Stories for week of September 05, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Sep. 10

 Gay teacher’s court win against Catholic school puts Church in danger of financial penalties
 Young Christians being targeted through ‘love and narcotics jihad,’ Kerala bishop says
 Texas bishops welcome heartbeat law
 Boston cardinal meets Cuban leader on visit to Havana
 US Catholic speaker recounts healings at International Eucharistic Congress
 Go forth to be close to the people, Pope tells Claretians
 California bishop: Minorities need health care, not life-ending prescriptions
 Mexican bishops express sorrow after Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion
 Traditional Latin Mass communities issue appeal to French bishops
 Vatican offers overview of Church in Hungary, Slovakia
 The Virgin Mary helps overcome divisions, Pope tells conference

Released Thursday, Sep. 9

 Bishops in Guinea warned of coup threats
 Nigerian cardinal stresses danger of unworthy Communion
 Chilean president meets with Pontiff
 American native becomes Patriarch of Assyrian Church of the East
 Head of Catholic mission: ‘Our exit from Afghanistan was a real miracle’
 Pope promotes theologian-priest who once testified against abusive mentor
 California dioceses pay $23.9M to 197 victims
 Pope appeals for ‘fraternity and solidarity’ for people in Ethiopia
 Cardinal Gregory: President Biden ‘not demonstrating Catholic teaching’ on when life begins
 Tasmania: dispute over whether priests who object to Covid vaccine should minister in nursing homes
 Since 2010, Mass attendance down 22%, baptisms fall by 19% in Cincinnati archdiocese
 Number of US permanent deacons declined slightly in 2020, but expected to increase
 Catholic chaplain who was rejected by university speaks out about ‘preposterous’ decision
 Cardinal Sako says Pope Francis’ historic visit changed Iraq
 BBC: Spanish bishop quit for love for erotic writer

Released Wednesday, Sep. 8

 Paris archbishop restricts traditional Latin Mass
 New president of Vatican city-state governorate
 South Dakota governor: abortion drugs require doctor visit
 Pope says ‘trust in science,’ praises vaccine
 Vandalism escalates at Catholic churches
 Haitian priest killed in gang violence
 Pope treats Rome’s prisoners to gelato
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘We are children of God’
 Fraud case rocks Lander, Wyoming Catholic College
 Eucharist is source of joy, God’s presence, speakers tell International Eucharistic Congress
 Mexican bishops, Scalabrinians address migrant ‘crisis of great magnitude’
 Visit the border and see the conditions of migrants, nun urges President Biden
 ‘My body, my choice’ painted on doors to Catholic church before Mass, Colorado cops say
 Mexican Supreme Court, in landmark ruling, declares pro-life law unconstitutional
 Irish bishops to ‘reflect’ on government’s request for land for housing
 In Australia, $1M settlement for clerical abuse victim
 Bishop Paprocki issues guidance on masks, vaccinations
 British prelates, lay leaders deplore arms trade
 USCCB launches initiative inspired by Fratelli Tutti to counter polarization and division

Released Tuesday, Sep. 7

 Vatican document on ‘synodality’ prefigures a confusing Synod [News/analysis]
 Myanmar: churches and monasteries refuse funding from the military junta
 Maronite bishops call for novena of prayer for Lebanon in political crisis
 Australian Jesuit explodes prosecutors’ case against Cardinal Pell
 Brazil Church leaders back protest march
 Pope joins Orthodox, Anglican leaders in environmental plea
 New Hampshire bishop asks judge to dismiss sex abuse lawsuit against him
 UK report finds ‘shocking’ failings over child sex abuse in non-Catholic religious settings
 Protestant clergy beaten in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
 Catholic Charities outlines federal budget reconciliation priorities
 Cardinal Koch takes stock of pontifical council’s work
 Pontifical commission turns attention to abuse in Central, Eastern Europe
 Haitian cardinal: Need for help still urgent following earthquake
 ‘Democracy is in intensive care’ in El Salvador, cardinal warns
 Papal good wishes for Rosh Hashanah, prayers for US hurricane victims
 In New Zealand, Masses remain suspended after PM’s ‘curveball’
 Rabbinic seminary will locate at a Catholic university

Released Monday, Sep. 6

 Rioting in Montenegro over installation of Orthodox prelate
 Catholic and Shi’ite leaders urge participation in Iraqi vote
 Slovakia eases Covid-vaccination rule for papal visit
 International Eucharistic Congress opens in Budapest
 Former President Trump ‘surprised that we didn’t do better with the Catholic vote’
 3 Chicago priests step aside amid investigations into inappropriate relationships with adults
 Federal court rules against Catholic high school that fired substitute teacher in same-sex marriage
 Papal prayer request for upcoming apostolic journey
 Pope urges welcome and protection for Afghan refugees
 Franciscan bishop beatified in Argentina
 Ask the Lord for healing from interior deafness, Pope tells pilgrims
 After 14 years, new bishop of Wuhan appointed
 Pope calls for a ‘better politics’: the ‘architecture’ and ‘artisanship’ of peace
 Theme of US bishops’ Labor Day statement: A Dream for a Better Economy
 Archbishop Cordileone: Our duty to challenge Catholic politicians who support abortion rights

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