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Stories for week of May 02, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, May. 7

 German diocese prepares for same-sex blessings
 Bishop Olmsted backs Archbishop Cordileone on withholding Communion
 Vatican cardinal: each bishop—not conference—decides on denial of Communion
 Palestinian foreign minister: ‘you cannot talk about the Holy Land without Christians’
 Catholic college’s report sparks calls for accountability from survivors of alleged abuse by David Haas
 USCCB highlights ‘fruitful work of lay ecclesial ministers’
 Federal court rules insurance company must pay for teenager’s puberty-delaying hormones, mastectomy
 Central African Republic cardinal: 75% of country is now under government control
 Maronite bishops concerned about political crisis and ‘disintegration’ of Lebanese institutions
 Historic Barcelona church hosts iftar meals during Ramadan
 Archbishop Cordileone after downtown stabbings: ‘We must stop hating one another’
 Vatican offices provide few details regarding funding of controversial conferences
 Iowa bishops back state constitutional amendment on abortion
 In Canada, bishops set up new confidential reporting system to report abuse
 Council of Cardinals reflects on life of Church in pandemic
 Nigerian priest’s followers desecrate cathedral altar, vandalize bishop’s residence
 Swiss president meets with Pontiff

Released Thursday, May. 6

 Papal message for World Day of Migrants: all in the same boat
 Religious groups differ widely in poll on Biden’s performance
 Fauci headlines Vatican conference on health
 Vatican ‘security expert’ says she compiled damaging files on prelates
 Pope sends sympathies to India during Covid crisis
 Papal message to Argentina for Marian feast
 Pope meets with new Swiss Guard recruits
 Bishop McElroy opposes call to deny Communion to Biden
 Human-rights groups join in call for arms embargo on Myanmar
 US fertility reaches all-time low
 Alabama governor signs transgender athlete bill
 Knoxville bishop accepted deacon accused of misconduct; priests criticize ‘pattern’ of leadership
 Investigations of bishops rise as McCarrick scandal reforms kick in
 Nuns on trial in Argentina over abuse of deaf children
 ‘Pray the rosary for the end of Islamist violence,’ Nigerian bishop urges faithful
 President Biden pays tribute to prayer
 Blood of St. Januarius liquefies in Naples
 Population growth does not cause food shortages, Vatican diplomat emphasizes
 Mozambique: bishops warn of flight of 500,000 people following jihadist attack on city
 Catholic colleges, universities debate Covid vaccine requirements
 Pope to institute formal ‘ministry of catechist’

Released Wednesday, May. 5

 Mexico City archdiocese rebuts government warning on election interference
 Religious should combat resistance to Covid vaccine, says head of Vatican task force
 Haitian bishops call for end to kidnapping
 Missionaries’ car exploded by land mine in Central African Republic
 German bishops risk schism, Cardinal Ruini warns
 Pope confirms new auditor general for Vatican
 Pope Francis, at general audience, reflects on contemplative prayer
 Australian Catholics petition Vatican to remove their bishop over his stance on homosexuality
 Man charged with setting fire to historic San Gabriel Mission
 Polygamy: Canadian judge orders 3 parents listed on child’s birth certificate
 Washington State lawmakers pass transgender insurance mandate
 Illinois bishops oppose governor’s proposed change to scholarship tax credits
 President Biden issues statement for Orthodox Easter
 US bishops’ migration chairman welcomes revised refugee admissions cap
 Bishop Paprocki weighs in against mandatory vaccination at Notre Dame
 Maronite Patriarch thanks Saudi Arabia, again calls for ‘international solution’ to Lebanese crisis
 Patriarch Tawadros speaks out on massive Ethiopian dam
 Papal prayer intention for May: the world of finance
 South Sudan: from a hospital bed, Bishop-elect calls for new beginnings
 USCCB, Southern Baptist Convention speak out against Title X funding of abortion

Released Tuesday, May. 4

 Cardinal Parolin backs new inquiry into 1998 Swiss Guard murders
 Lutheran pastor voices concern about German bishops’ ‘synodal path’
 Big legislative initiatives may be crowding out passage of Equality Act
 Texas bishops oppose ‘permitless carry’ bill
 Vatican diplomat: Defend the rights of the indigenous to their lands
 Maronite Patriarch, Greek Orthodox metropolitan criticize Lebanon’s political class
 Biden administration appeals to keep transgender mandate in place
 Biden admininstration grants ‘blanket authorization’ to fly Pride flag at embassies
 Kolata archdiocese closes all churches
 Baton Rouge bishop: ‘Wear your mask and return to Mass!’
 Cardinal Burke, 7 others rise in rank in College of Cardinals
 ‘Offer your hands, thoughts and time to Jesus’: papal message to Portuguese altar servers
 Iraq’s foreign minister meets with Pope
 ‘Build and strengthen the common good,’ Pope urges reporters
 Vatican Museums reopen to public after 3rd lockdown closure
 The hidden life of Somalia’s Christians

Released Monday, May. 3

 Vatican cardinal: priests deserve vaccine for ‘socially useful service’
 Canonization approved for Charles de Foucauld, six others
 Vatican diplomat laments human rights violations in the Amazon region
 Federal court upholds NJ Catholic school’s right to fire teacher
 ‘When the Holy Father touches Ukrainian soil, the war will come to an end,’ leading prelate says
 Vatican adds 7 invocations to Litany of St. Joseph
 ‘Remain firm in your convictions and in your faith,’ Pope tells Chemin Neuf
 ‘Listen’ to people’s suffering, Pope tells Italy’s Catholic Action
 Papal message as new cathedral blessed in Madagascar
 Remaining kidnapped nuns, priests freed in Haiti
 Pope opens marathon of prayer with Rosary in St. Peter’s Basilica
 Archbishop Cordileone issues pastoral letter on dignity of the unborn, Holy Communion, and Catholic politicians
 Pope Francis asks for prayers for peace in Myanmar
 Papal Easter greetings to Eastern churches
 Abide in Christ: papal reflection on Sunday Gospel

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