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Stories for week of December 03, 2017

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Thursday, Dec. 7

 Pope thanks Polish donors of Vatican Christmas tree
 Praise from Pontiff at 90th birthday celebration for Cardinal Sodano
 Pope meets with president of Bosnia-Herzegovina
 New Jersey archdiocese in court challenge to state law on cemetery-headstone sales
 Filipino bishop denounces killing after priest is gunned down by vigilantes
 Australian lawmakers approve legal recognition of same-sex marriage
 Pope Francis names new Archbishops of Mexico City, Paris
 Pope receives international Lutheran leaders, calls for renewed efforts to promote Christian unity
 Cardinal Cipriani: Peru and Chile will greet Pope Francis with ‘lively faith’
 Canadian government may expand euthanasia to teens, mentally ill
 15,000 victims of euthanasia in Belgium since 2002 legalization
 Prelates disappointed by US government’s withdrawal from process to develop migration treaty
 ‘Stand for DREAMers,’ Catholic Charities urges in advocacy alert
 Vatican newspaper highlights international concern about Trump decision on Jerusalem
 UN rights chief calls for probe into attacks against Rohingya, says genocide ‘cannot be ruled out’
 Resignations and appointments (12/6)
 Papal audiences (12/6)
 Pope Francis: general audience on apostolic journey to Myanmar, Bangladesh (full text)
 Jerusalem’s Christian leaders decry Trump decision on city
 Pope meets with Palestinian religious leaders, encourages dialogue

Released Wednesday, Dec. 6

 LA archdiocese wins court case on sale of convent to Katy Perry
 Cardinal encourages broad investigation of human-rights violations in Central African Republic
 Denmark: nearly all Down Syndrome babies aborted
 Australian archbishop, found competent for trial, appears in court
 Pope signals opposition to Trump plan for Jerusalem embassy
 Brazilian court convicts man in 1987 murder of Spanish Jesuit missionary
 4 gunmen kill priest in Philippines
 Vice President Pence meets with Iraqi archbishop ahead of Middle East trip
 Thomas Aquinas College evacuated as wildfire spreads
 Canadian bishops, rabbis discuss Psalm 23, Israel
 Indian archdiocese ready to gather evidence on Kandhamal martyrs
 South Sudan: leading prelate addresses governors, pleads for peace
 Trinity Dome completed at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
 Pope preaches on gifts of the Holy Spirit, humiliations
 Pope Francis: ‘safeguard the treasure of the incredible patrimony of the Latin tradition’
 Pope reflects on apostolic journey to Myanmar, Bangladesh
 Italian doctor who called homosexuality a ‘health hazard’ cleared in defamation case
 Relic of St. Francis Xavier set for cross-country tour, will get its own seat on Air Canada
 US bishops’ subcommittee awards grants for 187 projects in Latin America
 Resignations and appointments (12/5)
 Supreme Court weighs Colorado baker’s refusal to make cake for same-sex marriage

Released Tuesday, Dec. 5

 Patriarch’s message to Moscow raises hope for reunion among Ukrainian Orthodox
 Orthodox churches see decline in numbers, little growth outside Europe
 Priest, two others arrested at DC abortion clinic
 Croatian bishops charges UN tribunal is unjust in war-crimes trials
 Archbishop Naumann speaks about priorities as chairman of US bishops’ pro-life committee
 Bolivian archbishop: pro-democracy protests should be peaceful
 Bangladesh: priest in state of shock following apparent abduction, release
 Missionary sister discusses bubonic plague in Madagascar
 Church in Philippines: 2018 is Year of the Clergy and Consecrated Persons
 Bishops call on UK Government to help Calais migrants
 Israeli missiles target Syrian military facility near Damascus: Syrian state media
 UN relief wing appeals for record $22.5 billion in aid for 2018
 Australian bishop: young Catholics are creating a resurgence in the Church
 The best pictures from Pope Francis’s trip to Burma
 New interview with Cardinal Raymond Burke
 In letter to priests, Vatican cardinal extols Sacrament of Penance
 Resignations and appointments (12/4)
 A first: European Parliament holds hearing on persecution of Christians
 Papal audiences (12/4)
 Congress must change ‘fundamentally flawed’ tax policies in final bill, says prelate
 Refugee admissions to US down 83% so far in FY18
 Nearly 30 religious leaders unite in support of Bears Ears National Monument
 Apostolic journey to Myanmar and Bangladesh: full text of Pope’s talks, homilies

Released Monday, Dec. 4

 Thomas More College Launches new initiative with Phil Lawler, Anthony Esolen
 Priest in Bangladesh freed after reported kidnapping; police say report untrue
 Austrian cardinal co-hosts AIDS memorial service, urges non-judgmental attitude
 In airplane press conference, Pope defends handling of Rohingya crisis
 Ecuador’s new ambassador to Holy See presents credentials
 Pope’s monthly prayer intention: for the elderly
 Australian prosecutor doubtful on archbishop’s Alzheimer’s claim
 Pope’s letter to Argentine bishops is magisterial teaching, Cardinal Parolin says
 Peru to withdraw Its ‘gender Ideology’ school curriculum
 Pope pays homage to Mary after journey to Myanmar, Bangladesh
 Pope Francis: Message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations
 USCCB committee chair, Catholic Relief Services CEO call for ‘robust funding’ of anti-HIV programs
 Coalition of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking advocates for slave-free seafood label
 Sicilian priest arrested for sexual abuse of minors
 Resignations and appointments (12/2)
 Columnists defend Pope Francis on Rohingya, St. John Paul’s teaching on women
 Pope challenges Latin American politicians to serve the common good
 Welcoming converts and reverts: The Journey Home at 20
 Holy See, at UN panel discussion, emphasizes importance of Christians, other minorities in post-ISIS Iraq
 In preview of synod, Pope Francis outlines vision of vocational ministry
 Pope Francis: Angelus address on Advent and watching
 50 million children are migrants, 28 million of them displaced by conflict
 Death toll in Iran earthquake rises to 521

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