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WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Oct. 10 vandaliza- tion of Denver's cathedral basilica that resulted in satanic and other "hateful graffiti" being scrawled on its doors and at least one statue brought to 100 the number of incidents of ar- son, vandalism and other destruction that have tak- en place at Catholic sites across the United States since May 2020. That month the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee for Religious Liberty began tracking such incidents, according to an Oct. 14 US- CCB news release. These incidents of van- dalism have ranged from the tragic to the obscene, from the transparent to the inexplicable," the chairmen of the USCCB's religious liberty and do- mestic policy committees said in a joint statement included in the release. There remains much we do not know about this phenomenon, but at a min- imum, they underscore that our society is in sore need of God's grace," they said, calling on the na- tion's elected officials "to step forward and condemn these attacks." In all cases, we must reach out to the perpetra- tors with prayer and for- giveness," said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty, and Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklaho- ma City, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Devel- opment. Where the motive was retribution for some past fault of ours, we must reconcile; where misunder- standing of our teachings has caused anger toward us, we must offer clarity; but this destruction must stop. This is not the way,"
Pope names new bishop for Crookston, Minn.
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens of St. Paul and Minneapolis to head the Diocese of Crookston, Min- nesota. He has been an auxiliary bishop for the Min- nesota archdiocese since 2013. A native of Denver, he was ordained a priest for St. Paul and Minneapolis in in 1997. His appointment to Crookston was announced in Washington Oct. 18 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apos- tolic nuncio to the United States. Bishop Cozzens succeeds Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner, whose resignation was ac- cepted April 13 by Pope Francis. As re- quested by the pope, Bishop Hoeppner, 71, resigned following a 20-month investigation into allegations that he mishandled claims of clergy sexual abuse. The pope appointed retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, to serve as apostolic admin- istrator of the Crookston Diocese until the appoint- ment of a new bishop. Bishop Cozzens, 53, will be in- stalled as the eighth bishop of Crookston Dec. 6 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Crookston.
Cardinal Burke recovering, urges praying rosary
LA CROSSE, Wis. (CNS) - Cardinal Raymond L. Burke said his recovery from COVID-19 is continuing with the help of physical therapy and he is now able to celebrate daily Mass. In an Oct. 15 letter posted on his Facebook page, the 73-year-old cardinal expressed "heartfelt gratitude to all those who have prayed for my recovery" and said "words cannot adequately express" the joy he felt in being able to celebrate Mass again. The cardinal also asked for continued prayers, noting that his "re- covery continues to remain an intensive process" and that "Divine Providence will determine the time of my return to my usual pastoral activities." He said his let- ter was not mainly to update friends and supporters on his health condition but to encourage people to say the rosary each day. He stressed that the month of Oc- tober is dedicated to this devotion and that in her mes- sages in the apparitions at Fatima in Portugal, Mary urged people to daily pray the rosary, specifically praying for peace. This prayer for peace, he said, is for peace in your soul, peace in the world, peace in the church." He said he was "trying to grow in patience" as he regained "certain fundamental physical skills needed for my daily living, and overcoming a general fatigue and difficulty in breathing." The cardinal has not announced whether he received the COVID-19 vac- cine.
Powell recalled for priority on education, work
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Colin Powell once visited a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Washington to encourage students there to appreciate the Catholic education they are receiving, to dream big and to work hard to achieve those dreams. "Many of you may be the first person in your family to attend col- lege," Powell told students during a Feb. 10, 2014, visit to Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park, Maryland. You are in a position to achieve and to change the history of your family. Never give up, never quit and never think there is ever a better alternative to a good edu- cation." Powell, who was the nation's first Black secre- tary of state, as well as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and national security adviser, died early Oct. 18 of complications from COVID-19 at Walter Reed Na- tional Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, just outside of Washington, where he was being treated for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. He was 84. He was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but doctors said his myeloma compromised his immune system. He also had early stage Parkinson's disease. We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American," his family said in announcing his death in a post on Facebook. "We want to thank the medical staff at Walter Reed National Medical Center for their caring treatment."
Bishops call attacks on U.S. Catholic sites 'acts of hate' that must stop After court order, DHS officials aim to resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy
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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an Oct. 14 court filing they were ready to begin implement- ing once again a Trump-era immigration policy with which they disagree - the Migrant Protection Proto- cols, also called "Remain in Mexico" or MPP policy. The officials said it could be reinstated as early as November, pending nego- tiations with the Mexican government, which needs to approve the terms. The MPP policy forced migrants looking for asy- lum in the United States to stay on the Mexico side of the U.S. southern border until their cases could be adjudicated in U.S. immi- gration courts. As soon as he became president in January, Joe Biden paused the policy, formally seeking its end in June. But in August, a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas told ad- ministration officials to continue complying with the Trump-era policy, say- ing they had not ended it properly. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the judge's ruling. Caught between the court order and criticism from immigration advocates, DHS officials said they would continue to seek the end of MPP, but were, at the moment, "taking necessary steps to comply with the court order, which requires us to reimplement MPP in good faith." However, DHS said it needs the participation of the Mexican government to go forward since migrants would be dropped on an- other country's territory.
Justice Department asks Court to block Texas law
WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Texas abortion law - ban- ning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy - contin- ues to have the Supreme Court's attention more than a month after the nation's high court ruled against blocking the law. In the most recent development, the Justice Department filed a brief Oct. 18 asking the court to block enforcement of the state's abortion law by reinstating a decision by a federal District Court judge in early October who called the law unconstitu- tional and temporarily blocked it. The Oct. 18 brief, filed by Acting Solicitor General Brian Fletcher, asked the justices to treat this petition as one that would need full review by the court, not something to be determined in what has been described as the shadow docket for emergency requests. He stressed the cur- rent Texas law has "successfully nullified" Supreme Court decisions about abortion "within its borders" since the court has previously ruled that states can- not restrict abortion before viability, or 24 weeks of pregnancy. In December, the court will take up a Mis- sissippi ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Hours after the Justice Department's action, the Su- preme Court announced it was considering taking up the abortion providers' challenge to the state's abor- tion law even before a decision on this case is made by a federal appellate court.
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they said. We thank our law en- forcement for investigating these incidents and taking appropriate steps to pre- vent further harm," Cardi- nal Dolan and Archbishop Coakley said. "We appeal to community members for help as well. These are not mere property crimes - this is the degradation of visible representations of our Catholic faith. These are acts of hate." In a July 2020 joint state- ment, Archbishop Coakley and Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, then acting chairman of the re- ligious liberty committee decried the growing num- ber of incidents of church vandalism. Whether those who committed these acts were troubled individuals cry- ing out for help or agents of hate seeking to intimi- date, the attacks are signs of a society in need of heal- ing," the two archbishops said. In those incidents where human actions are clear, the motives still are not. As we strain to understand the destruction of these holy symbols of selfless love and devotion, we pray for any who have caused it, and we remain vigilant against more of it," they said. Our nation finds itself in an extraordinary hour of cultural conflict," they added. "The path forward must be through the com- passion and understand- ing practiced and taught by Jesus and his Holy Mother. Let us contemplate, rather than destroy, im- ages of these examples of God's love. Following the example of Our Lord, we respond to confusion with understanding and to ha- tred with love." These incidents have ranged from a man crash- ing his van through the doors of a Catholic church in the Diocese of Orlando, Florida, and setting the interior ablaze, to a St. Junpero Serra statue out- side Mission San Rafael in San Rafael, California, in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, being desecrated with red paint and toppled, leaving just the saint's feet in place. In response to the at- tacks, the Committee for Religious Liberty launched the "Beauty Heals" project featuring videos from vari- ous dioceses discussing the significance of sacred art. At least 10 videos are available on YouTube; a link to the play list of all the videos can be found at https://bit.ly/3peNq3o.
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The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver is seen Oct. 10, after it was vandalized. Since February 2020, the Archdiocese of Denver is aware of 25 parishes or ministry locations that have been the target of vandalism, property destruction or theft. Cozzens Mexico is a sovereign nation that must make an independent decision to accept the return of individuals pursuant to any reimplementation of MPP," DHS said in an Oct. 15 tweet. "That decision has not been made. Discus- sions with the government of Mexico are ongoing." Though Biden adminis- tration officials said they will continue to appeal to lower courts to try to end MPP and consider it inhumane," the docu- ment filed with the District Court says they anticipated being in a position to re- implement" the policy by mid-November. On Twitter, DHS said that separately, as announced previously, DHS also will be issuing a memo ter- minating MPP in which it will address concerns about the prior memo that sought to terminate MPP. This new memo terminat- ing MPP will not, however, take effect until the cur- rent injunction is lifted." Burke F e w s t M c p Powell
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