Stories for week of January 01, 2012

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jan. 6

 Philadelphia archdiocese will close 48 Catholic schools
 Experts reflect on the Pope's choice of new cardinals
 Cardinal O'Malley continues reflections on sex-abuse scandal
 New York Times column on St. Joan of Arc
 American priest attributes healing to intercession of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
 A bishop needs a 'restless heart,' Pope says in ordaining two prelates
 Pope names 22 new cardinals
 Abuse victim recounts meeting with Pope
 Author reports high rate of falsely accused priests
 Archdiocese criticized for implementing Courage
 Caritas urges humanitarian aid for North Korea
 Bishop: why maintain schools that are ‘Catholic in name only’?
 Nigeria: gunmen storm church, kill 6

Released Thursday, Jan. 5

 Vatican unveils plans for Year of Faith
 New head for top Vatican tribunal
 Hot topics for US bishops on ad limina visits
 Tulsa Catholic Charities declines government funds
 Dioceses recovering from bankruptcy
 Judge fines attorneys for anti-Catholic slurs, orders arrest of one
 Settlement between Pennsylvania diocese, Muslim ex-employee
 Cardinal urges Vietnamese to testify to late prelate’s holiness
 El Salvador prelate recalls 20th anniversary of peace agreement
 Prelate emphasizes: ‘Nigeria cannot be divided according to religion’

Released Wednesday, Jan. 4

 Boko Haram orders Christians to leave northern Nigeria
 Detroit archdiocese has clear authority on 'RealCatholic' label , canonist notes
 Canadian bishop sentenced to 15 months on child-porn charge
 Spread joy of Christmas through the world, Pope urges faithful
 Los Angeles auxiliary bishop resigns, admits fathering children
 Priest discusses missionary work in Algeria
 Cardinal rues drug abuse, crimes of passion
 Poll: Catholic Republicans no more likely to support Catholic candidates
 Bishop D’Arcy examines Boston scandal
 Taiwan’s bishops urge faithful to pray Liturgy of the Hours, study Catechism
 Hungary’s constitution: pro-life, but no recognition for Islam, ‘smaller Catholic orders’

Released Tuesday, Jan. 3

 Catholic university circulates ad for work with pro-abortion group
 Italian Catholic newspaper endangered as government cuts subsidies
 Over 2.5 million saw Pope Benedict in 2011
 Boston Globe interviews Cardinal O'Malley, 10 years after breaking scandal story
 US troops face severe shortage of Catholic military chaplains
 Dutch politicians press bishops on abuse report
 Las Vegas priest claims gambling addiction prompted thefts
 Pope calls for greater attention to last rites
 Irish cardinal laments increase in suicide
 Cardinal assesses strengths, weaknesses of Africa
 Anti-Christian vandalism, attack in Karnataka
 Egypt: Christians’ homes burned over Facebook Muhammad images
 Nigerian prelate urges Christians: ignore terrorist ultimatum to leave area
 Itinerary announced for Pope’s apostolic journey to Mexico, Cuba

Released Monday, Jan. 2

 Jerzy Kluger, Jewish boyhood friend of John Paul II, dead at 90
 Christian groups lose bid for restraining order on Hawaii's civil-union law
 Irish archbishop cautions against 'caricature' of religious influence
 Welsh archbishop opposes 'presumed consent' policy for organ donation
 Corporate interests, paramilitaries suspected in priest's slaying in Philippines
 China confirms arrest of Christian dissident--after 20 months
 Showdown looms between Vatican, Peru's Catholic university
 Philadelphia's Archbishop Chaput will sell expensive residence
 On 10th anniversary of Boston scandal, Cardinal O'Malley speaks of recovery
 Jesus was born into family life, Pope reminds Spanish faithful
 Trust God, have confidence in new year, Pope says
 Pope delivers World Day of Peace message
 SNAP fights court-ordered disclosure of its own internal documents
 Anglican Catholic ordinariate for US formally established
 India: 7-year-old girl sacrificed to gods
 Vatican spokesman: educate toward justice and peace, not relativism
 Planned Parenthood received $487M in federal funding; assets top $1B

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