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Stories for week of January 17, 2021
Ordered from most to least recent.
Released Friday, Jan. 22
Abortion zealots disrupt Mass in Ohio cathedral on Roe anniversary
Malaysian bishops extend ban on public Masses
Vatican tribunal convicts three laymen in financial scandal
Cardinal sees Danish legislation as threat to religious freedom
Fauci assures WHO: Biden will protect abortion
Biden, Harris underline commitment to abortion on Roe anniversary
Portugal: bishops suspend public Masses
At inaugural prayer service, faith leaders pray for nation, its leaders
Priest among casualties at Madrid parish explosion
Hundreds reportedly dead after massacre at church in Ethiopia
Archbishop Gomez repeats: Abortion is the ‘most fundamental’ injustice
US bishops, in flurry of statements, welcome President Biden’s actions on immigration, environment
Total elimination of nuclear weapons is ‘moral and humanitarian imperative,’ Vatican foreign minister says
English bishops ask government to transfer patient to native Poland after court orders withdrawal of food, water
Bishops call on EU to help make the Mediterranean ‘a place of peaceful encounters’
Bishops call on Israel to work with Palestinian authorities to make Covid vaccines accessible to Palestinians
In Burkina Faso, a frantic search for a missing priest
Pope, due to visit Iraq in March, condemns Baghdad attack
Released Thursday, Jan. 21
Archbishop rebukes Pelosi for attack on pro-life voters
Russian foreign minister charges US swayed Orthodox patriarch on Ukraine
Priest lauds Biden at Mass before Inauguration
Papal condolences after Baghdad suicide bombing
Vatican advances beatification cause of Jerome Lejeune
Ohio cathedral arson suspect, police officer killed in volley of gunfire
US bishops begin novena for protection of human life
Bishops clash over Archbishop Gomez’s statement on presidential inauguration
US bishops’ conference president welcomes President Biden’s call for national healing, emphasizes ‘we cannot stay silent’ on abortion
Ecumenical Patriarch holds virtual environmental summit
Papal prayer for inhabitants of Amazon city hard hit by Covid
Homeless people receive Covid vaccine in the Vatican
Central American bishops: Respect the human rights of the thousands fleeing Honduras
Papal prayer, solidarity following Madrid explosion
Pope Francis sends message to President Biden
Pope receives, congratulates Italian pro soccer team
Papal appeal to nations to work toward elimination of nuclear weapons
Released Wednesday, Jan. 20
Federal appeals court backs conscience rights on ‘transgender’ case
British Tories’ report find widespread human-rights abuse in China
Pope cancels Lenten Retreat for Roman Curia
Pope, in weekly general audience, reflects on prayer for Christian unity
President-elect Biden has appointed 7 Catholics as Cabinet nominees
Supreme Court case unites ACLU, USCCB
Title IX applies only to biological sex, US Education Department says
Maronite Patriarch appeals for greater separation of civil, religious spheres
Colombian prelate decries ‘another pandemic’: ‘irrational violence’
Trump signs anti-Semitism bill into law, creating ambassadorial post
Salvadoran archbishop refuses to open records on El Mozote massacre
Cardinal Gregory offers invocation at national tribute to lives lost to Covid
US bishops: Regulatory change will prevent government discrimination against faith-based social services
‘Time to heal wounds in the United States,’ Vatican spokesman writes in op-ed
‘Climate of fear’: Philippine bishops condemn killings of Tumandok indigenous
Pope urges Venezuelan clergy to unite love and service
Jesuits renew call for release of Father Swamy from Indian prison
Released Tuesday, Jan. 19
Joe Scheidler, ‘godfather’ of pro-life activism, dead at 93
Biden taps transgender health secretary
Southern Africa: bishops, religious alarmed over Covid variant’s spread
President-elect’s Cabinet nominee for science is pontifical academy member
Kentucky bishop weighs in on Catholic public officials and the death penalty
DR Congo bishop: ‘We have been on the Via Dolorosa for years’
Archbishop Paglia: To promote the gift of life, ‘change of approach is extremely relevant’
DC, Maryland, Delaware bishops issue statement for MLK Day
‘For the love of God, send us oxygen,’ plead bishops in Brazil’s Amazon region
Cardinal Gregory to deliver invocation at Covid memorial before inauguration
Papal condolences following death of former almoner
English ordinariate celebrates 10th anniversary
‘The misery of the Central African people is unspeakable,’ bishops warn
Pope Francis pays tribute to Rev. Martin Luther King’s legacy of nonviolence
‘Appeals to objective truth are treated as attempts to oppress,’ US bishops’ chairman says on Religious Freedom Day
Released Monday, Jan. 18
Facebook bars Covid-conspiracy claims by Mexican cardinal
New #2 appointed for Congregation for the Causes of Saints
Australian Archbishop Wilson, conviction overturned, dead at 70
Italian financier involved in Vatican property dispute sues newspaper for libel
Salvadoran archbishop: ‘no progress’ since 1992 peace accord
Nigerian priest, brother murdered
Vatican drops extradition request in financial-scandal case
South Dakota governor calls for Down syndrome abortion ban
2021 March for Life will be virtual
Pope Francis blesses NBA team’s MLK jersey
‘Massive, massive progress’: Cardinal Pell welcomes Pope’s removal of funds from Secretariat of State’s control
‘Words can be kisses,’ but also ‘swords,’ Pope writes in introduction to new book
US bishop chairman urges peace following reports of plans for additional violence in US
USCCB president recalls Rev. Martin Luther King’s ‘belief in nonviolence and the power of love’
Leading Latin American prelate offers ‘4 great dreams’ for 2021
Philippine bishops emphasize conscience in statement on Covid vaccines
English, Welsh bishops mark Peace Sunday
Iraq’s Catholics begin prayer for papal visit
South African cardinal’s coadjutor dies of new Covid strand
Background: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Papal tribute to Jewish-Catholic dialogue
Pope Francis: God calls us to life, to faith, to a particular state in life
Ambassador Callista Gingrich has farewell meeting with Pope
Papal prayer for victims of Indonesia earthquake and plane crash
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