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Stories for February 2012

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Wednesday, Feb. 29

 Cardinal Bertone disparages accuracy of Vatican leaks
 Midwives required to supervise abortions, Scottish court finds
 DC priest denies Communion to lesbian; archdiocese apologizes
 Senate to vote on bid to rescind HHS mandate; Sebelius promises compromise plan 'soon'
 Evidence supports Santorum on harmful effects of contraception
 Baptist leader supports Santorum critique of JFK 'Houston speech'
 French court overturns law banning denial of Armenian genocide
 Papal foundation funds 200 projects to spur agriculture in Africa
 Vatican UN envoy renews plea for peace in Syria
 New Evangelization counters ecclesiastical careerism, says Argentine cardinal
 Catholic University president becomes key leader for Catholic orthodoxy
 Benedict XVI becomes 6th-oldest Pontiff
 Live Action’s Lila Rose discusses conversion to Catholicism
 Obama’s faith-based council remains idle
 US bishops welcome Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
 New York Times: mergers with Catholic hospitals put women’s health at risk
 India: priest, 1,500 parishioners charged with attempted murder
 Bishop Lori rips HHS mandate in House Judiciary Committee testimony

Released Tuesday, Feb. 28

 England's top prelate supports Masses for gay Catholics
 Medical-ethics journal proposes acceptance of infanticide
 Profile of Sister Carol Keehan
 Exhibit in Rome features treasures of Vatican Archives
 Pontifical Commission fears faith eroding in Latin America
 Synod to focus on family role in transmitting faith
 Vatican-Vietnamese talks conclude quietly
 Legal analyst sees Democrats pushing contraception as wedge issue
 Assessing talks between SSPX and Vatican
 Judge rejects motion to drop charges in Philadelphia abuse case
 Schedule set for Pope's May visit to Milan
 Apology urged for forced adoptions in Australia
 Korean bishop urges acceptance of illegal immigrants' children
 Alberta bill may make it illegal to teach that homosexual acts are sinful
 ‘God Is the Bigger Elvis’
 Vatican spokesman laments plight of Somalia
 Author reflects on interview with Pope Benedict’s brother
 Pakistan: mob storms school following report of Qur’an burning
 Churches bombed in Nigeria

Released Monday, Feb. 27

 Armed band invades Syrian monastery
 Vatican, Vietnam discuss prospects for diplomatic ties
 English ordinariate members visit Rome on thanksgiving pilgrimage
 Health-care executive raps nuns who supported Obama mandate
 Researcher defends findings on sterilizations at Catholic hospitals
 Scottish cardinal pays tribute to slain Pakistani Catholic leader
 Hackers' attack on Vatican web site foiled
 Renew strength through Lenten discipline, Pope urges faithful
 Pope, Curia leaders enter week-long Lenten Retreat
 Catholic leader asks Israel for help to stop attacks on Christian shrines
 Pope raps IVF, calls for research on other treatment for fertility
 Israel: vicar of Hebrew-speaking Catholics discusses his conversion
 Vatican Bank president calls for reindustrialization of US, Europe
 Bill would ban construction of new churches in Kuwait
 Government confiscates 3 churches in Laos
 Cardinal George: no Catholic hospitals in 2 years unless HHS mandate is rescinded
 Holy See weighs in on Syrian crisis

Released Friday, Feb. 24

 Deceased cardinal ordered memo on sex abuse shredded, defense lawyers claim in Philadelphia case
 Ancient Turkish document may be 1500-year-old Bible
 Study of Latin enriches Church, preserves culture
 Chinese authorities arrest priests in Inner Mongolia
 Iran curbs Christian church services in native language
 King of Tonga visits Vatican
 Liberal nuns file brief in support of Obama health-care plan
 Church wants government to bar contraception, Pelosi charges
 Will cardinals look for tough manager as next Pontiff?
 Pope praises Roman group for charitable work, spiritual focus
 400th anniversary of Oratorian constitutions
 Vatican official discusses Pope’s Twitter outreach
 Premiere of BBC series ‘Catholics’
 Lejeune beatification cause proceeds to Rome
 Patriarch blasts media coverage of Syrian conflict
 7 states file suit against HHS mandate

Released Thursday, Feb. 23

 English Christians are not 'persecuted,' leading prelate assures
 In Italian TV interview, mystery guest charges Vatican conspiracy of silence
 Manila archdiocese hopes to feed 40,000 children as Lenten project
 Satanic graffiti deface Oakland church
 No relief for English woman, dismissed for refusing work on Sundays
 Syrian civil war threatens Christian presence, prelate warns
 Muslim extremists raid Pakistani Protestant church
 New Hampshire House condemns Obama mandate
 Fight 'religious illiteracy,' Pope exhorts priests of Rome diocese
 Cause opens for beatification of Communion and Liberation founder
 Polish archbishop under fire for claiming 'secularist attack on the Church'
 Federal court rejects Washington rules, upholds pharmacists' conscience rights
 Iranian pastor's execution is imminent, sources say

Released Wednesday, Feb. 22

 USCCB leaders press case against mandate, urge support for Rights of Conscience Act
 Indian cardinal denies mediating after Italian marines kill local fishermen
 Ending the US hierarchy's alliance with government
 EWTN leader explains refusal to accept HHS mandate
 Same-sex marriage is 'inevitable,' says Australian prime minister
 'Aggressive secularism' is no myth, argues Irish columnist
 Vatican-SSPX talks concluded; papal decision due by summer
 Even if cooperation is remote, HHS mandate is still immoral, explains analyst
 Insurers: HHS mandate will not lower costs
 40 days in the desert: Pope speaks on significance of Lent
 Health care includes spiritual care, Pope reminds Brazilian hierarchy
 Through Christ's power we can rise from ashes, Pope says at Ash Wednesday service
 Pontifical council official endorses US pro-life movie
 Kentucky bishops urge opposition to casino gambling
 Custos of Holy Land implores help for Syrian Christians
 Villanova withdraws invitation to radical gay activist
 Congo Catholics differ over march suppressed by police
 Euthanasia major issue in French presidential election

Released Tuesday, Feb. 21

 British bishops ask lawmakers: resist pressure for same-sex marriage
 Vatican gives Peru's Catholic university an Easter deadline
 Cuban prelate saves dissidents from police violence
 Orthodox Patriarch in historic consultation with Turkey's government
 New terror raids in northern Nigeria; Christians flee
 Pope to meet Fidel Castro during March visit to Cuba?
 Evangelicals, Southern Baptists rip HHS mandate
 Myanmar: prelate describes Kachin humanitarian crisis
 Panama: bishop mediates between government, indigenous in mining dispute
 Comboni missionaries: Europe is the new mission land
 Congo government brutally suppresses Catholics’ march
 Jerusalem: Patriarch urges fasting for conversion, peace

Released Monday, Feb. 20

 Half of US Catholic hospitals do sterilizations, report suggests
 Hong Kong's new cardinal urges leaders to protect democracy
 Beijing rewards submissive bishops, punishes others
 Lebanon prepares for refugees from Syria
 Pope's remarks deflate rumors of resignation
 Bl. Kateri, Bl. Marianne Cope to be canonized October 21
 Same-sex marriage moves forward in Maryland, vetoed in New Jersey
 Liberal Catholics threaten to undo US role in advancing idea of religious freedom
 Archbishop Chaput emerges as key public leader in US hierarchy
 Vatican 'bank' isn't really a bank
 Europe still dominates College of Cardinals
 Cardinals reflect on New Evangelization, 'religious illiteracy'
 Pope's charge to 22 new cardinals: 'preside in love'
 Bishop speaks out against blasphemous play
 Exorcism prayers preceded closing of Illinois abortion clinic
 England: number of seminarians doubled in past decade
 Newspaper profiles Catholic critics of Castro regime
 Catholic Charities insists it has not endorsed HHS mandate
 New nuncio to Ireland: Pope ‘relentless and consistent’ on clerical abuse

Released Friday, Feb. 17

 Moral theologian answers 'remote cooperation' argument on contraceptive mandate
 Tanzanian cardinal fears too many African priests serving in US, Europe
 British health service plans to eliminate hospital chaplains
 China arrests hundreds of Tibetans who prayed with Dalai Lama
 Every US diocesan bishop has condemned Obama mandate
 Massachusetts Senator sees Obama mandate as unconstitutional, unAmerican
 Obama's pressure on Church: wait 'til next year
 Why the Holy See must have sovereignty over some territory
 Madagascar: prelate reports on devastating cyclone
 Cardinal-designate Dolan in spotlight at meeting before consistory
 Cardinal looks to stem exodus from Regnum Christi
 Some Catholic colleges voluntarily cover contraceptive costs
 Michigan House of Representatives condemns HHS mandate
 Italian PM calls for taxation of some Church properties
 Cardinal marks 20th anniversary of Sarajevo siege
 New nuncio pledges to work for stronger relations between Holy See, Ireland
 Vatican spokesman laments Honduran prison fire
 Vatican diplomat weighs in on Arms Trade Treaty

Released Thursday, Feb. 16

 Contact with African enriches Church in Europe, Pope says
 Mixed signals on Vatican budget outlook
 Vatican commission on Medjugorje will report this year
 Denver pub says Theology on Tap series 'too controversial'
 Bishop Finn asks court to dismiss criminal charges
 Pope warns of 'oppressive' power of finance, media
 US Catholic institutions at odds with bishops' leadership, Reuters notes
 Vatican journalists: leaks obscure real progress in Vatican management
 The big business of non-profit Catholic hospitals
 Bishop likens contraceptive mandate to requiring kosher delis to sell pork
 Delaware: priests’ personnel files released
 Mongolia: Church slowly takes root
 Church attacked in Algeria
 Congo: government shuts down Catholic TV station
 Cardinal urges support for Respect for Rights of Conscience Act; USCCB plans nationwide campaign

Released Wednesday, Feb. 15

 New reflections on the Obama mandate
 Joint Vatican, British declaration stresses commitment to religious freedom
 Papal encouragement for large families
 Muslim mob in Egypt burns Christian church
 Pope continues meditation on Christ's prayer on the Cross
 Colombian priests hired killers in suicide pact, prosecutors say
 Irish government won't reconsider closing Vatican embassy
 Still more news leaks: airing of confidential documents bedevils Vatican
 Philadelphia judge refuses to step down from sex-abuse case
 South Korean prelate: defense of unborn is leading priority
 Costa Rica: bishops denounce sex education, anti-life legislation
 Mexico: voters urged to remember Church teaching, rights of unborn
 Notre Dame, Jesuit colleges welcome HHS mandate ‘compromise’
 Bishop Morlino: ‘divide and conquer’ strategy is beginning of persecution
 White House criticizes bishops, trumpets support from CHA, Catholic Charities

Released Tuesday, Feb. 14

 Obamacare mandate: opinion roundup
 Russian schools to require religious instruction
 30 years ago, Cardinal Ratzinger left Munich...
 Pope's gift helps restore basilica of St. Augustine near Hippo
 Female leader leaves Regnum Christi
 USCCB president: 'harder and harder' to accept Obama's word
 Rector of Peru's pontifical university summoned to Rome to explain defiance
 White House kept CHA informed on 'compromise,' with bishops in the dark
 Most US Catholics disapprove of Obama performance
 Radical gay activist to appear at Villanova
 Vatican spokesman decries leaks, denies internal conflicts
 Study shows adult stem cells repair heart-attack damage
 Allen: withdrawal of abuse suit against Vatican ‘enormously important’
 Scholar warns of Islamic regime in Syria
 Courage members tell their stories
 ‘6 more things everyone should know about the HHS mandate’
 Verbal abuse after food pantry refuses donation from Planned Parenthood
 UK government emphasizes importance of relations with Holy See

Released Monday, Feb. 13

 Vatican prosecutor repeats: hold bishops accountable on abuse
 Vatican Radio celebrates its history
 Vatican insiders see 'mutiny' within Roman Curia
 English bishop urges Parliament to block move for same-sex marriage
 Former Anglican leader sees 'crusade' against Christianity
 Pop singer ridicules Catholicism in Grammy Awards show
 God will judge dissenting Catholic politicians: Bishop Jenky
 Obama seen working to splinter Catholic community
 Weigel: Obama policy furthers sexual license, restricts religious liberty
 Leading US prelates denounce Obama 'compromise' mandate
 Pope pleads for peace in Syria
 Healing of leper is sign of Christ's mission, Pope tells Sunday audience
 God takes 'first step' in every religious vocation, Pope says
 Syria could become 'another Iraq,' bishop warns
 Vatican spokesman discusses sex abuse conference
 European, African bishops gather in Rome
 USCCB: extend unemployment benefits, keep tax credit for illegal immigrants' children
 US Christian unity summit identifies common challenges
 1st head of US Anglican ordinariate installed
 Anderson withdraws abuse suit against Vatican

Released Friday, Feb. 10

 Irish columnist: Pope should visit Northern Ireland first
 Brutal campaign against Komen should open eyes about Planned Parenthood
 Bills to allow same-sex marriage ready for Australian parliament
 Obama 'compromise' angers pro-life activists; USCCB response muted
 Pope asks world leaders to help ease poverty in Sahel
 Iran arrests 10 Christians in household prayer meeting
 Indian state ordered to pay for rebuilding mosques after religious riots
 Italian newspaper story claims report of conspiracy against Pope
 Irish cardinal still hopes for papal visit this year
 Other religious leaders join Catholic bishops in opposing HHS mandate
 US bishops were prepared for battle on religious freedom

Released Thursday, Feb. 9

 Congo cardinal to preach Lenten Retreat at Vatican
 Logo approved for World Youth Day in Brazil
 Vatican newspaper decries court ruling against Proposition 8
 Washington state legislature approves same-sex marriage
 New internet site offers resources on sex-abuse problem
 Vatican again issues statement rejecting charges of financial mismanagement
 Killing patients may be justified for transplants, ethicists argue
 Secular journal says Paul VI was right in Humanae Vitae
 Three misconceptions about the HHS mandate
 EWTN sues to block HHS mandate
 Irish bishops rebut criticism at Rome conference on abuse
 Archbishop Dolan: government must stop intrusion in Church
 Filipino archbishop warns: abuse scandal may hit Asia next
 Support for same-sex marriage rising in US; most Catholics now in favor
 Polls on contraception do not alter debate on religious freedom: Douthat
 Obama allies, foes both unhappy with HHS mandate
 Muslim violence drives Copts from Egyptian village
 Defense lawyers ask judge to step down in Philadelphia abuse trial

Released Wednesday, Feb. 8

 New Spanish justice minister sees no constitutional case against same-sex marriage
 Iranian envoy says Pope welcome to visit
 Canonist: ecclesiastical discipline needed—quickly—for Nancy Pelosi
 Cardinal Zen urges tougher stand against Beijing's intrusion in Church affairs
 154 Congressmen urge change in HHS mandate
 Mexican drug gang warns rivals to stay away during papal visit
 Pope asks prayers for Europeans suffering from wintry weather
 USCCB official sees Hawaii law as poor alternative to HHS mandate
 Michigan court hears argument on allowing evidence from confession
 Cardinal Levada lauds Pope's response to abuse scandal
 Pope's audience topic: Christ's prayer before death
 Cardinal leads penitential service at abuse conference
 Hold bishops accountable in abuse cases, says top Vatican prosecutor

Released Tuesday, Feb. 7

 Put victims first, Pope says in message to abuse seminar
 Expectations grow for papal trip to Lebanon in September
 Melkite Patriarch pleads for peaceful settlement of Syrian crisis
 Will American Catholics be forced into 'recusancy' system?
 Iraqi court upholds death sentence for terrorists in Baghdad church massacre
 Kmiec breaks with Obama over HHS mandate
 Admonish sinners, Pope urges faithful in Lenten Message
 Komen vice-president resigns after Planned Parenthood ruckus
 Father Pfleger given new parish duties-- while remaining at St. Sabina
 Federal appeals court rules California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional
 ‘6 things everyone should know about the HHS mandate’
 Vatican newspaper pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
 Sebelius: HHS mandate strikes ‘right balance’ between health, religious concerns
 Honduran cardinal denounces violence, drug culture
 Cardinal Levada: 4,000 abuse cases referred to CDF in past decade
 USCCB insists: White House spreading falsehoods about contraceptive mandate

Released Monday, Feb. 6

 Illinois priest resigns, refuses to use new translation
 Don't let government control culture, columnist argues
 Blatant media bias seen in Komen-Planned Parenthood controversy
 USA Today editorial decries HHS mandate
 Mandate is Obama's latest in string of offenses against Catholics, columnist notes
 Orthodox prelates join Catholic bishops in protesting Obama mandate
 Army censors archbishop's letter on HHS mandate
 Jesuit college backs down, permits lesbian couple to enter Valentine’s contest
 Ireland not ready to receive Pope, says archbishop
 Pope speaks on faith in the face of illness
 Archbishop Chaput airs anger over theft of archdiocesan funds
 Vatican issues another defense against financial corruption charges
 Priest murdered in Mexico
 Vatican spokesman discusses abuse, financial scandals
 HHS mandate: Catholic governor criticizes ‘hyperventilating’
 Prelate describes how current, former Anglicans can enter US ordinariate
 Abuse victims among speakers at Vatican conference on abuse scandal

Released Friday, Feb. 3

 Indian nun may face arrest for refusing to allow Hindu ceremony in classroom
 Secularists seen moving aggressively against Catholicism in Ireland
 SSPX leader: 'we have to say no'
 Obama mandate inverts Jefferson's notion of religious freedom, says columnist
 Retired general withdraws from speech at West Point, citing Islamic protests
 Komen Foundation, under fire, reverses policy on Planned Parenthood
 Milwaukee archdiocese faces 550 abuse claims in bankruptcy proceeding
 AP story summarizes HHS-mandate debate
 Cardinals called to day of reflection before February consistory
 Pope celebrates Presentation, Day of Consecrated Life
 Romney rips Obama on HHS mandate; critics rip Romney
 Obama address at National Prayer Breakfast
 Writer plans London temple to atheism
 Vatican Observatory cosponsors exhibition on astronomy
 English bishops to distribute 1 million ‘faith cards’
 5 priests arrested in China
 European evangelization initiative to spread to 72 cities

Released Thursday, Feb. 2

 Irish police mishandled sex-abuse claims, report shows
 Church is attacking on HHS mandate, says Boston Globe columnist
 Judge dismisses complaint against Vatican in swindle case
 Irish prime minister may reconsider closing of embassy at Vatican
 Dangers seen in Catholic use of Enneagram
 Vatican Secretary of State under fire as internal disputes emerge
 Prominent New York priest sentenced to life of penance
 Pope's blessing silenced possessed men, says veteran exorcist
 Sex abuse dropping where 'code of silence' is broken, says Vatican official
 First Friday: US Catholics asked to fast, reflect on climate change
 Vatican newspaper pays tribute to photojournalist
 Background: World Day of Consecrated Life
 Washington senate approves same-sex marriage
 Continued discrimination against Bosnian Catholics
 South African bishops lament 15 years of legalized abortion

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