Catholic Culture Overview
Catholic Culture Overview

Stories for week of May 13, 2018

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, May. 18

 All 31 active Chilean bishops join in mass resignation
 Federal court grants 4 Christian colleges reprieve from HHS mandate
 President Trump issues message for Ramadan
 Pope auctions Lamborghini; proceeds help resettle Iraqi Christians
 ‘From competition to collaboration’ is theme of Vatican’s annual Ramadan message to Muslims
 +Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, 89
 Pope’s Q & A with priests, religious of Diocese of Rome
 Irish bishop predicts abortion referendum will be a close vote
 In weekday Mass homily, Pope contrasts true, false unity
 Catholic Relief Services official: There’s little hope for an end to border violence in Gaza
 Popes’ communication styles may differ, but message is same, says former spokesman
 Resignations and appointments (5/17)
 Papal audiences (5/17)
 Delhi archdiocese launches prayer and fasting campaign for India
 As Church-brokered talks begin, Nicaraguan protesters confront Ortega

Released Thursday, May. 17

 Myanmar: bishops alarmed by government attacks on Christian villages
 Pope receives new ambassadors from seven countries
 Lebanese cardinal condemns ‘massacre’ and Israeli blockade of Gaza Strip
 Pope concludes meetings with Chilean bishops; no immediate action announced
 Patriarchate of Constantinople postpones decision on recognizing independent Ukrainian Church
 New Vatican document on economic, financial system
 Resignations and appointments (5/16)
 Venezuelan cardinal blasts change in election date, laments economic catastrophe
 Vatican diplomat: human person, rural families should be at center of agricultural policy decisions
 Papal audiences (5/16)
 Pope calls for greater closeness between Catholics, Buddhists
 Pontifical council, representatives of 4 religions issue statement on importance of collaboration
 Dialogue is essential in our time, Pope tells interreligious delegation
 Vatican official publishes resignation letter prepared by Blessed Paul VI
 5.9 million have requested asylum in Europe in past decade
 Catholic group demands congressional investigation into TPS decisions
 Leading European bishops: pray for peace, defense of life in Holy Land
 Jerusalem prelate appeals for prayers for peace
 Pyongyang threatens to cancel the Kim-Trump summit and suspends North-South meeting

Released Wednesday, May. 16

 US fertility rate hits new low
 Security breach casts new shadow on trial of Cardinal Pell
 Pope urges prayers to counter ‘escalation of tensions’ in Holy Land
 Pope concludes series of Wednesday talks on Baptism
 Marawi Catholics join Muslims in welcoming Ramadan
 US government commission denounces China’s increasing repression of Uighur Muslims
 Broken promises mean continued barriers to Catholic education in UK
 ‘Bear witness to the faith, build peace,’ Cardinal Marx tells German laity
 USCCB names new executive director for laity, family, youth
 Indonesia’s Christians are ‘feeling desperate and terrorized,’ archbishop says
 Pope gives Chile’s bishops themes for prayer, meditation
 New Vatican instruction implements Pope’s apostolic constitution on women’s contemplative life
 Upcoming papal visit to World Council of Churches marks historical milestone in ecumenical relations
 To ease deportation fears, immigrants apply for IDs issued by Dallas parishes
 Iran, Russia and Turkey kick off meetings to end Syria conflict
 Holy Land’s bishops lament killing of Palestinian protestors, call for prayer
 A bishop reflects on 45 years of priestly ministry
 Colombia rebels declare election ceasefire
 Pope speaks to Roman priests, recommends treatment for ‘spiritual sickness’

Released Tuesday, May. 15

 Remains of ‘Coptic martyrs’ returned to Egypt
 Cardinal Parolin: children need protection against online crime
 Chilean cardinal explains delay in addressing abuse complaints
 Canadian archbishop lauds teens who refuse pro-abortion pledge, lose summer jobs
 Nicaraguan Church to open ‘national dialogue,’ push for democracy
 German president: Catholic Church should allow intercommunion
 Pope reflects on resignation
 Agenda announced for US bishops’ spring meeting
 Our destiny is to live in friendship with Jesus, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 New report finds 40% of Catholics in US are Hispanic
 Church in Columbia has provided 300,000 food rations to Venezuelans
 Chilean bishops: We have come to Rome in ‘pain and shame’
 ‘Our biggest challenge is a crisis of identity,’ Archbishop Gomez tells Catholic University graduates
 Iowa’s bishops welcome heartbeat abortion ban
 Long Island doctor admits to abortion that killed woman
 CDF hosts conference on the Inquisition and its archives
 Pro-life groups, congressmen ask HHS secretary to stop Title X funds from going to abortion providers
 Vatican to issue document on economic system
 Vatican appreciates Taiwan’s ‘freedom and religious tolerance,’ says ambassador
 Papal audiences (5/14)
 New US embassy in Jerusalem generates applause and clashes, with 41 dead in Gaza
 Men outnumber women by 70 million in China, India
 Jakarta archbishop decries jihad families as new form of violence

Released Monday, May. 14

 Cardinal Zen: deal would not ease restraints on Church in China
 Australian prosecutors seek to try Cardinal Pell in secrecy
 Irish seminarians plan lawsuit after stories about dismissal
 German bishop: only universal Church can settle dispute on intercommunion
 Assassination attempt on archbishop in Cameroon, critic of president
 Suicide bombers attack 3 churches in Indonesia
 Pope greets mothers on Mother’s Day, recalls Our Lady of Fatima
 Christ’s Ascension leads us to witness to hope of salvation, Pope tells pilgrims
 Share the Journey: urge Congress to support refugee funding
 Pope urges Circle of St. Peter to be witness of God’s mercy and goodness
 Pope set to be blunt with Chile bishops to unravel abuse cover-up
 Vatican and Jordanian institute underscore dignity of human life
 Papal audiences (5/12)
 Pope calls on Scholas Occurrentes to keep awake and never stop dreaming
 +Mario Agnes, 86
 Romanian prime minister meets with Pope
 Resignations and appointments (5/11)
 Papal audiences (5/11)
 154 representatives send letter to Turkey’s president demanding release of US pastor
 Pope meets primate of Orthodox Church in Czech, Slovak Republics

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