Stories for week of September 22, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Sep. 27

 Pew survey finds most Catholics dispute Church teachings
 Vatican Secretary of State demands nuclear disarmament in UN speech
 Synod of Bishops seen as ‘audience of spectators’
 Abuse scandal in spotlight as Pope visits Belgium
 Pope Francis, in book foreword, lauds St. John Paul II
 Cardinal Parolin: Human well-being must be goal in confronting anti-microbial resistance
 Service, mission, joy: Pope challenges Luxembourg’s Catholics to evangelize

Released Thursday, Sep. 26

 Maronite Patriarch urges UN intervention in Lebanon
 Pope arrives in Luxembourg, beginning new trip
 Pope meets with Rome’s homeless before flight to Luxembourg
 ‘Tired’ Pontiff skips greetings with reporters on plane trip
 Denver archdiocese ‘shocked’ by action against Peruvian lay movement
 IRS confirms that organizations listed in Official Catholic Directory are tax-exempt
 Leading Vatican diplomat urges support for families, rues denigration of family life
 Cardinal Parolin calls for ‘urgent action’ to counter sea level rise, aid small island nations
 Pope praises Cambodia’s anti-mine efforts
 Jerusalem Patriarch declares day of penance on war’s 1st anniversary
 Late term abortions are not a myth, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist notes in op-ed
 Papal condolences following Iranian coal mine explosion

Released Wednesday, Sep. 25

 Retired archbishop, media figure expelled from troubled Peruvian lay group
 New law creates huge ‘buffer zones’ around abortion clinics in Scotland
 Pope decries escalating violence in Lebanon
 Change economic thinking with spirit of St. Francis, Pope urges
 Federal judge blocks abortion-coverage mandate for Catholic employers
 Cardinal Dolan raps Harris for skipping Al Smith dinner
 Caritas director shot and killed in Congo
 Pope, at general audience, reflects on temptation and Satan
 US prelate hails Ukraine’s defense as ‘prophetic’
 USCCB highlights eligibility for federally-funded resettlement assistance
 The ‘divine inspiration’ is ‘present in every faith,’ Pope tells interreligious gathering
 Themes announced for World Youth Day in 2025-27

Released Tuesday, Sep. 24

 Pope offers asylum for jailed Myanmar democracy activist
 San Diego diocese bans homeschool groups from parish properties
 Vatican sets theme for World Communications Day 2025
 Cardinal Ranjith urges new Sri Lankan leader to fight poverty
 New head of Pontifical Missions USA speaks of challenges, goals
 Pope resumes audiences following ‘flu-like’ illness
 Vatican launches Pope’s Global Alliance for Children’s Health
 Kentucky governor bans conversion therapy
 Papal reflections for International Day of Peace
 Papal prayer for Alzheimer’s treatments
 Pope Francis names 28 consultors to Vatican doctrine office, including controversial theologian
 Rockets hit Nazareth, bishop says
 Papal encouragement for young singers, musicians in Christmas contest

Released Monday, Sep. 23

 Cardinal Parolin suggests future goals for UN
 Cardinal McElroy says non-violence, not just war, is Christian solution to conflict
 Army training program categorized pro-lifers as terrorists
 Chinese prelate cautions against sects
 Irish archbishop: renewal requires facing abuse scandal
 Pope notes potential benefits, dangers of AI
 Harris to skip Al Smith dinner appearance
 Pope suffering from ‘flu-like’ illness
 Details announced for young adult jubilee celebration
 Pope decries social Darwinism, excoriates billionaires who accumulate wealth, despise others
 Pope encourages students to take part in synodal journey, seek renewal in jubilee year
 Pontiff deplores world hunger, corruption, drug trafficking
 Renewed papal appeal for prayer for peace
 Pope mourns killing of Catholic environmental activist in Honduras
 Service, not vainglory: papal Angelus address

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