Catholic Culture Overview
Catholic Culture Overview

Stories for week of November 25, 2012

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Nov. 30

 Will legal abortion by Irish leader's heritage?
 Milan archdiocese doubles its authorized exorcists
 Irish prelate cautions on rush toward legal abortion
 US Catholics found less committed to their faith
 Nigerian terror attacks reflect breakdown of law, not persecution, bishop says
 Pope wants evangelical dimension for Courtyard of the Gentiles
 Lawmakers cannot change what marriage means, French cardinal says
 Pope’s December Prayer Intentions
 Long hike looms for World Youth Day participants in Rio
 US birth rate hits new low
 Synod secretariat continues discussion of New Evangelization
 Pope: Catholic-Orthodox understanding is profound, though imperfect
 Ignorance of faith is great obstacle, Pope tells French bishops
 Photo essay on Coptic Christians
 ‘Bride,’ ‘groom’ to be eliminated from state’s marriage certificates
 UN resolution backs ‘gender identity’ rights
 Cardinal Turkson reflects on world poverty, Church’s social doctrine
 2 federal courts dismiss lawsuits against HHS mandate
 Holy See welcomes UN recognition of Palestine

Released Thursday, Nov. 29

 Catholic leaders support Palestinian bid for UN recognition
 Egyptian sentences Innocence of Muslims filmmakers to death
 Prefect of CDF rips ‘heretical’ reading of Vatican II
 Prominent liberal author faces battle with cancer, seeks prayers
 European bishops issue pastoral statement on care for migrants
 India: court sentences Hindu marauders for anti-Christian violence in Orissa
 Calgary schools to reverse policy, allow HPV vaccinations
 Pope's imprisoned valet now recognizes gravity of offenses
 Vatican strips Austrian dissident of honorary title 'Monsignor'
 West Virginia bishop writes pastoral letter on poverty
 USCCB grants $2.8M to Church in Africa
 Italian lay movement continues push for abolition of death penalty
 US: number of religious sisters declines by over 2,000 in one year
 27 New York Catholic schools at risk of closure
 Vatican newspaper pays tribute to Archbishop Chaput talk

Released Wednesday, Nov. 28

 Australia: sex-abuse victim sentenced for 'revenge' burglaries at Catholic churches
 Cincinnati archdiocese sues former business manager, charges over $350,000 stolen
 Special Vatican stamp sale to raise funds for restoration of colonnade in St. Peter's Square
 Irish 'popemobile' available for rentals
 Will prenatal tests revive temptation toward eugenics?
 Access to needs, not dollars, is standard for defining poverty, cardinal suggests
 Humility, 'small steps' are keys to evangelization, Pope tells Wednesday audience
 Pope encourages efforts against AIDS

Released Tuesday, Nov. 27

 Italian cardinal honored by Israel's Holocaust memorial
 Catholic pressure stalls passage of 'reproductive-health' bill in Philippines
 Times surprised by Cardinal Dolan's support for beatification of Dorothy Day
 Unrest prompts Egyptian Christian leaders to postpone strategy meeting
 World expects honesty in inter-religious dialogue, cardinal says at opening of new center
 Senate to vote on UN disabilities treaty; pro-life, homeschooling advocates concerned
 Pediatricians’ group urges advance prescriptions of morning-after pills to teens
 African bishops condemn Congo violence
 Nigeria: 11 dead in bomb attack on church
 Supreme Court orders lower court to hear challenge to HHS mandate

Released Monday, Nov. 26

 Hong Kong diocese offers paternity leave, with or without marriage
 Scholars, historians debate legacy of Pope Pius XII
 Still no explanation for Irish woman's death, as pressure mounts to end abortion ban
 Art should find beauty in faith, Pope says
 Papal encouragement for pastors to seafarers
 Pope's private secretary will remain, despite rumors, Vatican-watcher reports
 Rehabilitation is key to prisons' success, Pope argues
 Irish bishop's appointment could signal beginning of Vatican's bid to restructure Irish hierarchy
 Archbishop of Canterbury: Church of England has 'a lot of explaining to do' after vote against woman bishops
 Church exists to proclaim, spread Christ's Kingdom, Pope reminds audience
 Elevating 6 non-European cardinals, Pope reflects on Church's universal mission
 Esolen denounces liberal misuse of Catholic social teaching
 USCCB sponsors interreligious dialogue for Catholic, Muslim, Hindu young adults
 Gynecologist group calls for over-the-counter birth control pills
 UN report on world population draws criticism from pro-life advocates
 USCCB committee chairman condemns rocket attacks on Israel
 Catholics imprisoned in Mali for refusing to listen to Muslim sermon
 Saudi Arabia among 3 nations launching center for interreligious dialogue

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