Stories for week of August 29, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Sep. 3

 Rhode Island bishop rips Biden’s abortion stand
 Lithuanian prime minister meets with Pontiff
 Iranians jailed for apostasy after conversion to Christianity
 German bishop proposes alternative approach to Synodal Path
 Anglican bishop resigns to enter Catholic Church
 Cardinal Parolin, Hungarian premier air views on immigration
 McCarrick in court: pleads Not Guilty to criminal charge
 Archbishop of Panama decries corruption
 Vocations to priesthood, religious life shine amid Covid’s darkness in Vietnam
 USCCB president calls for prayers, assistance for Hurricane Ida’s victims
 In Canada, government inquiry into ‘surge of hate’ omits mention of church burnings
 Arrests made in blaze that destroyed Philadelphia church
 New sexual battery lawsuits against Theodore McCarrick
 Psaki rebukes EWTN reporter who asked why President Biden opposes Texas abortion law
 On China, Francis says no to giving up dialogue
 Man’s suicide spurred push for more accountability on clergy sexual abuse
 Papal praise for Arché Foundation, a ‘sign of hope’ for mothers and children
 Pope Francis encourages participation in 2021 Season of Creation

Released Thursday, Sep. 2

 Nigerian bishops fear ‘traumatized generation’ after kidnappings
 Evangelical leader wins $800,000 judgment against civic officials over lockdown
 North Carolina law would require hospitals to admit clergy in emergencies
 Traditionalist groups plead for understanding, seek mediation
 Cardinal DiNardo announces restrictions on traditional liturgy
 Biden pledges fight against Texas ‘heartbeat’ law
 Papal trips announced for Malta, Greece, Cyprus
 Catholics denied clean water, toilets in Vietnamese province
 Leading Tanzanian prelate orders vaccination of all priests
 Maronite Patriarch laments emigration from Lebanon
 Federal court: Ban on conversion therapy dose not infringe on religious freedom
 Gonzaga University commission releases report on abusive priests on campus
 Talks on 2019 blasts require Sri Lankan government credibility, Cardinal Ranjith says
 Largest Philippine diocese opens cemeteries to non-Catholic Covid victims
 Full text of wide-ranging interview with Pope Francis released in English
 Dublin archbishop issues 64-page pastoral letter on the ‘climate catastrophe’
 Cultivate ‘ecological conscience,’ be wary of climate sensationalism, USCCB says in new statement

Released Wednesday, Sep. 1

 Brooklyn bishop cleared of abuse charges
 Traditional Latin Mass discontinued at North American College
 Regular churchgoers leaned toward Trump in 2020, study shows
 Texas “heartbeat law” restricting abortion takes effect
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘Foolish Galatians’
 In new interview, Pope speaks about Afghanistan, Latin Mass, and Vatican corruption trial
 Lay professors assume high positions at Vatican’s Latin America commission
 Bishop Barron: Harvard jumped the shark with atheist ‘chaplain’
 Archbishop Coleridge urges action to thwart euthanasia laws
 Jeonju: remains of first 3 Catholic martyrs found
 Church suspends humanitarian activities in Tigray
 Cardinal Bo: Respond to oppression with love
 Turkish planes destroy Christian village in Syria
 Peace is the fruit of justice and charity, Cardinal Parolin tells Korean forum
 Theme of 2021 Season of Creation: ‘A Home for All? Renewing God’s Oikos’
 September papal prayer intention: an environmentally sustainable lifestyle

Released Tuesday, Aug. 31

 Vicar general of Cameroon diocese kidnapped
 Chaldean prelate sees Macron visit to Iraq as unhelpful
 Las Vegas bishop: no support for vaccine-exemption requests
 Federal court tosses Catholic student’s lawsuit against UMass vaccine mandate
 100 Hindu extremists attack Pentecostal clergyman in Chhattisgarh
 In Turkish city, Armenians celebrate 1st Mass in more than a century
 Pope urges Italian bishops to make parishes ‘schools of service’
 Vatican responds to Jewish leaders’ concerns about Pope’s remarks on the Law
 Catholic Charities CEO alarmed by high court decision ending eviction moratorium
 Cardinal Burke transferred out of intensive care unit
 Expert says Poland experiencing a sea change on clerical abuse
 Pope says nurse saved his life, brushes off ‘hurricane’ of resignation rumors
 Earthquake deals a powerful blow to Haiti’s Catholic churches
 Background: World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Released Monday, Aug. 30

 Catholics can take or decline vaccination in good conscience: Bishop Olmsted
 Australian bishop removed after abuse investigation
 Tunnel connects Catholic cathedral, main mosque in Jakarta
 Traditionalist group launches ‘Living Rosary’ for its future
 English university rejects Catholic chaplain, citing unpopular views
 New research confirms work of Pope Pius XII to shield Jews from Nazis
 Ethiopian bishops call for prayers for country’s security
 Three candidates advance toward beatification
 Syro-Malabars to observe uniform liturgical rite beginning in November
 Federal appeals court reverses itself in favor of NY pro-life defendants
 Kansas City archbishop issues statement on Covid and vaccine mandates
 In Yakima diocese, seminarians spend summer immersed in ministry to migrants
 Amid pandemic, Philippine bishop declares 40 days of fasting and penitence in his archdiocese
 Leading synod official asks monks, other contemplatives to pray for upcoming synod
 Pope Francis makes changes to the Vatican’s Chapter of St. Peter
 ‘God loves you, you are his privileged ones,’ Pope tells members of Lazare Association
 Master of papal liturgical ceremonies named bishop of Italian diocese
 Pope Francis urges prayer, fasting for Afghanistan
 Pray for purity of heart, avoid blaming others, Pope exhorts pilgrims

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