Stories for week of January 02, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jan. 7

 Msgr. Pope decries harsh Vatican tone on traditionalism, hopes for courageous bishops
 Tight restraint on Orthodox Christmas as unrest spreads in Kazakhstan
 European court backs bakery against gay-activist suit
 Pope urges business leaders to care for common good
 Court bars US Navy from applying vaccine mandate to those with religious objections
 Catholic schools disprove teacher-union claims schools must close for safety, op-ed writer argues
 In Malta, archbishop gives priest formal warning for remarks on homosexuality
 Torzi and the Pope: When does a fleecing become a crime?
 Manila prelate urges faithful to use technology to show devotion to Black Nazarene
 Orthodox observe Christmas amid virus concerns
 ‘Adoration comes from humility of heart,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope, in Epiphany homily, reflects on the desire for God
 Canada bans conversion therapy; violators face up to 5 years in prison
 Monastery devastated by jihadists could soon return to being place of prayer and peace
 US bishops welcome world powers’ pledge to avoid nuclear conflict

Released Thursday, Jan. 6

 Miami archdiocese resumes mask mandate for Mass
 Vatican newspaper marks anniversary of attack on US Capitol
 English parish asks unvaccinated Catholics to stay away
 Catholic college docks student for referring to God as male
 Canadian indigenous leader hopes papal apology will give him, other survivors closure
 UK tribunal: Catholic nurse was unfairly fired for wearing a cross around her neck
 Illinois Benedictine monks renounce oversight over school
 Ohio diocese to demolish city’s oldest church
 Live as Christians and shun revenge, South Sudan archbishop pleads
 Vatican to investigate Cologne archdiocese’s finances, once cardinal returns from sabbatical
 Having pets instead of kids robs us of humanity, Pope says
 ‘You shall be my witnesses’: Pope Francis issues message for World Mission Day
 Coptic Orthodox Patriarch: Vaccines against Covid are a blessing from God
 Circus performers bring flaming torches, music, and acrobatics to the Pope’s audience
 Philadelphia schools will allow students to identify as nonbinary on school forms

Released Wednesday, Jan. 5

 German Catholics’ manifesto opposes bishops’ Synodal Path
 Report on Munich archdiocese will detail abuse policies of future Pope Benedict
 Spanish Cardinal Francisco Alvarez Martinez dead at 96
 Former Jesuit chaplain to US House defends pro-choice Democrats
 Russia working against papal visit to Ukraine, envoy says
 Catholics hold funeral after Myanmar massacre; attacks continue
 Pope, in video, deplores persecution of religious minorities
 Leading EU cardinal backs Covid passports at churches
 Catholic Bible podcast #1 in US again
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘St. Joseph, Jesus’ foster father’
 Bangladesh: Garo Catholic girls raped by young Muslims in Mymensingh
 Court sets March date for former Cardinal McCarrick’s hearing
 Azhar grand imam visits Coptic cathedral to offer greetings on Christmas
 Mozambique’s religious leaders pledge peace in Cabo Delgado
 Vatican newspaper welcomes joint statement by 5 leading nuclear powers
 In message for World Day of the Sick, Pope emphasizes centrality of mercy

Released Tuesday, Jan. 4

 British cardinal honored by Queen Elizabeth
 Sicilian diocese bans godparents, in anti-Mafia policy
 2021 was ‘most violent year’ for India’s Christians
 Christian proportion of US population continues to decline
 Vatican archbishop’s memo puts Secretariat of State at center of financial trial
 Archbishop Paglia endorses vaccination for children as ‘positive sign’
 Peace prevails when it becomes part of personal behavior, Iraqi Catholic leader says
 Spain experiences ‘surge of evangelicals, fueled by Latin Americans’
 Papal representative tells Mexican Church leaders to listen to abuse victims
 Papal prayers for health of Argentine Nobel laureate
 Leading African prelate urges the Church in Africa to side with those who suffer
 Dublin archbishop: ‘Radical change is coming in the Church’
 Christian photographer may not legally refuse to take photos of same-sex wedding, court rules
 Marian image from Constantinople venerated in St. Peter’s Basilica
 In message to Pope, Italy’s president reflects on the ‘3 main social challenges of our time’
 Grave violations of children’s rights in conflict on the rise around the world
 God wants to dwell in our ‘inner stables,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 January papal prayer intention: for true human fraternity

Released Monday, Jan. 3

 Irish primate rues partition of country
 Prenatal tests often wrong in predicting disorders
 US dioceses investigate their role in boarding schools for Native Americans
 A Vatican library shortens the distance between its works and its scholars
 Catholic Relief Services says 2022 will see humanitarian challenges
 Peace is a gift and commitment, Pope tells pilgrims
 Alexandria Patriarchate expresses ‘deepest sorrow’ after 102 clergy transfer to Moscow Patriarchate
 Cardinal Gregory tests positive for Covid
 Cardinal Dolan: ‘Religion Is the glue’ to fix society’s crises
 ‘Keep’ and ‘ponder’ as Mary did, Pope preaches on New Year’s Day
 ‘Devastating’ decline in religious practice among young Poles, says Primate
 Controversial Nigerian priest alleges assassination plot, warns bishop against ‘pushing him to rebellion’
 Students for Life releases report featuring Catholic schools with ties to Planned Parenthood
 In Latin America, New Year opens with hopes for peace but realities of extortion

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