Stories for week of June 28, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jul. 3

 Vatican watchdog skips scandals in annual report
 Turkish high court puts Hagia Sophia’s future in Erdogan’s hands
 Pakistani Christian, attacked after moving into Muslim neighborhood, dies in hospital
 Turkey deports 2 foreign Christian workers
 Mali cardinal urges Catholic-Muslim peace efforts
 As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed
 Court rejects diocese’s suit against abortion coverage mandate
 San Francisco archdiocese ‘surprised’ by order to cease indoor, public Masses
 Ohio priest indicted on charges of child pornography, child exploitation and juvenile sex trafficking
 Vatican CO19 commission official backs debt reduction, ceasefires, universal basic income
 Hong Kong cardinal appeals for unity of the Church
 ‘Soft despotism’ of anti-Catholicism on the rise, USCCB religious liberty chairman warns
 Vatican spokesman pays tribute to Second Vatican Council as ‘seed that continues to grow’
 Bishop chairman calls on administration to reverse course on federal executions
 Video released for July papal prayer intention
 New Supreme Court decision will protect Mexico City policy

Released Thursday, Jul. 2

 Pope Francis sends condolences to Benedict on brother’s death
 Cardinal Zen prepared to be arrested
 Tucson bishop closes churches
 ‘This is the Christian message’: cardinal urges Catholics to join struggle for racial justice
 Patriarch laments declining number of faithful in Iran
 In Tamil Nadu, 2 Christians tortured to death following CO19 arrest
 Missionaries transform lives of Dalits in Bangladesh
 Oakland priest calls bishop a ‘liar’ and a ‘racist’
 61 parishes in Diocese of Pittsburgh merge into 15 new ones
 Founder of Schoenstatt movement faces allegations of coercion
 San Francisco orders archdiocese to halt Masses that fail to comply with CO19 regulations
 Capitol Hill parish: visiting priest assaulted
 Indiana bishop suspends priest over Black Lives Matter comments
 Bishops grateful for Supreme Court’s decision in Blaine amendment case
 In Holy Land, Custos commemorates Christ’s Precious Blood
 Vatican Secretary of State summons US, Israeli envoys over West Bank annexation moves

Released Wednesday, Jul. 1

 Orthodox Patriarch fears conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque
 Cardinal Barbarin ‘content’ with new duty as convent chaplain
 Guam archdiocese cuts support for convicted archbishop
 Cardinal Zen has ‘no confidence’ in future for religious freedom in Hong Kong
 Cardinal Pell: no excuse for financial inefficiency, corruption
 Msgr. Georg Ratzinger dies at 96
 Priest ‘thoroughly surprised’ to have asteroid named after him
 Clash of jihadists unsettles West Africa
 2 Texas bishops test positive for CO19
 Myanmar bishops call for end to conflicts, investment in peace
 In Rome, religious superiors unveil anti-abuse initiatives
 Missionary fears Congo’s CO19 lockdown will lead to Pygmy hunger deaths
 New Amazon ecclesial conference will ‘carry forward synodal journey’
 Texas bishop laments Supreme Court decisions on abortion, death penalty
 Black Catholics reflect on fight against racism
 Kenyan government to demolish Catholic hospital to reclaim forest land
 Indiana priest under fire for comments on Black Lives Matter
 383 new permanent deacons ordained in US in 2019
 Archbishop Gomez, in letter to the faithful, defends St. Junípero Serra
 July papal prayer intention: our families

Released Tuesday, Jun. 30

 Italian financier defends dealings with Vatican
 Pope to US Catholic journalists: serve diversity & common good
 Italy eases restrictions on distribution of Communion
 Vatican prosecutor seizes financial documents at St. Peter’s basilica
 Supreme Court victory for religious schools, educational choice
 Polish group seeks Pope’s action against sex abuse, cover-up
 China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilization
 Papal electric bicycle donation aids charity auction
 Scientists confirm Italian crucifix is oldest wooden statue in Europe
 Archbishop Cordileone performs exorcism where St. Junípero Serra’s statue was toppled
 150 organizations call for emergency federal aid for Catholic, other private schools
 Brother Alois of Taizé meets with Pope
 Pandemic is worsening Venezuela’s economic crisis, bishop says
 ‘Angered’ at Pope Francis, former Irish leader says Catholic teaching on homosexuality is ‘evil’
 Arson attempt against Marian column in Prague
 Catholic advocates denounce Supreme Court’s rejection of federal death penalty appeal
 In Egypt, 2 men sentenced to prison for ‘spreading and promoting’ Shi’a Islam
 ‘He chose to build his life on Jesus’: Pope Francis reflects on St. Peter
 Bishops decry Supreme Court abortion decision

Released Monday, Jun. 29

 Italian financier sues Vatican on London real-estate deal
 Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion restrictions
 Pope sends greetings to Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople
 Pope blesses pallia: sign of unity for metropolitan archbishops
 Uruguay: bishops oppose effort to legalize euthanasia
 Cardinal Dolan warns against destruction of historical memory
 ‘In almost every instance we failed this courageous man,’ prelate says of victim of abuse by former bishop
 Thai officials to reopen case of murdered Karen Christian activist
 The Syro-Malabar Church: Vibrant and targeted
 Cardinal to dedicate North Korean diocese to Our Lady of Fatima
 In Germany, Church sees record drop in membership
 Catholic University of America faces shortfall of at least $25M
 Detroit archdiocese fires parish music director in same-sex marriage
 Pope moves against Polish bishop accused of hiding predators
 Quadriplegic CO19 patient starved by Texas doctor because of his disability
 Leading German bishop says Pope appreciates ‘synodal way’
 Victorian MP urges inquiry into Cardinal Pell investigation
 Protesters clash over statue of St. Louis’ namesake
 Papal prayer for Yemen, Ukraine
 Papal peace appeal for war-ravaged Syria
 ‘There is no true love without the cross,’ Pope tells pilgrims

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