Stories for week of July 04, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jul. 9

 Pope resuming work after surgery, plans Sunday audience
 Pope, Archbishop of Canterbury note 10th anniversary of South Sudan independence
 Uzbekistan renews restrictions on religious freedom
 Azerbaijan blocks access to monastery
 Polish archbishop, found guilty of negligence, asks for coadjutor
 Christians play leading role in Hong Kong democracy struggle
 Vatican foundation honors Arab prince with humanitarian award
 Federal appeals court: Ban on proselytizing at outdoor market violates free speech rights
 Former Wyoming Catholic College CFO accused of $15M fraud
 UN human rights official ‘deeply saddened and disturbed’ by Father Swamy’s death
 Nearly a year after Beirut blast, Maronite leaders still helping residents
 Pastors often discussed election, pandemic and racism in fall of 2020
 Louisiana Senate declares annual ‘St. Joseph the Worker Day’ statewide
 Arson, vandalism at Los Angeles parish; no injuries
 Another church building burns down in Saskatchewan
 British Columbia bishop calls for patience amid waves of church burnings, vandalism
 Church in Haiti ‘stunned’ by president’s assassination, says bishop
 Christian schools struggle to survive in Pakistan

Released Thursday, Jul. 8

 Cardinal Hollerich named relator general for next Synod meeting
 Pope condemns assassination of Haitian leader
 Bishop pleads for aid as thousands displaced by fighting in South Sudan
 Colorado governor signs law granting 3-year window for child sexual abuse lawsuits
 Next Supreme Court term includes case on religious schools; Court declines wedding florist case
 Franciscan sister held hostage in Mali sends new letter to her family
 Vatican issues message for Sea Sunday
 Franciscans open general chapter, focus on diversity, evangelization
 America’s ‘Polish seminary’ announces it will close
 Parents who gave $1.35M sue Florida Catholic school, ask for return of donation
 Mayor of Canadian territory’s capital rips Church, announces he will seek end of property tax exemption
 Statue outside North Carolina basilica restored after vandalism
 Well wishes for the Pope: Vatican highlights messages from Armenian Patriarch, Taiwan’s president
 Pope continues recovery; tests ease fears of infection

Released Wednesday, Jul. 7

 Former Vatican finance official says trial will exonerate him of charges
 Armenian Catholic Synod lacks consensus on new Patriarch
 Irish bishop hits out at ‘political’ decision to ban Holy Communion ceremonies
 Boy Scouts reach $850M agreement with abuse victims
 Bishop outlines hopes for Australian plenary council
 Leading Canadian prelate fuels more anger by saying the Church is being persecuted over residential schools
 State Dept. announces passport changes for ‘non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming’ persons
 Freedom of opinion and political correctness: An interview with Cardinal Müller
 Vatican cardinal: Europeans must ‘reawaken consciences’ after abortion vote
 Hindu extremists interrupt church service in Chhattisgarh; pastor detained
 Militia attacks on Iraqi power stations are ‘disastrous,’ Chaldean Patriarch says
 Pope recovering normally, Vatican spokesman says
 Head of British Columbia civil liberties group criticized, defended for ‘burn it all down’ tweet
 Newark archdiocese sells archbishop’s controversial retirement house

Released Tuesday, Jul. 6

 Pope urges Syro-Malabar Catholics toward common liturgy
 Michigan diocese reveals credible evidence against deceased bishop
 Nicaraguan prelates rap government repression
 Sri Lankan cardinal opposes power plant, citing environmental concerns
 Coptic bishop condemns female circumcision
 Ohio enacts conscience protections for medical personnel and institutions
 Saskatchewan bishops revive fundraising campaign for residential school survivors
 Priest kidnapped in Nigeria
 Parish vandalized in California; suspect arrested
 Indigenous leaders call for church arsons in Canada to stop, say fires were likely set by non-indigenous people
 Catholic writer, activist detained for ‘inciting secession’ in China’s Hebei
 Lukashenko threatens Catholic Church over a patriotic song
 USCCB grants $2.5M to Church in Latin America
 Vatican Secretary of State, in Strasbourg, rues Europe’s demographic winter
 Father Stan Swamy, Indian Jesuit, dies following 9 months in prison
 Pope Francis ‘in general good condition’ following colon surgery, to remain in hospital for week
 Chile’s bishops offer prayers, social teaching as constitutional convention begins

Released Monday, Jul. 5

 Vatican prosecutors to try ten in financial scandal
 Group statement begs Pope to protect traditional Mass
 Pope convalescing in hospital after intestinal surgery
 Pope adds Slovakia trip to Hungary visit in September
 Papal appeal for end to violence in Eswatini
 Encounter the incarnate Lord in daily life and be amazed, Pope tells pilgrims
 Papal praise for ‘science for peace’ meeting

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