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Stories for week of June 21, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jun. 26

 Catholic Charities leader says Church is racist
 Church in Colombia near bankruptcy, archbishop warns
 New York court overturns tight restrictions on religious services
 Irish archbishop presses government on re-opening churches
 Argentine archbishop sees crises of relativism, secularization
 Exclusive: Archbishop Vigano answers criticism
 Global divide on homosexuality persists
 In Pakistan, police beat, torture Christian who gives food to the poor
 Holy See diplomat deplores racism
 Vatican spokesman defends Vatican II document on religious liberty
 Archbishop Paglia: Healthcare systems must be rethought and reformed
 Pope prays for victims of earthquake in Mexico
 Strong opposition by Catholic Charities to Trump administration’s asylum changes
 President of German Catholic Women’s Federation confirms support for Planned Parenthood
 Vandals deface image of Poland’s Black Madonna in Dutch city
 Pro-life laws advance in Iowa, Mississippi, Tennessee
 Seoul’s cardinal calls for forgiveness, peace on Korean War anniversary
 Papal donation of needed CO19 test kits to Gaza Strip
 Abuse scandal cost another $323M in 2019
 Executive order encourages state cooperation with faith-based child welfare agencies

Released Thursday, Jun. 25

 Bishop questions deaths of Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia
 Wisconsin bishop condemns destruction of statues
 Hindu militants install idol inside Indian church
 Vatican issues new Directory for Catechesis
 Abuse allegations against late Massachusetts bishop ‘unequivocally credible,’ investigation finds
 Mali cardinal discusses jihadist violence
 At Catholic college, Dominican friars’ graves defaced with swastikas
 New Jersey bishop: Racism is an evil ‘more dangerous’ than CO19
 ‘I salute the fight against racism,’ leading Congo bishop says
 South Sudan’s Christian leaders rue upsurge in violence
 In Burkina Faso, security situation is ‘more worrying than ever,’ bishops say
 Pope writes letter of support to Alex Zanardi after horrific crash
 John the Baptist teaches us to bear witness to Jesus, Pope says on feast day
 US bishops call for better police formation and accountability

Released Wednesday, Jun. 24

 Protests and church services must be treated equally, Justice Department warns New York
 Vatican reminds US bishops: diocesan bankruptcy requires approval
 Virginia targets religious services for violations of emergency orders
 Hong Kong prelate: not worried by strict new Chinese law
 Vatican denies appeal of Virginia pastor removed from office
 Philippines: government official brands nun as terrorist supporter
 Abuse investigation focus on deceased Massachusetts bishop
 Accused priest became university’s assistant campus ministry director
 Vatican confirms suspension of actively homosexual Dutch priest; new bishop hopes he will return to ministry
 Pope at audience: We are never alone if we bring our lives to God in prayer
 Head of Planned Parenthood’s largest affiliate ousted following complaints of abusive behavior, racism, financial mismanagement
 Catholic Health Association urges President Trump to reconsider WHO withdrawal decision
 Bishops in Kenya ‘totally opposed’ to comprehensive sexuality education, abortion bill
 Influential Jesuit journal warns against religious nationalism
 Prosecutor to reconsider pressing charges against retired Wyoming bishop
 This is a moment to raise our voices against work on Sunday, English bishop preaches
 President Trump talks statues, Archbishop Viganò in EWTN News interview
 Justice Dept. sues Virginia county over restrictions on creating Muslim cemetery
 USCCB action alert to US Senate: Please protect DACA recipients
 Holy See advocates for responsible freedom of expression
 California bishops defend St. Junípero Serra following toppling of statues

Released Tuesday, Jun. 23

 Christian man murdered in Jharkand on account of his faith
 Church group seeks probe into Kerala nun’s unnatural death
 Russian Orthodox Patriarch, Putin celebrate 75th anniversary of victory over Nazis
 No word on McCarrick report as 2nd anniversary of his removal passes quietly
 Black Catholics: Words not enough as Church decries racism
 Federal appeals court dismisses church’s challenge to CO19 order as moot
 ‘Religious freedom is under stress throughout the world,’ prelate notes
 Holy Orders, Baptism, Confirmation: sacramental guidelines help dioceses navigate CO19
 ‘The Holy Land is in fire, in a situation of war,’ former Patriarch warns
 Vatican spokesman defends development of doctrine as ‘fidelity in newness’
 Nicaragua and El Salvador bishops push back against government-backed critics
 ‘Take courageous decisions to safeguard the refugees,’ Caritas urges world leaders
 Papal donation of 2 ventilators to CO19-stricken Ecuador
 Prelates in war-torn lands see missed opportunity for global peace in time of pandemic
 Pope appeals for care for refugees and for creation

Released Monday, Jun. 22

 Chinese bishop re-arrested
 China recognizes another ‘underground’ bishop
 President of German Catholic women’s group also works with pro-abortion lobby
 Irish College in Rome halts training of seminarians
 Syracuse diocese files for bankruptcy
 Benedict returns to Vatican
 Colombia’s bishops welcome freeing of hostages by ELN
 Pope adds 3 invocations to the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
 5 beatification causes advance
 Pope Francis at Angelus address: Be fearless witnesses of Christ
 Catholics in US urged to pray, reflect, act to safeguard religious freedom
 ‘Enter through the back door’: secret church services in Mexico and Brazil defy CO19 rules
 San Francisco archbishop criticizes toppling of saint’s statue
 Cardinal Pell to publish prison diary musing on case, Church
 Renewed papal plea for refugees
 Retired Pope visits former home, parents’ grave in Germany
 Bernice King: The Pope and my father are united in the same dream
 US, European bishops offer prayers for US-Russia arms control meeting
 Pope thanks Italian doctors, health care workers for heroic service during pandemic

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