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Stories for week of June 26, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jul. 1

 US bishops criticize Supreme Court decision on Congressional authority
 Pope, in latest interview, reflects on ten years in office
 Nigerian clerics demand government action against attacks
 Kentucky parish holds service of apology to LGBT Catholics
 Pope to reduce public schedule for July
 Vatican completes sale of troubled London property
 White House: President Biden condemns recent attacks on Catholic churches
 British tribunal rules against doctor who refused to use preferred pronouns for transgender individuals
 Ecuador’s bishops mediate between government, indigenous protestors
 Pope rues drought, calls for care of creation
 Violent vandalism attack on Catholic church in Washington State
 US archbishop, Ukrainian Catholics hail EU candidate status for Ukraine
 Joy, disbelief, and planning for the work ahead: veterans of the pro-life movement reflect on Roe’s reversal
 US bishops’ migration chairman mourns migrant deaths in Texas
 Papal prayer intention for July: for the elderly
 Polish state history body to reopen cases of 3 priests who died under Communism
 Malawi priest sentenced for brutal murder of albino
 Georgia’s president visits Vatican for special Sistine concert
 Pope encourages Argentine rabbi’s efforts against child sexual abuse

Released Thursday, Jun. 30

 Top Vatican ecumenical official rips Moscow Patriarch’s support for war
 Pope decries ‘cruel and senseless war of aggression’ in Ukraine
 Knee pain again forces Pope to miss meeting
 Albany diocese proposes mediation for abuse victims: bankruptcy as alternative
 Nicaragua expels Mother Teresa’s sisters
 Vatican investigation in Strasbourg marks latest upheaval in Church in France
 Santa Fe cathedral will be mortgaged to help pay abuse settlements
 Federal court sides with Brooklyn diocese against former teacher
 Peter and Paul teach us to grow daily in faith, Pope tells pilgrims
 New realities require care for people in poverty, Pope tells Caritas Spain
 Pope Francis congratulates, offers prayers for Marcos
 Pope: Ukraine shopping center bombing the latest ‘barbarous’ attack
 Archbishop asks faithful to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck
 Church called to promote a culture of care, Pope preaches at Mass of Saints Peter and Paul
 Abortion opponents consider how far to press after end of Roe v. Wade
 Supreme Court’s abortion ruling sets off new court fights

Released Wednesday, Jun. 29

 Vatican releases English translation of curial-reform constitution
 New papal document defends Vatican II liturgical changes
 FBI investigating New Orleans archdiocese on abuse complaints
 Pelosi receives Communion at papal Mass
 122 priests ordained in France this year
 USCCB hosts youth conference with emphasis on diversity
 Winning 2025 Jubilee Year logo unveiled after global competition
 Killing of Jesuit priests in Mexico shakes nation afflicted by violence
 Spanish government expands transgender practices to children as young as 12
 Abortion providers confront new landscape after Roe overturn
 Russell Crowe to star in supernatural thriller ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’
 Germany: Over 2,700 anti-Semitic incidents reported in 2021
 In Nicaragua, the Ortega regime steps up efforts to silence civil society—especially the Catholic Church
 Archbishop, Ukrainian president call missile strikes on mall terrorist act
 Pope tells young people to be messengers of hope

Released Tuesday, Jun. 28

 Record number of German Catholics left Church in 2021
 French bishop says differences within clergy prompted postponement of ordinations
 Cameroon: bishop reports separatists lose support because of ‘heinous acts’
 Cardinal Parolin to substitute for Pope on trip to Africa
 Respond to opposition with firm decision to do good, Pope tells pilgrims
 ‘Betting on family love is courageous,’ Pope preaches at conclusion of World Meeting of Families
 Pope praises work of Italian nun killed in Haiti
 ‘I’ve been able to walk for 3 days,’ Pope tells Brazilian bishops
 Holy See: Migrants are not just numbers
 Orthodox delegation visits Rome for feast of Saints Peter and Paul
 Vatican publishes slightly updated guidelines for handling abuse cases
 Bishop chairman welcomes passage of landmark gun legislation
 Pope to Orionine Fathers: ‘May the fire of faith ignite new charitable works’
 English accountant appointed to board of Vatican finance watchdog agency
 Vatican cardinal: Subordination of women to men is ‘fruit of sin’
 Vatican spokesman reacts to Dobbs decision, cautions against ‘polarization,’ ‘extremisms’
 Leading UN official deplores Supreme Court ruling, says abortion is ‘international human right’
 US Secretary of State pledges push for global expansion of abortion

Released Monday, Jun. 27

 Supreme Court sides with football coach fired for on-field prayer
 Historic West Virginia church burned; arson suspected
 Two more priests killed in Nigeria
 Papal encouragement for Neocatechumenate Way
 US cardinals, in separate statements, welcome Dobbs decision
 Pontifical academy: Roe overturn ‘challenges the whole world’
 Archbishop leads protest against Indian Supreme Court decision on ‘eco-sensitive zones’
 US Maronite bishop: ‘I’ve never seen Lebanon like this before’
 Vatican’s chief diplomat ‘very pleased’ after Ukraine becomes EU candidate
 Pope calls on Ecuadorians to abandon violence and extremism
 Vatican to start monthly newspaper by and with the poor
 Leading European center-left lawmaker, Pope discuss famine, migration, populism
 IFAD president, Pontiff discuss food crisis
 ‘What is needed is an infinite mercy,’ Pope recalls on feast of Sacred Heart

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