Stories for week of September 01, 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Sep. 6

 Philippines: bishops welcome court decision against same-sex marriage
 Pope arrives in Madagascar on 2nd leg of trip
 Poland’s bishops create child-protection office
 Maronite bishops support appeal to UN against Israeli drone attacks
 Brazilian government should not fear October synod, bishop says
 McCarrick ‘created a culture of fear and intimidation,’ Seton Hall investigation finds
 German bishops press forward with binding ‘synodal assembly’
 English prelate decries arms trade
 Indian archbishop rues ‘freedom of religion’ bill
 ‘Return to Nazareth’ to renew priestly identity, Pope tells Mozambique’s bishops, priests, and religious
 Pope advises Mozambique’s youth to avoid resignation, anxiety
 ‘Foster a renewed future of peace and reconciliation,’ Pope tells Mozambique’s leaders
 Cardinal Etchegaray ‘profoundly’ influenced the life of the Church, Pope says in telegram
 Papal tribute to Colombian cardinal who ‘worked courageously for peace and the common good’

Released Thursday, Sep. 5

 Minnesota court declines to intervene in church demolition suit
 As persecution intensifies, Nicaraguan bishops declare week of prayer
 Russian Orthodox in Western Europe caught between Moscow and Constantinople
 Christians in Jharkand march to protest government harassment
 Cardinal Tobin, other Catholic demonstrators form human cross to protest separation of immigrant families
 Argentine bishops ask government to declare food emergency
 Brazilian archbishop, others warn of ‘imminent risk of genocide’ for some indigenous peoples
 Mexican and US border bishops discuss immigration issues, human rights
 Archbishop Paglia outlines Pope’s vision for John Paul II Institute, reflects on bioethics, technology
 Cardinals Burke, Brandmüller say Amazon synod challenges deposit of faith
 Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique
 Cardinal Tagle calls for love for the environment as Church in Philippines celebrates Season of Creation
 USCCB president requests prayers, donations for hurricane victims
 Pope, on trip to Africa, addresses words to journalists, prays for Bahamas

Released Wednesday, Sep. 4

 Pope: ‘it’s an honor that Americans attack me’
 Buffalo’s Bishop Malone rejects resignation despite new revelations
 French Cardinal Etchegaray, former vice-dean of College of Cardinals, dead at 96
 Pope begins trip to Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius
 Colombian Cardinal Pimiento dead at 100
 Pope orders action as Holy See’s debt swells
 Hong Kong auxiliary bishop calls for ‘Friday fasting’ amid ongoing protests
 McCarrick still denies wrongdoing
 Police investigate Indian bishop for financial breach of trust
 Violators of Indian state’s new anti-conversion law face up to 7 years in jail
 New York bishops support law requiring public school abuse-prevention classes
 Polish, German bishops mark start WWII urging for new peace efforts
 Miraculous cure of Irish woman confirmed at Knock shrine
 Lithuanian cardinal-elect was imprisoned in Soviet labor camps, exiled to Siberia
 Video released for Pope’s monthly prayer intention
 English bishop creates Laudato Si’ oasis
 South Africa’s Cardinal Napier urges politicians to stop inciting hatred
 Australian bishops: Overcome online hatred, division, exploitation
 Pope Francis entrusts his 31st apostolic Journey to Mary
 Pope commends Mauritius for rich cultural and religious traditions

Released Tuesday, Sep. 3

 Sri Lankan archdiocese begins long-term, post-traumatic care for bombing survivors
 For 5th year, delegation of young Catholic priests visits Moscow Patriarchate
 Bolivian bishops criticize ‘predatory capitalism,’ socialist Morales regime for Amazon fires
 Maronite Patriarch denounces incursion of Israeli drones into Lebanese territory
 Nigerian bishops decry Fulani violence, government corruption and ineffectiveness
 Pope receives Focolare leaders
 Middle East Christian leaders meet with Pope
 New cardinals reflect Pope’s emphasis on dialogue, mission, Vatican spokesman says
 Pope, in video message, tells Madagascar’s people their holiness is precious
 Fewer Catholics but more income for the Church in the Germany
 Ukrainian Greek Catholic leader emphasizes synodality, communion with Pope
 Administrative shake-up for Eastern-rite church in India
 Cabinet minister, moderate Muslim leader welcome naming of Indonesian cardinal
 50,000 Christians gather to commemorate 2008 pogrom in India
 Asia Bibi, in 1st interview, pleads for justice for victims of Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws

Released Monday, Sep. 2

 Wyoming bishop a perfect test case for Pope’s vows of accountability
 Bishops in India charge outside forces support rebellious nun
 Treat the person, not just the disease, Pope tells oncologists
 Synod depends on Holy Spirit, Pope tells Ukrainian bishops
 Malaysia’s bishops warn against religious divisions
 Agnes Chow, young Catholic pro-democracy activist, arrested in Hong Kong
 Papal condolences following death of Cardinal Silvestrini
 Colombia’s bishops concerned about FARC reigniting armed conflict
 Former Vatican communication chief, who resigned in letter scandal, given new position
 Martyrdom causes of 5 Iraqis to be presented to Vatican
 Pope highlights World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, upcoming visit to Africa
 ‘Jesus always shows us the way of humility,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope announces names of 13 new cardinals
 Spanish mothers whose children were taken at birth meet with Pope
 Paraguay’s former president meets with Pope for 6th time
 Pope Francis calls for observance of Season of Creation, warns of ‘climate emergency that gravely threatens nature and life itself’
 Pope’s September prayer intention: ‘the protection of the oceans’
 ‘Undeniable existence of evil’: Cardinal DiNardo calls for prayer, healing following Midland–Odessa shooting

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