Stories for week of February 18, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Feb. 23

 Catholic group seeks hate-crime investigation after New York cathedral funeral
 El Paso bishop defends migrant shelter facing state lawsuit
 Kenyan archbishop sees ‘unprecedented’ attack on family life
 Pakistani bishop hails court rejection of anti-Christian pogrom whitewash
 Greece’s minority Catholic Church condemns Parliament’s same-sex marriage vote
 New Secretary named for Christian unity dicastery
 USCCB criticizes Biden administration’s proposed expansion of abortion funding for Native Americans
 Bernini’s baldachin masterpiece disappears from public view until jubilee year
 Vatican newspaper rues damage to ocean from Ghana’s dumping of used clothes
 Papal preacher takes to social media during Lent
 In rare move, Pope names coadjutor for leading Argentine bishop, who is past retirement age
 Papal basilicas launch ‘From Tourist to Pilgrim’ minisite as Jubilee guide

Released Thursday, Feb. 22

 Vandalism at Philadelphia shrine causes $20,000 damage
 Australian bishop faces multiple criminal charges
 Ukrainian bishops reject compromise with Russia
 End to celibacy could attract more men to priesthood: Cardinal Hollerich
 German cab driver faces fine for Jesus decal
 Pope opposes reform on abuse, victims’ advocate charges
 Russian Orthodox reject Fiducia Supplicans
 Vatican announces theme for World Day of Migrants
 Texas attorney general files suit against Catholic migrant shelter
 ‘Opium’ of new ministries erodes credibility of Catholicism, priest tells Nigeria’s bishops
 DR Congo bishops plead for prayers for peace as jihadist violence intensifies
 Canadian Christian leaders issue joint pastoral letter on Ukraine
 India’s Cardinal Ferrão elected head of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences
 Philippine bishops deplore Chinese incursions into territorial waters
 Papal delegate to troubled French lay association resigns
 USCCB announces ‘Love Means More’ initiative
 Dicastery for Evangelization publishes resource for Year of Prayer
 US State Department official has ‘whirlwind day’ at Vatican
 ‘Under bombs and without food’: Vatican newspaper laments Gaza suffering

Released Wednesday, Feb. 21

 German Catholic charity mobilizes against populist party
 Australian bishop arrested
 Gay activists demand apology from New York cathedral
 Irish poll shows strong support for mothers at home
 Belgian bishops want Synod discussion of female diaconate, celibacy
 Arson, vandalism doubled at US churches in 2023
 Cardinal Dolan applauds cathedral response to funeral uproar
 Vatican says Rupnik investigation is continuing
 Women detail alleged abuses by Rupnik
 NY-area church vandalized
 In Germany, 650 churches have closed since 2005
 Report: Cardinal calls for ‘permanent’ dialogue with Freemasons
 Proponents of women’s ordination among new consultors to Synod of Bishops
 Dalit Catholics seek representation in India’s synodality process
 2025 papal prayer intentions released
 Leading Vatican cardinals: German vote in favor of synodal council would be null and void
 ‘The shock wave of war’: Vatican newspaper laments suffering in Sudan

Released Tuesday, Feb. 20

 Cardinal Zen renews criticism of Fiducia Supplicans
 Haitian bishop hurt in house explosion
 Papal envoy calls for ceasefire in Gaza
 Oregon bishop: no blessings for same-sex couples
 Priests under increased surveillance in Nicaragua; Ortega regime reportedly approving diocesan appointments
 Cardinal Schönborn to German bishops: Maintain unity with Rome
 Retiring Vatican archivist publishes book, criticizes Pius XII’s sainthood cause
 Long after Pope’s abuse summit, victims still traumatized by the system meant to address their cases
 In US, almost all Catholic women’s colleges admit men who identify as women
 Alabama Supreme Court: Wrongful death law covers destruction of frozen embryos
 European bishops announce Lenten initiative for peace, Synod
 Vatican commissions street artist to illustrate Pope’s Lenten message
 ‘Deadly desert’: Vatican newspaper draws attention to plight of migrants in Niger

Released Monday, Feb. 19

 Rethink strategy, emphasize dialogue, Filipino cardinal urges pro-lifers
 German bishops back off confrontation with Vatican
 Pope decries armed violence in Sudan, Mozambique, and elsewhere
 Week-long retreat begins for Roman Curia
 Cardinal McElroy says criticism of Fiducia rooted in anti-LGBT animus
 New York archdiocese decries ‘scandalous behavior’ at funeral
 Angelus address: wild beasts and angels
 Rome says no to German bishops’ synodal committee vote
 Vatican releases handbook for ‘24 Hours for the Lord’ confession initiative
 Leading Nigerian prelate rips government economic policies—and Fiducia Supplicans
 Jihadists destroy Catholic mission as attacks resume in Mozambique
 Curial study groups to explore themes from Synod’s first session
 Dates set for October Synod of Bishops
 Irish bishops hold day of prayer for abuse victims
 Following Christ can involve martyrdom, Cardinal Koch recalls at commemoration of Coptic martyrs
 Cimabue fresco restored for St. Francis’s 800th anniversary

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