Stories for week of June 30, 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jul. 5

 Cardinal Zen questions terms of Vatican-China pact
 Opening Ukrainian Synod, Pope sees primary mission of hope
 Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity is no longer endangered, UNESCO declares
 Eternal salvation is the Church’s concern, papal theologian emphasizes
 Vatican diplomat: Foster tolerance, inclusivity to counter attacks on religious believers
 Bolivian prelate calls for ‘profound missionary renewal’
 Iraq’s Christian leaders distance themselves from Babylon Movement
 Christians have been an integral part of Syria’s civilization, Assad tells Catholic patriarch
 Abducted Congo priest found dead
 Border crackdown is flawed, inhumane, Washington’s bishops say
 Archbishop Gomez discusses society’s rejection of marriage, children
 Catholic hospital closures in Eritrea are ‘like amputating one of the Church’s arms,’ priest says
 Video released for Pope’s monthly prayer intention
 Vatican, Russian children’s hospitals join forces
 Church tribunal laicizes notorious French priest
 Russian President Putin meets with Pope Francis
 Diplomatic agreement between Holy See, Congo Republic enters into force

Released Thursday, Jul. 4

 Archbishop Vigano: key Vatican official is accused abuser
 Senior government officials in Sri Lanka arrested for negligence in Easter attacks
 In Bogor, Catholic woman accused of blasphemy against Islam
 Costa Rica’s leading bishop meets with president as unrest spreads
 In address to Irish Catholic musicians, primate emphasizes importance of silence
 New York Times op-ed: ‘How the Catholic Church lost Italy to the far right’
 Chicago woman’s cure leads to Cardinal Newman canonization
 Every human has the right to pursue happiness, CRS president says in response to migrant deaths
 Bishop McElroy: Laudato Si’ is an ‘urgent summons to the American people’
 Christians face more persecution in Modi’s India
 Following Trump-Kim meeting, Korean bishops hopeful for reconciliation
 Bishops, Catholic organizations speak out against proposed HUD rule

Released Wednesday, Jul. 3

 Church leaders ignored reports of bishop’s lavish spending
 Proposed reform of Curia would centralize authority
 Russian Orthodox Church plans massive headquarters complex in Moscow province
 Two officials promoted in Roman Curia
 Pope prays for victims of Russian submarine disaster
 Mumbai high court stops action against Cardinal Gracias
 Leading South Korean prelate ‘delighted’ by Trump-Kim meeting
 ‘Horrific culture of violence’ plagues Bangladesh, bishops’ official says
 EU bishops’ commission calls for ban on ‘completely autonomous armed systems without human supervision’
 HHS delays new conscience rights protections because of litigation concerns
 Declining to hear Alabama case, US Supreme Court sidesteps abortion issue
 Vatican cardinal highlights ‘ecumenism of blood’ of today’s Christian martyrs
 Following Vatican conference, energy executives state commitment to carbon pricing
 French priests will exercise a more itinerant ministry, leading bishop believes
 Church-affiliated migrant shelters suffer harassment as Mexico toughens enforcement
 Conditions deteriorate in Iraq, reporters find; Christians once again in peril
 In India, unemployment rate among Christian men is the highest in the nation
 Colombian bishops discuss an economy at the service of all
 US bishops welcome Supreme Court decision on Census
 ‘Keep the seal’: Archbishop Cordileone urges opposition to California legislation affecting Confession
 Church official in Amazon sees 3 ‘tensions’ at upcoming synod
 Universal Peace Federation leader meets with Pope
 Catholics, Anglicans welcome news of Cardinal Newman’s canonization date

Released Tuesday, Jul. 2

 Indiana lawmaker: cut assistance to Catholic schools
 Investigating teenager’s mysterious disappearance, Vatican to open tombs
 Pope condemns ‘excluding anyone’ in message for World Day of Migrants
 Orthodox Patriarch thanks Pope for gift: rare relics of St. Peter
 Guam archdiocese recovering normalcy, says new archbishop
 New York archdiocese sues insurers on payment for abuse victims
 French civil court bars priest from ministry
 Belgian bishops issue guidelines on pastoral care before euthanasia
 Bishops decry continued militia violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
 Lebanese cardinal rejects US peace plan for Palestinians
 French court orders end of food, water for Vincent Lambert

Released Monday, Jul. 1

 Pope-Putin meeting will focus on peace, Moscow archbishop predicts
 No compromise on confessional seal, Vatican declares
 October 13 canonization for Cardinal Newman
 ‘I am a man and not a monkey,’ Chinese bishop declares
 Burkina Faso is ‘fertile ground’ for jihadists, priest warns
 Iraqi cardinal calls on government to protect legislative seats reserved for Christians
 Bomb explodes near Tunis cathedral
 USCCB holds dialogues with Eastern Orthodox, 3 other groups
 Pope Francis offers greetings, prayer for Trump-Kim meeting
 Christ calls His followers to be itinerant, ready, and decisive, Pope tells pilgrims
 Recognize the qualities of others without envy, Pope advises pilgrims
 Warning of erosion of faith, Pope asks German Catholics to ‘walk together’
 Saints Peter and Paul are witnesses to life, to forgiveness, and to Jesus, Pope preaches on feast day
 Pope Francis marks 175th anniversary of Apostleship of Prayer
 Program announced for Pope’s September trip to 3 African nations
 Order of Malta’s Grand Master meets with Pope
 Vatican spokesman discusses new guidelines on civil registration of clergy in China
 Pope’s July prayer intention: ‘the integrity of justice’

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