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Stories for May 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, May. 31

 European bishops’ conference lauds democratic values
 Cardinal Fernandez: no ‘witch hunt’ for improper Fiducia blessings
 Nigeria: another kidnapped priest released
 Vatican Secretary of State fears escalation in Ukraine
 USCCB president decries EEOC’s unjust abortion mandate, defends lawsuit
 Amid civil war, only 2 churches in Sudan’s capital still offer Mass every Sunday
 Polish abuse victims demand suspension of bishops’ conference president
 122 priests, religious accused of abusing over 1,000 Native American children at boarding schools
 Louisiana requires posting of Decalogue in public school, college classrooms
 USCCB will oppose any bill that expands abortion funding, pro-life chairman tells Congress
 Taiwanese bishops visit mainland China
 Central African cardinal has mixed view of Russian military presence in nation
 Pope urges Brazil’s religious to safeguard their vocation through daily prayer

Released Thursday, May. 30

 Israelis divided on Gaza war, poll shows
 Catholic Relief Services unable to deliver aid in Gaza
 Rupnik investigation ‘fairly advanced,’ Vatican official says
 Lawmakers seek assurance abortion drugs do not taint water supply
 Fresno diocese to enter bankruptcy
 DR Congo bishops deny involvement in failed coup attempt
 Invite everyone to the Lord’s banquet, Cardinal Tagle urges mission directors
 Papal message to German Catholics emphasizes Jesus’ mission, calls for political action
 ‘The sea advances’: Vatican newspaper warns ‘millions at risk’ in eastern India
 Ukrainian Franciscans present Pontiff with memento of war’s devastation
 Ahead of Croatia visit, Vatican ‘foreign minister’ praises country’s democratic journey
 Pope Francis pays tribute to Benedict XIII
 Pope holds closed-door meeting with young Roman priests

Released Wednesday, May. 29

 Our Sunday Visitor raps bishop’s acceptance of ‘transgender’ hermit
 Pennsylvania bishop ‘outraged’ that convict was parish employee
 German lay group questions further cooperation with bishops’ conference
 Cancel foreign debt of poor countries, Vatican envoy urges
 Pope pleads for children in war-torn countries
 Bishop Barron welcomes comedian Maher’s campaign against ‘woke’ ideology
 Pope begins series of general audiences on the Holy Spirit and salvation history
 US bishops express ‘some frustration’ with Vatican in new Synod synthesis report
 Cardinal Parolin: ‘Africa is a land of hope’
 14 Christians slain in DR Congo for refusing to convert to Islam
 Pope promotes German bishop who favored Synodal Way recommendations
 Moneyval: Holy See has improved its compliance with international financial standards
 ‘Stronger than the difficulties’: Vatican newspaper hails disabled migrant attempting to enter US

Released Tuesday, May. 28

 Bangladesh archbishop denies plan to ‘carve out a Christian country’
 USCCB urges Congress to act on maternal health
 Tourism can promote world peace, Vatican statement suggests
 German bishops’ leader ‘irritated’ by Pope’s stand on women’s diaconate
 Vatican issues apology for Pope’s ‘homophobic’ remark
 Synod retreat leader: The Gospel challenges African Catholics to welcome homosexuality
 3 people attacked during Mass at Salt Lake City cathedral
 USCCB issues new abuse report: 1,308 allegations, 17 of them current, made in 2022-23
 Papal meeting with Argentine political party leader
 Pope receives Irish missionary who ministers to lepers in Ghana
 Pope recalls Year of Prayer

Released Monday, May. 27

 Did Pope say seminaries should not admit homosexuals?
 Nigerian priest freed by kidnappers
 President of Dominican Republic meets with Pontiff
 Pakistan: 44 arrested after anti-Christian violence
 Papal condolences after deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea
 Pope to Buddhist monks: work together to save our common home
 Italian priest slain by Fascists is beatified as martyr
 1st Vatican ‘World Children’s Day’ concludes with papal Mass in St. Peter’s Square
 During audience with politically active NY medical group, Pope pays tribute to family doctors
 Pope reflects on essential characteristics of youth ministry
 Communion, creativity, tenacity: papal encouragement for Pontifical Mission Societies
 Argentine archbishop—Cardinal Fernández’s successor—resigns at 55
 Papal telegram follows university rector’s suicide
 Be proud of your uniform, committed to peace: papal message to military pilgrims at Lourdes

Released Friday, May. 24

 Australian Mass attendance shows 5-year decline
 Texas Carmelites reject Vatican-appointed superior
 Baltimore archdiocese cutting parishes from 61 to 23
 Florida priest faces charges for preventing desecration of Eucharist
 Papal encouragement for Jesuit educators
 UK bishops ask voters to promote common good
 Rediscover life’s playful dimension, Pope says to Scholas students
 Pope thanks sister-led anti-trafficking network for 15 years of work
 Pope thanks plastic surgeons for helping sick children, reflects on authentic beauty
 Be inspired by God through synodal spiritual conversation, Cardinal Farrell tells youth ministry leaders
 Cardinal Fernández: The Catholic Church agrees with Coptic Orthodox statement condemning homosexual activity
 Pontiff receives North Macedonian leader
 Papal meeting with Bulgarian president: birth dearth, culture, care for elderly

Released Thursday, May. 23

 In best health-care situation, everyone heals together, Pope says
 Vatican envoy urges UN action to protect civilians in war zones
 Divorce legislation moves forward in Philippines
 Canonization looms for Carlo Acutis
 Harvard chooses to store relic, not offer it to Church
 South Sudan: missing priest declared dead
 Vatican overturns bishop’s dismissal of Texas Carmelite superior
 Knights of Columbus sues Biden administration for denying permit for Memorial Day Mass
 Spanish Poor Clare community announces break from Church
 Health insurance must cover sex-change surgeries, federal appeals court rules
 New head of Syro-Malabar church downplays liturgical controversy
 ‘Cross of joy’ for Vatican celebration of World Children’s Day blends Christian, fairy-tale themes
 Another priest abducted in Nigeria
 Cardinal Tagle: The Church in China is ‘fully Catholic and fully Chinese’

Released Wednesday, May. 22

 At audience, Pope renews prayers for peace
 Priest returns to parish in Gaza
 Pope contrasts palliative care, euthanasia
 Pope praises ecumenism in talk to Hong Kong group
 Cardinal condemns church bombing in Philippines
 Reflecting on humility, Pope concludes general audiences on vices, virtues
 The Pope wants Chinese Catholics to be ‘best among citizens,’ Cardinal Parolin says
 Cardinal Lacroix’s alleged victim refused to cooperate with Vatican investigation, judge says
 Vatican hosts youth ministry congress in preparation for World Youth Day in Seoul
 Vatican diplomat calls for more inclusive society for elderly, laments assisted suicide
 Ukrainian Catholic leader: ‘Our patriarchate exists, though not yet officially recognized’
 Italian diocesan unions may not continue: papal conversation with bishops
 Albany diocese must provide insurance coverage for abortion, NY high court rules

Released Tuesday, May. 21

 Young German priests unenthused with ‘Synodal Path’
 Pope says No to female deacons
 GOP senators introduce bill to protect IVF from state bans
 Cardinal Pizzaballa gives grim report after visit to Gaza
 Controversial Chinese bishop headlines Vatican conference
 Pope lauds loyalty, perseverance of Chinese Catholics
 Vatican investigation finds no abuse, misconduct by Cardinal Lacroix
 After decades of non-stop increases, share of non-religious Americans has plateaued
 Catholic diocesan hermit approved by Kentucky bishop comes out as transgender
 Cardinal Zuppi laments poverty in Italy
 Papal condolences following Iranian president’s death
 Pope urges New Horizons Community to safeguard its charism
 ‘Eucharistic missionaries of fraternity’: prelates discuss upcoming International Eucharistic Congress

Released Monday, May. 20

 Justice Department investigating conditions at Catholic migrant facility in Pennsylvania
 Orthodox Patriarch: Pope will join in Nicea celebrations
 Vatican leaders convened by Pope for Monday meeting
 Texas border closing is ‘madness,’ Pope says
 Papal encouragement for Loyola-Chicago students
 Record 18,000 complete Chartres pilgrimage
 Papal envoy attends inauguration of Taiwan’s president
 Orthodox Church cautions on ordination of female deacon
 Celebrate Laudato Si’ Week, USCCB urges
 Vatican announces papal journey to Luxembourg, Belgium
 Holy See: The Church’s freedom is for the good of Vietnamese society
 Pontiff confers the title of Blessed on Guy de Montpellier
 Cardinal Tagle named papal envoy to National Eucharistic Congress
 Don’t let discord lead to death, Pope says during journey to Verona
 Papal prayer to the Holy Spirit for harmony, peace
 Meditate on Jesus’ ‘transformative words of love’ every day: papal Regina Caeli address
 The Holy Spirit acts with power and gentleness, Pope preaches at Pentecost Mass

Released Friday, May. 17

 New Vatican norms centralize decisions on apparitions
 Church teaching on women’s ordination can change: Cardinal Hollerich
 Catacombs testify to Christian hope, Pope says
 Conservatism is suicidal, Pope tells ‘60 Minutes’
 Vatican, on appeal, overrules a St. Louis parish merger
 Chinese priest, layman missing: another crackdown?
 Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria
 In reversal, Vatican approves appointment of gay-friendly seminary dean
 Maryland schools may force students to read LGBTQ books, federal appeals court rules
 Pope praises California death penalty moratorium, governor says
 Myanmar military airstrikes destroy Catholic, Baptist churches
 Indonesian bishops’ conference marks 100th anniversary
 Kenya’s bishops call for swift government response to floods
 Ecumenical Patriarch urges environmental responsibility
 Cardinal Parolin says Vatican will attend Ukraine peace summit
 New Islamist attacks in Mozambique lead to mass flight of civilians
 Papal tweet recalls UN peace day
 Jerusalem Patriarch visits Gaza for 1st time since war began
 Nigeria is nation where Christians are most likely to be ‘hunted and killed’

Released Thursday, May. 16

 Pope lauds ecumencial ties with Greek Orthodox
 Reverse climate change, Pope demands
 Latvian president meets with Pontiff
 Filipino bIshops oppose Chinese naval blockade
 Nuncio pays tribute to vibrancy of Catholic minorities in Arab nations
 ‘De-ideologize’ end-of-life issues and accompany the dying, Archbishop Paglia urges
 Pope blesses ‘voice of the unborn’ bell
 Vatican hosts climate summit for political leaders, scientists
 Ecumenical Patriarch, Mecca imam speak at dialogue conference
 USCCB announces $7.5M in home mission grants
 Papal prayer for peace, appeal for aid to flood-stricken Afghanistan
 Progressive Judaism leaders meet with Pope Francis, ask for prayer for release of hostages

Released Wednesday, May. 15

 Everyone can build peace, Pope writes in new book
 Register editorial urges Pope to see US Catholicism first-hand
 US bishops discuss polarization
 Critical evaluation of Vatican-China agreement
 Pro-life activist sentenced to almost five years in jail
 Leading Polish prelate accused of negligence in addressing abuse
 Survey finds broad public support for abortion persists 2 years after Dobbs
 Burundi’s bishops lament extrajudicial abductions, killings
 Pope Francis, at general audience, reflects on virtue of charity
 Elderly priests meet with Pope at Roman parish
 Vatican, Chinese prelates, scholars to mark 100th anniversary of Council of Shanghai
 Report: Burkina Faso’s military executed Christians in 2 villages

Released Tuesday, May. 14

 Australian archbishop blasts ‘organized campaign’ against Christian morality
 Buffalo diocese curbs media contacts
 Pope decries attitude that elderly are a burden
 Brooklyn auxiliary bishop cleared of negligence charges
 Wall Street Journal examines ‘how 20 years of same-sex marriage changed America’
 Address nation’s maternal health crisis, bishops urge Congress
 US bishops to discern future of controversial anti-poverty program at spring meeting
 Vatican announces ways to obtain special 2025 Jubilee Indulgence
 ‘We have nothing left except the church,’ young Gaza Catholic writes
 ‘Make yourself a gift for God, in order to be a gift of God,’ Pope tells Montevergine’s monks
 Pope asks Vatican’s paleographers, librarians to be open to dialogue, exchange
 Ecuador’s president meets with Pontiff, one month after embassy storming
 Papal tweet evokes Fatima’s call to conversion, penance

Released Monday, May. 13

 Decline in birth causes fears for future
 Pope urges obedience to Syro-Malabar liturgical rules
 Teen with rifle disrupts First Communion Mass in Louisiana
 Oblates voice concern about priests detained in Belarus
 Nigerian Catholic school closed after terrorist attack
 Workers at Vatican Museums file labor complaint
 ‘Work for security, justice and peace in the Sahel,’ papal message urges
 Bavaria supports the Church and the protection of life, leader says following papal audience
 Children’s Declaration on Fraternity signed during papal meeting with children
 Peace in politics, in the world starts in people’s hearts, Pope says at World Meeting on Human Fraternity
 Papal appeals for prayers for peace, mothers
 Pope: Holy See ready to facilitate exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war
 Step by step, Jesus leads us to heaven, Pope tells pilgrims

Released Sunday, May. 12

 Background: World Communications Day

Released Friday, May. 10

 Pope ‘very likely’ to visit Luxembourg later this year?
 Washington attorney general charges archdiocese with impeding abuse probe
 Bishop Paprocki charges Biden with sacrilege
 Papal encouragement for Massachusetts college
 Pope lists priorities for theological study
 Avoid ‘rubricism’ in liturgy, Pope cautions
 Pope urges generosity to counter declining birth rates
 New York State files suit against pro-life pregnancy centers to end abortion-pill reversals
 USCCB releases updated list of catechetical resources deemed in conformity with Catechism
 Charity coordinator examines ‘remarkable increase’ of Protestantism in Honduras
 Ghanian bishop calls on political candidates to emphasize environmental protection
 Pope mourns victims of attack on displaced persons in DR Congo
 Pope Francis solemnly proclaims 2025 jubilee year, issues bull ‘Hope Does Not Disappoint’
 Papal aid for flood-stricken Brazilians

Released Thursday, May. 9

 Texas attorney general files injunction against Catholic agency for migrants
 City of Rome bracing for Jubilee Year pilgrims
 Catholic broadcasters challenge FCC rule on collecting employee data
 Appeals court finds for Catholic school in dismissal of homosexual teacher
 Vatican removes block on gay-friendly university dean
 Texas archdiocese keeps distance from archbishop’s comments on Gaza campaign
 Cause moves forward for beatification of Communion and Liberation founder
 Killings of Christians continue in Nigeria
 Blood is ‘flowing everywhere’ in Ethiopia, prelate says
 USCCB committee chairman backs bill compensating nuclear radiation exposure victims
 Pope recalls Our Lady of Luján, Pompeii
 Logos, mottoes released for papal Asian trip
 Peruvian bishops decry euthanasia
 Chile’s bishops, president discuss security, migrants
 Cardinal Zuppi, leading EU bishop pen letter to ‘dearest European Union’
 Papua New Guinea indigenous leader, Pope discuss defense of creation
 Pope urges parish priests to become missionaries of synodality

Released Wednesday, May. 8

 Orthodox spokesman: Fiducia Supplicans complicates ecumenical talks
 Australian bishops approve new aboriginal liturgy
 Czech man convicted for stealing pectoral cross of Benedict XVI
 Pope sees challenges for work after Laudato Si’
 Pray the Rosary for peace, Pope urges
 Times columnist considers ‘why conservative and liberal Catholics can’t escape one another’
 South Korean dioceses seek to counter low birth rate
 Pope Francis, at general audience, reflects on virtue of hope
 Fight anti-Semitism and defend Palestinian rights, convert priest urges
 Cardinal says goal of upcoming Vatican human fraternity meeting is a ‘renewed charter of humanity’
 Catholic church in occupied Ukraine is rededicated as Russian Orthodox church
 In protecting forests, remember the well-being of local people, Vatican diplomat says at UN
 Vatican newspaper decries Tunisia’s expulsion of migrants

Released Tuesday, May. 7

 US commission targets Iran for religious-freedom violations
 American Catholics differ on abortion, euthanasia, death penalty
 Vatican document on Marian apparitions due May 17
 San Francisco archdiocese holds prayer service for Jimmy Lai
 Why was an old papal title restored?
 New bishop named for troubled Knoxville diocese
 Catholic students praying Rosary attacked in Indonesia
 Bolivian Jesuits deny they are a ‘criminal organization’
 President Biden issues statement for Orthodox Easter
 USCCB issues National Statutes for the Christian Initiation of Adults
 Ukraine is being crucified, Catholic leader says in Easter message
 Climate change photo exhibition on display in St. Peter’s Square
 Pope to take part in Corpus Christi Mass, procession
 Vatican, French embassy to host international conference on sport and spirituality
 Vatican message to Buddhists emphasizes peace through reconciliation, resilience
 ‘No to war, yes to dialogue’: renewed papal plea

Released Monday, May. 6

 Pope sends Easter greetings to Eastern churches
 Chaplain at Columbia says leftists organized campus protests
 Albanian President meets with Pontiff
 Weapons confiscated during Sunday papal audience
 Swiss government invites Pope to Ukraine peace conference
 Irish bishop: no policy can stop Church advocacy for life
 Washington Post features transexuals at Vatican
 Swiss Guard recruits receive Pope’s thanks, encouragement
 Swiss president meets with Pontiff
 Parishioner discusses plight of Gaza’s Catholics
 Your ministry to married couples is important, Pope tells leaders of Teams of Our Lady
 Vatican diplomat, at UN, links population growth to prosperity, warns against population control
 Papal encouragement for Amsterdam’s Catholics
 Papal interview: nostalgia for trains, call for ‘healthy pressure’ to protect environment
 Pope encourages reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
 Leave behind Tridentine model of priesthood, embrace synodality, Cardinal Hollerich bids parish priests
 Papal Regina Caeli reflection on friendship with Jesus

Released Friday, May. 3

 Offer education especially to the needy, Pope urges
 Pursue simple life, not impossible ideals, Pope recommends
 New York diocese moves to dismiss bankruptcy, in impasse with creditors
 Chinese diocese closes year devoted to Catechism
 Spanish bishop rips government’s ‘obsessive’ focus on abuse
 Public statement calls for Pope’s resignation
 African bishops prepare study on responses to polygamy
 Bishop named for troubled Nigerian diocese
 Vatican announces 37 jubilee events
 Papal encouragement of Marian entrustment, prayer for peace during May
 Papal video: ‘Every vocation is a diamond in the rough’
 Ecumenical Patriarch issues Easter encyclical
 Theologian critiques Cardinal Fernández’s theology of charity
 Papal tribute to classic Fellini film
 It is ‘terrible to earn with death’: Pope denounces weapons factories
 Anglican primate signs AI ethics statement backed by pontifical academy
 Pope to speak at event on Italy’s record-low birth rate

Released Thursday, May. 2

 Trump gaining among Catholic voters, poll shows
 Jordan’s king meets with Pontiff
 Holy Land prelate mystified by US campus protests
 Pope seeks ‘patient’ ecumenical dialogue with Anglicans
 Pope says society must accept transgender people
 Florida bishops’ conference ‘pleased’ by public school chaplains
 Pope Francis writes to world’s parish priests, encourages ‘synodal and missionary’ Church
 Father Rupnik’s alleged victims rue upcoming mosaic dedication at world’s 2nd-largest church
 New Orleans archdiocese is target of child sex-trafficking inquiry, officials say
 Federal court upholds forced resignation of Indiana teacher who declined to use preferred pronouns
 Arizona lawmakers vote to repeal law protecting most unborn children from abortion
 Bishops’ conference posts 30-minute video touting CCHD
 USCCB committee chairman criticizes requirement to perform transgender procedures

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