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Stories for week of May 24, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, May. 29

 German bishops’ leader: need discussion on ordaining women
 Illinois drops restrictions after churches file suit
 Fauci recommends against Communion
 Maryland county rescinds rule that banned Mass
 Australian state lifts ‘double standard’ restrictions on church gatherings
 Georgia county pays settlement to street preacher removed from gay pride festival
 In 2 Mexican states, lawmakers vote down bills to legalize abortion
 Same-sex marriage becomes law in Costa Rica
 Pope Emeritus Benedict’s spiritual testament to be published after his death
 Holy Land bishop: Israel’s planned partial annexation of West Bank land is unjust
 ‘For the good is all’ is theme of US bishops’ Religious Freedom Week
 Nuns’ network sees ‘exponential increase’ in people vulnerable to trafficking
 Vatican diplomat laments rising intolerance against religious believers
 Papal message for UK Day for Life
 Pope thanks Jesuit center for assisting refugees in Rome
 In Niger, iron cross erected by Italian missionary is ‘completely eliminated’
 7 dioceses, religious communities receive Vatican CO19 emergency funds
 US House passes bill condemning China’s treatment of religious minorities
 EU bishops welcome proposed $825-billion CO19 recovery plan
 Pope approves summer camp for Vatican employees’ children

Released Thursday, May. 28

 Dublin’s Archbishop Martin: pastors must obey civil restrictions
 Munich archdiocese sees record 10,000 Catholics formally leave Church
 Pittsburgh diocese to consolidate more parishes
 Australian archbishop protests double standard on church openings
 Baltimore archdiocese: ‘serious concerns’ about county ban on celebrating Mass
 After 4 years, Pope appoints bishop to Australian diocese
 Nation’s largest diocese announces plan to reopen parishes
 Iowa bishop calls on Homeland Security to release migrant detainees
 CO19 may be ‘bio-psychological warfare,’ leading Russian Orthodox official speculates
 Bangladesh’s bishops welcome release of 3,000 prisoners
 Mexican state passes pro-life education law
 Study examines decline in American religiosity
 Oklahoma governor signs pro-life health coverage act
 Philippine bishops, religious superiors divest from coal
 Cardinal Tagle: Pope wants missionary activity to be a ‘simple, non-complicated part of Christian life’
 Leading African prelate exhorts laity to become apologists for the faith
 Minnesota archbishop calls for ‘full investigation’ into death of George Floyd

Released Wednesday, May. 27

 Maryland county bans Catholic Mass
 Burundi’s bishops cite ‘irregularities’ in election
 Founder ordered to leave Bose ecumenical community
 Swiss bishop names lay woman to replace episcopal vicar
 Relative of Asia Bibi murdered in Pakistan
 Founder of K of C cleared for beatification
 Archdiocese of Chicago’s bond rating slashed
 19 Australian journalists face trial over reporting on Cardinal Pell
 Diocese of St. Cloud announces $22.5M abuse settlement, will file for bankruptcy
 Children should ‘detach themselves’ from screens for a few hours daily, Vatican official advises
 Pope, at general audience, reflects on the ‘prayer of the just’
 Senators call for federal investigation of CO19 loans to Planned Parenthood
 ‘The most important thing now is to protect life’: Nicaragua’s bishops call for political unity on CO19
 Jihadist terrorists massacre 49 in North Kivu
 UN leader renews ‘deep appreciation’ for Pope Francis
 Bethlehem’s Basilica of the Nativity reopens
 Marian shrines around the world to join Pope in praying Rosary for ‘help amidst pandemic’
 On Pentecost, Pope to resume Sunday address from window overlooking St. Peter’s Square
 Vatican spokesman: Pope is warning against secularizing Church’s missionary activity

Released Tuesday, May. 26

 Catholic group seeks federal probe of bishops’ charity
 Nuncio warns Filipinos of ‘friend of Pope Francis’ scam
 Accept economic meltdown to save lives, says Argentine cardinal
 Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre reopens, but guidelines for public access still under review
 Pontifical council warns against disinfecting paintings, historical documents
 Ukrainian Catholic leader calls for European action against Russian aggression
 Catholic Charities USA releases priorities for next CO19 bill
 Jesuits analyze impact of US policies on asylum seekers
 +Bishop Joseph Zhu Baoyu, 99
 England’s bishops respond to new ‘presumed consent’ organ-donation law
 Vatican invites faithful to take part in 2020 Season of Creation
 ‘Diverse and United’: Vatican publishes new book by Pope Francis
 Federal appeals court upholds California’s restrictions on religous gatherings
 President Trump issues message for Eid al-Fitr
 Laudato Si’ can help us look to the post-pandemic future, Vatican spokesman says
 MIT, Harvard genome expert named to Pontifical Academy of Sciences
 Pope expresses gratitude to Salesians
 USCCB hails 25th anniversary of Ut Unum Sint

Released Monday, May. 25

 Pope hails message of Ut Unum Sint, ‘irrevocable’ bid for ecumenism
 Ecuador’s bishops deplore ‘pandemic of corruption’
 Vatican announces special year devoted to Laudato Si’
 On World Communications Day, Pope encourages ‘constructive storytelling’
 Papal prayer for China’s Catholics
 ‘Be witnesses in the world of the Risen Lord,’ Pope says on Feast of Ascension
 Texas bishop condemns terrorism following attack on naval base
 US bishops, other Catholic leaders sign statement of solidarity for prisoners, prison employees
 Mississippi church that defied stay-at-home orders is burned to the ground in suspected arson
 Livestream of papal Mass on Chinese social media raises censorship questions
 Vatican Museums to reopen on June 1 after lockdown
 Catholic Relief Services warns of ‘pandemic of worsening hunger’
 After Minnesota bishops plan to defy Mass restrictions, governor eases rules
 Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre fails to reopen as planned
 Prelate urges care for the poor, vulnerable in further consideration of CO19 relief legislation
 Vatican official reflects on 25th anniversary of ‘Ut Unum Sint’

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