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Hong Kong Catholic activists arrested

Chinese authorities arrested pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and imposed new sanctions on American lawmakers August 10, as part of an apparent crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong.
Earthquake felt in North Carolina brings reading during Sunday Mass to life

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Scripture really came alive Aug. 9 for Catholics in Charlotte. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake originating near Sparta was felt in Charlotte a little after 8 a.m. Sunday — just as parishioners at St. Gabriel Church were listening to the first reading of Sunday’s Mass.
Cardinals condemn China's potential genocide of Uyghurs

ROME — The Chinese government’s treatment of Uyghurs is “one of the most egregious human tragedies since the Holocaust,” two Asian cardinals and 74 other religious leaders wrote in a statement released August 8.
The Miraculous Medal: St Maximilian Kolbe's weapon for evangelization

ROME — As World War II raged around him in Poland, St. Maximilian Kolbe fought for souls using a printing press and another “weapon” – the Miraculous Medal.
Vatican says baptisms that used a modified formula are not valid

VATICAN CITY — Changing the words of the formula for baptism render the sacrament invalid, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Specifically, a baptism administered with the formula “We baptize you …” instead of “I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” is not valid because it is the person of Christ through the minister who is acting, not the assembly, the congregation said.
Survey shows wide support among Americans for COVID-19 worship restrictions

WASHINGTON — Americans overwhelmingly back pandemic-related restrictions on worship services, saying houses of worship should not be exempt. Americans, by a 4-to-1 margin, said houses of worship should be subject to the same social-distancing rules as other organizations.
Priest’s bike ride raises COVID-19 aid for parish — and hope

WASHINGTON — Father Christopher Heanue started his morning July 27 by celebrating Mass at 5 a.m. and then took off on a 100-mile bike ride.

It wasn’t just any ride.
Congressman writes to DOJ after attacks on Catholic churches

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Catholic congressman is asking the U.S. Attorney General to respond to a spate of acts of vandalism against churches around the country.
Catholic leaders call for prayers, help after massive Beirut blasts

AMMAN, Jordan — Lebanese were reeling after a massive explosion at Beirut's port destroyed homes, businesses and livelihoods across the capital, and Catholic leaders immediately took action and called for international support.
Catholic Charities give $400 million in aid, double PPP loans received

Catholic Charities affiliates across the country have distributed more than double the amount of money they received from Payroll Protection Program loans in emergency assistance, to help those impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Warsaw cardinal urges respect after Christ statue draped with rainbow flag

A Polish cardinal has urged protesters to respect religious sensibilities after they attached a rainbow flag to a historic statue of Christ in the capital, Warsaw.
After AOC decries statue, Hawaiian Catholic says St. Damien of Molokai 'gave his life' serving lepers

WASHINGTON — A Hawaiian Catholic catechist said that St. Damien of Molokai is a “hero” to the Hawaiian people, after a prominent congresswoman claimed the statue honoring him in the U.S. Capitol is part of colonialism and “patriarchy and white supremacist culture.”
Bishops to Congress: Help Black families meet children's educational needs

WASHINGTON — As the pandemic has "disproportionately affected" predominately Black communities and the Catholic schools that serve them, Congress must provide immediate financial help to families who have chosen these schools for their children's education, said the chairmen of three U.S. bishops' committees.
Is 2020 the year that gets young people to polls in bigger numbers?

WASHINGTON — Steven Millies, a scholar who explores the Catholic Church’s relationship to politics, feels more optimistic today than he has in a long time about young people in this country voting in a national election.
Congressional hearing highlights case of missing Chinese Catholic bishop

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fate of a long-imprisoned Catholic bishop in China was the focus of a congressional hearing on Thursday, amid growing concern he may have died in the custody of the Communist government.
'It spreads so fast,' says Iowa Catholic; COVID-19 hits 15 family members

DAVENPORT, Iowa — As Alicia Nava flipped through family photographs the morning of July 25, she said solemnly from behind a floral print mask, "We were taking precautions."
Pro-life movement needs 'humility' and 'consistency' on racism

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Black pro-life leaders spoke during an event Tuesday about the need for the pro-life movement to become more consistent and less political on the problem of racism in order to advance the cause of life.
Late civil rights leaders 'changed course of history,' says archbishop

ATLANTA — The late Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, and another giant of the civil rights movement, the Rev. Cordy Tindell "C.T." Vivian, who died the same day as Lewis, "changed the course of history for our nation" because of their civil rights work, said Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta.
'Beyond reprehensible': Christian aid workers executed in Nigeria

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released a statement on Tuesday condemning the execution of five aid workers kidnapped by an Islamic extremist group.
Some Christians see Turkey's Hagia Sophia move as attempt to expand Islam

AMMAN, Jordan — Catholics and other Christians are upset by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's conversion of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a functioning mosque where Muslim Friday prayers were recited recently.

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