Catholic Culture Overview
Catholic Culture Overview

Stories for week of September 30, 2018

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Oct. 5

 Indian bishop denied bail on rape charge, further charge added
 Australian prelate apologizes to youth for failures to convey Catholic traditions
 English cardinal may be questioned about charges against predecessor
 Cardinal Sarah declines post at Synod
 US bishops’ Respect Life reflection recalls Our Lady of Guadalupe, Aztecs’ human sacrifices
 13 states now investigating dioceses over abuse of minors
 Florida attorney general launches website to report abuse by priests
 China-backed rebels target Myanmar Christians
 Ireland: human trafficking is theme of Church’s day for life
 Hindu radicals attack churches in 2 Indian states
 Students arrested for stealing 500 items from French, Belgian churches
 Report: churches looted in Chinese city
 China tightens control of religious websites
 Federal court backs Illinois priest who fired music director in same-sex marriage
 Church in Mexico begins ‘missionary year’
 Listen to young people, be open to change, Brazilian cardinal tells synod
 ISIS in Egypt’s Sinai announces death of top militant
 Priest at South Dakota cathedral accused of abuse of minor

Released Thursday, Oct. 4

 Two Chinese bishops at Synod, but others still barred from travel to Rome
 Chilean cardinal declines to answer prosecutor’s questions
 Cardinal Müller confirms investigation of English cardinal was blocked
 Police searches at Michigan’s Catholic dioceses
 Chinese official: pact allows for ‘self-managed and independent’ Church
 Using ex-FBI agents, lay group pledges ‘Red Hat Report’ on world’s cardinals
 USCCB president requests emergency collection for natural disasters
 Cardinal: foreign mercenaries are undermining the Central African Republic
 Vatican official calls for renewed missionary impetus
 Brazilian bishop: Catholics should back candidates who support indigenous rights, land reform
 In Indonesia, authorities close 3 churches; Christian group pledges legal aid
 Federal court upholds ‘so help me God’ in citizenship oath
 Number of undernourished people in the world rises to 821 million
 Tackle climate change to assist the Pacific region’s poor, Caritas says in report
 ‘Overcome the scourge of clericalism,’ Pope says in Synod’s opening address
 Chaldean patriarch welcomes new Iraqi president
 Taiwan’s ambassador to Holy See welcomes Vatican-China accord
 Orthodox Church accused of interference in Georgian elections
 Pope donates $100,000 to Indonesia’s earthquake, tsunami victims

Released Wednesday, Oct. 3

 Pope’s approval ratings dropping in US, survey shows
 Vatican enters new diplomatic accord with San Marino
 Pope Francis opens Synod of Bishops on youth, calls for ‘capacity to dream and to hope’
 Report: Fulani herdsmen kill 17 Christians in Nigeria
 Priest attacked in Chile
 Grotto destroyed in Karnataka; Hindu radicals suspected
 Sudan releases shipment of Bibles held in port for 6 years
 Exorcisms are increasingly valued in the Church, leading exorcist says
 DR Congo: bishops’ conference criticizes candidate’s use of Pope’s image
 Increasing numbers of Catholic missionaries come from Mexico
 Malawi prelate decries political attacks on Church, Catholic politicians
 Pan-Amazon Church delegation meets with EU officials
 Congressional committee hears testimony on China’s persecution of Christians
 Build a ‘culture of encounter that enkindles hope,’ prelate tells Hispanic ministry leaders
 Bishops join call to free Sri Lankan political prisoners
 Chinese nun is among youth taking part in synod
 Taiwan’s president praises contribution of Catholic missionaries
 Greek Orthodox leader: Greece is rudderless and in a moral crisis
 Our guardian angels help us continue on the journey, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 In lengthy remarks at UN, Vatican ‘foreign minister’ emphasizes right to life, other human rights

Released Tuesday, Oct. 2

 Dementia fears raised for Asia Bibi
 Report: students in 2 Chinese schools told to deny they are Christians
 Women must fight clericalism to heal church, Vatican publication says
 Filipino nun tagged as Communist fears for life
 Cardinal Zen joins protesters opposing worsening human rights situation in Hong Kong
 Indian bishop accused of rape continues to proclaim his innocence from jail
 Bishop warns of Kurdish persecution of Christians
 DR Congo: bishops’ conference official fears corruption in upcoming election
 Indian Catholics, Protestants join in prayer for protection from persecution
 Irish bishops issue pastoral letter on housing and homelessness
 Cardinal Baldisseri questions Archbishop Chaput’s critique of synod working document
 Pope Francis laments trend toward legalization of euthanasia
 Be transformed by the Spirit, Pope tells French priests
 Holiness in charity transforms the Church and the world, Pope tells Rosminians
 Prelate welcomes cancellation of FDA fetal tissue contract, calls for additional action
 Indonesia: Caritas, dioceses assist victims of earthquake, tsunami

Released Monday, Oct. 1

 Pope invites two Chinese bishops—one once excommunicated—to join in Synod
 Charges against British cardinal were deemed ‘not credible’
 Cardinal Wuerl party to 2005 settlement involving McCarrick
 El Salvador’s bishops lament nation’s ‘dramatic water crisis’
 Church desecrated, catechetical center burned down in Burkina Faso
 Jehovah’s Witnesses ordered by jury to pay $35M to abuse survivor
 Recognize that God acts outside our group, Pope says in Angelus address
 Pope Francis: Pray the Rosary daily in October for the protection of the Church from Satan
 Vatican ‘foreign minister’ calls for protection of Christians in Middle East
 Theme of World Communications Day 2019: ‘From network community to human communities’
 Pope calls for increased culture of inclusion for the deaf
 Pope pays tribute to importance of sacred art
 Priest who was ‘apostle of charity’ is beatified in Marseilles
 India’s top court lifts Hindu temple ban on women of menstruating age
 Holy Land bishops discuss Amoris Laetitia, increase in annulment cases
 German bishops announce measures to tackle abuse problem
 Pope prays for Indonesian earthquake, tsunami victims
 Promote culture of legality, security, and respect for sake of the poorest, Pope tells police

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