 USCCB chairmen praise Supreme Court decision recognizing right of Catholic schools to choose their own teachers
 Pope Francis: Seek the face of the Lord, encounter Christ in suffering refugees

Released Wednesday, Jul. 8

 Little Sisters win 3rd Supreme Court victory
 Former comptroller of Diocese of Steubenville pleads guilty to tax crimes, embezzlement
 Primate of Poland: Church must rebuild trust amid abuse crisis
 CO19’s effect on Catholic schools: as some close, others innovate
 Elections make a difference, Archbishop Naumann says
 Philippine religious orders urge ‘stay order’ on controversial anti-terror law
 ‘Brotherhood is the only way to build the future,’ Vatican spokesman says
 Women religious fear jihadists will take control of province in Mozambique
 Nigerian priests condemn police brutality during lockdown, offer solutions
 Native Americans grapple with legacy of Catholic boarding schools
 Protesters, counter-protestors at Indiana parish whose priest compared Black Lives Matter to ‘maggots’
 Catholic schools face questions over connections to Columbus, Serra
 Do not forget the needs of refugees, Florida bishop urges
 Vatican cardinal: Peace is threatened as health and economic crises continue
 Mississippi bishops, in pastoral letter, deplore racism

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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