Stories for week of October 04, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Oct. 9

 Congressman recalls Chinese bishop, jailed 36 years ago
 Vatican not optimistic on status of banished Belarus archbishop
 New Jersey Covid limits on indoor church services are upheld
 New Orleans archbishop rededicates parish altar following priest’s arrest
 Brooklyn diocese sues Gov. Cuomo over capacity rules for churches
 Impeded by pandemic crisis, dreams and goals of Amazon synod endure
 Nearly 4,000 new students at Catholic schools in Boston
 Vatican diplomat: Focus on small businesses, ‘informal workers’ in Covid economic policies
 Americans surveyed on God and Covid
 ‘Hate speech’ in the Turkish press is rampant
 Jerusalem archbishop reforms legal structure of Latin Patriarchate
 Some theologians question CDF’s request that dissident Irish priest affirm Catholic teaching
 Cardinal Müller: Catholic politicians must fight abortion, euthanasia
 Pope encourages pontifical council’s women’s group in its reflections
 US bishops to vote for chairmen of 8 standing committees
 Video released for October papal prayer intention

Released Thursday, Oct. 8

 Cardinal Zen: Vatican Secretary of State lies about China accord
 Pope touts financial reforms, raps economic exploitation
 Vatican ‘foreign minister’ applauds Abraham Accords
 Anglican Church failed to protect children from sexual abuse, landmark report finds
 1st new church built in Turkey since 1923
 Scotland’s bishops: ‘Our church doors need to be open’
 In interview, Pope reflects on pandemic
 Pope urges Catholics to pray the Rosary amid ‘looming threats’
 Archbishop Gregory calls for police reform
 ‘Outrageous’: Brooklyn bishop criticizes Gov. Cuomo for new worship limits in hot spot zones
 Despite CDF objection, German bishops to continue intercommunion talks with Lutheran leaders
 El Paso’s bishop under quarantine after positive Covid tests
 Federal appeals court upholds California’s Covid restrictions on religious services
 ‘The Lord is suffering with me,’ Catholic Hong Kong activist says
 St. Louis archbishop: Abortion is the ‘preeminent moral issue,’ but not the only moral issue voters should weigh
 Prelates lament Trump administration’s record low refugee admission figure
 Brazil’s president vetoes controversial tax forgiveness for churches
 Pandemic is summons to repent and undertake an ecological conversion, Pope says in message to scientists

Released Wednesday, Oct. 7

 Pope resumes Wednesday general audiences on prayer
 Indoor Masses resume in San Francisco
 Irish Christian leaders: ‘Act with urgency’ to end Brexit uncertainty
 Catholics in Ireland disappointed over new suspension of public worship
 Catholic school parents, students protest NY governor’s decision to shut down schools
 Klausener remembered as 1st Catholic victim of Nazi regime
 Italian priest beatified
 Papal tribute to Stella Maris apostolate
 Pope marks closing of Season of Creation
 Cardinal Parolin: Pope Benedict approved draft China agreement
 Fratelli tutti is ‘symphonic,’ leading Australian bishop says
 Missouri bishop’s letter on voting sparks controversy among Kansas City Catholics
 Biden pledges to make Roe v. Wade ‘the law of the land’ if it is overturned
 Federal judge forbids New York from shutting down faith-based adoption service
 Cardinal likens fading Christian presence in Middle East to a sinking ship
 US bishops’ education chairman decries exclusion of Catholic school students and families from revised HEROES Act
 Spanish ‘hosts case’ reveals Europe’s internal divisions over human rights

Released Tuesday, Oct. 6

 Obergefell ruling clashes with religious freedom, Supreme Court justices note
 Iraqi prelate honored for saving ancient manuscripts from ISIS
 Syriac prelate offers aid to Beirut explosion victims
 Nicaraguan bishop raps ‘illegitimate’ Ortega government for repression
 New York governor threatens to close synagogues
 No-fault divorce does not infringe husband’s free exercise rights, Maryland court rules
 Federal judge blocks Tennessee medication abortion law
 Pope assures Peruvians: Christ does not abandon us
 Media ecology is needed, Pope tells new newspaper
 Beijing power play may divide Church in Hong Kong
 Driver smashes into Wisconsin parish
 A preview of the Supreme Court’s landscape ahead of confirmation battle
 Diocese begs governor to keep 4 Brooklyn Catholic schools open
 Manager who orchestrated $684,000 Catholic Charities fraud scheme sentenced
 Green Bay bishop reinstates dispensation from Sunday Mass obligation
 Public Masses in Kuala Lumpur suspended over Covid fears
 ‘Creation needs Congress to act,’ bishop tells US senators
 US bishops announce virtual Rosary for America on October 7
 US bishops’ president offers prayers for the health of the President and First Lady
 Analysis: Cardinal Becciu is accused of setting up Pell, but facts are few
 ‘A mistake and a catastrophe’: US Jesuit says CDF erred in statement on baptismal formula
 Cardinals, Muslim judge, academics discuss significance of Fratelli tutti

Released Monday, Oct. 5

 Chinese bishop, displaced by Beijing appointment, resigns to life of prayer
 Two more kidnapped in Nigeria after priest released
 Spanish bishops decry government plan to redesign national memorial
 Cardinal Farrell named to head commission on secret Vatican financial transactions
 Pope reminds bankers of social responsibilities
 New Jersey priest gave students pot, had them bully classmate, authorities allege
 USA Today op-ed: The ACLU used to defend religious freedom; now, they target Catholic adoption agencies
 Notre Dame president tests positive for Covid
 Milwaukee archbishop leads Eucharistic Rosary procession through streets of Kenosha
 Catholics offer prayers for the president, Justice Ginsburg at annual Red Mass
 Another bishop takes Zimbabwe’s president head on
 Bishop Seitz: Single-issue voting has corrupted Christian political witness
 Abortion still unpopular after 25 years of UN lobbying
 Becciu accused of sending Vatican funds to Australia during Pell trial
 Cause of sainthood begins in Chattanooga for Father Patrick Ryan
 US bishops’ president welcomes Fratelli tutti
 Pope calls for renewed commitment to the Rosary, unites himself to supplication of Pompeii
 Those with authority in Church should serve others: papal reflection on parable of wicked tenants

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