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Stories for November 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Wednesday, Nov. 25

 Pope, at audience, speaks of prayer in early Church
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 Hundreds injured in attack on Christians in India
 Spanish Twitter campaign promotes violence against priests
 Cameroon: kidnapped cardinal refused pyschological pressure
 Swiss diocese rejects Pope’s slate of candidates to be bishop
 French bishops, urged by laity, ask for eased restrictions on Mass
 CWN closed for Thanksgiving
 Chinese government spokesman bristles after Pope decries plight of Uighurs
 Detroit archdiocese removes priest who alleges he denounced harassment by prominent archdiocesan employee
 Class action against Oblate priests jumps to 190 alleged victims from across Quebec
 Fired NJ Catholic school teacher may sue school, court rules
 Kentucky AG sues its governor over religious school closures
 Federal appeals court upholds Tennessee law against abortions on basis of race, sex, or Down syndrome
 Chiapas bishop denounces paramilitary attacks; religious sister, humanitarian workers injured
 West African bishops rue rising intolerance, lack of opportunities for youth
 Cardinal-designate Gregory: dialogue, not confrontation, with Biden
 Australian bishops discuss abuse, governance, and Covid
 Middle Eastern Christian leaders deeply concerned about Christians in Nagorno-Karabakh
 Historic first: 2 new cardinals will not be present at November 28 consistory
 8 beatification causes advance
 New Vatican prefect calls for greater transparency in canonization process

Released Tuesday, Nov. 24

 Former papal butler, convicted in ‘Vatileaks’ scandal, dead at 54
 New Chinese bishop installed: strong supporter of Patriotic Association
 ‘I disagreed with the institution’: South Dakota priest sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for thefts
 Mexico’s bishops announce closing of Guadalupe basilica around feast day
 US bishops’ internal memo: Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines are ethically produced
 At Vatican trial, seminary rector accuses victim of seeking payout
 NY attorney general files suit against Diocese of Buffalo
 Judge denies Christian schools’ challenge to Oregon governor’s Covid orders
 Federal appeals court rules against Florida county’s ban on conversion therapy
 ‘A terrible conflict’: prelate in Mozambique expresses closeness to 500,000 displaced persons
 40 years after killings, Salvadoran city claims murdered missionaries as its own
 Vatican cardinal mourns, pays tribute to late Serbian Orthodox Patriarch
 Pakistani cardinal calls for respect for human rights of Christians
 English bishops release independent review of safeguarding structures
 Pope pens new book on Christianity’s transforming power
 Vatican foreign minister sees Covid as potential ‘moment of conversion’ for international community
 Doctors, nurses are unsung heroes of the pandemic: papal video message
 Pope, in new book, discusses ‘3 Covids in my own life’
 NBA players discuss social justice with Pope

Released Monday, Nov. 23

 Vatican: Advent and Christmas liturgies will not be open to public
 Cardinal rebukes Catholic board members for barring Catechism reading
 Toronto again closes down public celebration of Mass
 Cardinal Becciu disciplined to satisfy bank regulators?
 German archbishop asks Vatican to investigate his handling of abuse complaints
 Jesus is waiting for you in the poor, Pope preaches to young people
 Diocesan World Youth Days to be celebrated on Feast of Christ the King
 Draw near to Christ, present in the suffering, Pope says in reflection on final judgment
 Kenya’s bishops call for united, healed, and reconciled nation
 Philippine bishop backs bill criminalizing child marriage
 Amid poverty, political crisis, and the pandemic, vocations to the priesthood increase in Venezuela
 Iraqi prelate praises Trump administration’s commitment to international religious freedom
 Vocation, culture, covenant: Pope addresses Economy of Francesco
 Vancouver archbishop criticizes British Columbia’s new Covid rules
 Church desecrated in Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Mexican bishops decry Senate’s marijuana legalization vote
 Vatican issues annual World Fisheries Day message
 Open the door of your heart, pitch in, and heal, Pope tells Latin American seminarians
 Papal encouragement for UN Food and Agricultural Organization

Released Friday, Nov. 20

 Oregon archbishop objects to restrictions
 Belarus: prosecutor accuses auxiliary bishop of ‘illegal’ criticism
 Cardinal Becciu charges newsweekly harmed his chances for papacy
 US ambassador cites China for using technology against religious freedom
 Just war theory is often misused for unjust motives, Vatican cardinal says
 California bishop says he’ll comply with Vatican inquiry
 FBI: 64 anti-Catholic hate crimes in 2019
 Public-interest law firm releases 2nd Religious Freedom Index
 Federal appeals court temporarily permits Nativity scene on Indiana courthouse lawn
 German survivors accuse Cardinal Woelki of ‘abuse of abuse victims’
 Holy See diplomat calls for expanded legal protections for refugees, asylum-seekers
 US bishop chairmen renew call to stop federal executions
 Ahead of Advent season, bishops in Zimbabwe call for reconciliation, unity
 Missionaries appreciate, yet fear, reelection of Tanzanian leader
 Cardinal Parolin deplores rising anti-Semitism
 Economy of Francesco begins
 Pope urges Church in Latin America to promote solidarity during pandemic
 Hindu groups aim to deny benefits to India’s tribal Christians
 Gratitude, prophecy, hope: Pope Francis marks 300th anniversary of the Passionists

Released Thursday, Nov. 19

 Ex-priest disciplined by CDF to speak at Vatican conference
 Cardinal Becciu files suit, charges newsweekly with ‘unfounded accusations’
 Cameroon: cardinal seeks amnesty, federal government to bring peace
 New Zealand: cardinal investigates late bishop’s handling of abuse charges
 New lawmaker’s Facebook posts on Catholicism, Islam are ‘unacceptable,’ Indiana House speaker says
 Fresno bishop encourages faithful not to take an unethical Covid vaccine
 Hundreds of nurses strike at Philadelphia-area Catholic hospital
 Lawsuit details new rape allegations against McCarrick involving 12-year-old boy
 Peru’s bishops call for ‘deep and comprehensive’ dialogue amid political turmoil
 In Iraqi Kurdistan, Christian families lose possession of thousands of acres of farmland
 Catholic Relief Services official accused of racism and abuse in Sudan
 Congolese bishops call for special court to try war crimes
 Vatican investigating Instagram ‘like’ by papal account
 Hungarian cardinal invites Catholics to take part in global Eucharistic adoration on vigil of Christ the King
 US bishops vote for chairmen of 8 committees, CRS board members, new general secretary
 Pope urges faithful to love the Church
 Zambia’s treasured peace threatened by ‘some worrisome trends,’ bishop warns
 Pandemic opens the way to new possibilities of evangelization, bishops say
 Anglican primate lauds Fratelli tutti
 ‘Having access to the sacraments is an essential service,’ Vatican foreign minister says of Covid restrictions
 ‘Regaining hope and solidarity’: EU bishops issue message to European institutions, member states

Released Wednesday, Nov. 18

 Papal audience: Virgin Mary, model for prayer
 NYC Catholic schools will stay open even if public school system closes
 In State of Washington, Baptist church burns after attempted arson at nearby Catholic parish
 Student’s gender ‘transition’ at Archdiocese of Baltimore school sparks furor
 Altar vandalized at Swedish parish
 Portland archbishop criticizes governor’s new Covid limits
 Clear rules needed for application of universal jurisdiction, Vatican diplomat says at UN
 US divorce rate hits 50-year low
 McCarrick Report contains ‘falsehoods and fabrications’ about my work, psychiatrist says
 WV Supreme Court rules attorney general cannot sue diocese using consumer protection law
 US bishops form working group to address conflicts between Biden policies, Church teaching
 In a year of racial strife, US bishops share experiences in dioceses
 Bishops express closeness to Mexican people: Covid crisis ‘has affected all the fields of life’
 Nagorno-Karabakh: Eastern Catholic Patriarchs express solidarity with Armenians
 ‘The selfless pastor’: papal condolences for deceased Ecuadorian cardinal

Released Tuesday, Nov. 17

 Ghana: bishops denounce secession movement
 Vatican investigation of California bishop for handling of abuse
 Ecuador’s Cardinal Vela Chiriboga dead at 86
 Police stop baptism in London church
 Bangladeshi bishops meet PM to promise cooperation
 42 Catholic institutions divest from fossil fuels
 Bishops shouldn’t investigate one another, Washington Post says in editorial
 Sex-abuse claims against Boy Scouts now surpass 82,000
 Tumult over sex abuse, abortion and corruption grips Church in Latin America
 Cardinal Cupich, Bishop Strickland, other prelates discuss McCarrick Report
 Nuncio, in address to US bishops, calls for ‘Samaritan Church to heal the world’
 Pandemic is a time for heroic Christian witness, Archbishop Gomez tells fellow bishops
 Ecuador’s bishops: ‘We want to be signs of unity, communion and hope for all’
 Bishop warns of intensifying violence in Mozambique
 English bishop calls on government to protect prisoners during 2nd Covid wave
 EU bishops’ commission calls for ‘people-centered, sustainable, and multilateral’ Arctic policy

Released Monday, Nov. 16

 Polish cardinal dies ten days after Vatican sanctions
 ‘Reach out your hand to the poor,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Papal prayer for victims of Romania fire, Philippines floods
 Papal appeal for reconciliation and collaboration in Ivory Coast
 ‘Those who do not live to serve, serve for little in this life,’ Pope preaches on World Day of the Poor
 French Catholics protest for end to lockdown on Mass
 Sri Lankan cardinal condemns global selfishness
 Eastern patriarchs appeal for ‘true peace’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
 In Pakistan, Christian imprisoned for alleged blasphemy given bail
 In Guyana, bishop assaulted during Mass
 Archdiocese of NY demands city pay for Covid testing in hot-spot Catholic schools
 French hotline for Church sex abuse received 6,500 calls
 As Peru’s president resigns, bishops call for 2021 elections, fight against corruption
 Seek common good rather than political compromise, DR Congo’s bishops tell nation’s president
 Cardinals-designate facing quarantine, trip cancellations due to pandemic

Released Friday, Nov. 13

 Felony prosecution for church vandals in San Francisco
 Russia shelves plans for ‘Orthodox Vatican’
 Pakistani cleric faces arrest for marriage of child bride
 Polish bishops defend John Paul II
 Delaware governor removes church restrictions
 Bishop Conley returns to work
 Vatican plans all-electric car fleet
 Archbishop Vigano denies charges in McCarrick Report
 Diocese of Brooklyn takes on NY governor at the Supreme Court
 Suit challenging Louisiana Covid limits on churches fails
 Freed missionary priest reflects on captivity, meeting with Pope
 Pakistani cardinal deplores caricatures of Muhammad
 Bishop advocates for Philippine domestic workers in Saudi Arabia
 Biden, Pope Francis speak by phone
 Pope Francis commemorates JRS’s 40th anniversary
 Vatican appoints president of foundation overseeing scandal-ridden Italian hospital
 Background: World Day of the Poor
 Justice Alito: Covid restrictions ‘previously unimaginable’
 Focus on the person, welcome, and involve: Pope reflects on Catholic schools and religious communities
 Papal encouragement for Chemin Neuf
 Ambassador warns of prospect of atrocities against Christians in Nagorno-Karabakh

Released Thursday, Nov. 12

 Did McCarrick pay abuse settlements with funds from charity
 Police warn Irish priest who celebrated Mass despite lockdown
 Ecumenical Patriarch to Biden: Citizens of the whole free world welcome your victory
 Catholic mother, son murdered over Pakistan drain dispute
 Government restrictions on religion reach highest level globally in more than a decade
 Christian village in Bangladesh attacked over land dispute
 Florida Catholic college ends recognition of faculty union
 News accounts of McCarrick Report find blame levied at popes, others
 Mass beheading by jihadists reported in Mozambique
 Maine Catholic churches voice frustration while limiting in-person attendance
 UK abuse scandal: Cardinal Nichols faces criticism over leadership
 Catholics and Disciples of Christ: a new dialogue document
 Paraguay’s bishops rue corruption, rising poverty, displacement of indigenous from their territories
 Ethiopia’s bishops appeal for peace as threat of civil war looms
 Polish archdiocese apologizes for cardinal abuse scandal
 Indonesian bishops call for dialogue in restive West Papua

Released Wednesday, Nov. 11

 Brunei’s new cardinal is nation’s 1st native-born priest
 Jesuit priest pens book about his order’s complicity in the Holocaust
 Cardinal Cupich: Report pulls back curtain on culture of clericalism
 Cardinal Wuerl retiring from Vatican roles as McCarrick report unveiled
 NY Covid limits: federal appeals court rules against rabbis and Diocese of Brooklyn
 In Turkey, trial of Syriac monk on terrorism charges postponed
 Ivory Coast: Catholic, Muslim leaders appeal for calm
 ‘If necessary I’ll be arrested’: the lockdown-defying priest
 USCCB president welcomes McCarrick Report
 McCarrick Report: Pope Francis expresses his closeness to the victims
 ‘Persevering in prayer’ is theme of Pope’s general audience
 Asia’s bishops welcome Biden presidency
 UK inquiry finds Church prioritized reputation over the welfare of children

Released Tuesday, Nov. 10

 McCarrick Report: details of abuse ignored [News Analysis]
 Former nuncio to France on trial for sexual misconduct
 Papal nuncio toasts Belarus president; archbishop still banned
 El Paso-area churches to remain closed until further notice
 British priest faces fine for breach of lockdown rules
 Priest urges Vatican to intervene as fresh sexual misconduct allegations emerge in Australian diocese
 Iraqi priest doubles down on Christianity’s survival in the Middle East
 San Diego bishop sees ‘historic moment’ in Biden inauguration
 Archdiocese closes churches for indoor worship amid New Mexico’s virus spike
 Papal prayer for Central America as hurricane wreaks havoc
 Without water there is no life, Pope tells pilgrims
 Kenyan bishop rues rising domestic violence
 Nicaraguan bishop laments fracturing of opposition to Ortega regime
 ‘Live the celebration of the Eucharistic Mystery,’ Pope tells Chile’s Catholics
 Freed missionary priest meets with Pope
 Our Lady of Guápulo featured on US Christmas stamp

Released Monday, Nov. 9

 Knights of Malta elect new leader for one-year term
 Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell case
 French bishops lament lockdown; appeal rejected
 Hackers target online site of Apostolic Library
 Leading German bishop renews intercommunion call after Vatican objections
 Mexican priest who disappeared is found alive
 Federal court refuses stay of order on Indiana county’s crèche display
 Paul Shanley, ‘poster boy’ of clergy sexual abuse scandal, dead at 89
 ‘Hard times’ ahead for Church in Poland after cardinal sanctioned by Vatican
 Horrified by deadly attacks, French Muslims protect church
 Chicago parish repeatedly defaced with graffiti
 English cardinal mourns death of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
 Papal appeal for peace in Ethiopia and Libya
 Joan Roig, martyr of the ‘fight for Christ,’ beatified in Spain
 Add the oil of charity to the lamp of faith, Pope tells pilgrims
 Kenyan president meets with Pontiff
 USCCB president, in election statement, calls on Catholics to be peacemakers

Released Friday, Nov. 6

 Cameroon: cardinal kidnapped, then released
 Chinese officials seize ‘underground’ priests, nuns, seminarians
 Vatican sanctions elderly Polish cardinal
 Confirmed: McCarrick report to be released November 10
 ‘Rekindling positivity and hope’ is theme of Vatican’s annual message to Hindus
 Cardinal Dolan: Supreme Court can root out Philadelphia’s anti-Catholic bigotry
 German bishop questions Vatican’s clarification of Pope’s civil-union comments
 Chile’s cardinal appointment coincides with country’s political change
 New Hampshire monks, college board settle governance issues
 Cardinal Nichols: No scientific evidence for UK’s ban on religious services
 Eastern Orthodox priest shot in France emerges from coma
 Vatican OKs probe of sex abuse coverup by Polish bishop
 Nearly 2,000 nuns sign letter demanding Trump ‘count the votes’
 Texas bishop appalled by pundits’ reaction to Latino vote
 Cardinal O’Malley encouraged by election turnout
 Portland rioters damage Catholic church known for outreach to the poor
 Pope celebrates Mass for deceased cardinals and bishops

Released Thursday, Nov. 5

 Pope removes investment funds from Secretariat of State
 Archbishop Vigano charges high Vatican official, says others aware
 Polish bishops’ leader opposes bid to amend abortion law
 Church mediation sought for kidnapped politician in Paraguay
 UK bishops urge faithful to obey lockdown restrictions
 McCarrick report coming this month?
 UN report finds 21 countries that punish apostasy
 Oakland diocese’s parishes return to lower occupancy
 Euthanasia is priority issue for new Queensland premier
 Kindergarten enrollment up nearly 40% in Minnesota archdiocese’s Catholic schools
 Killing of catechist alarms Indonesia’s bishops
 Federal court rules against SSPX priests, upholds New York governor’s Covid restrictions
 Religious institutes, countries represented increase in College of Cardinals
 Kentucky bishop disappointed by inconclusive election result
 Bishop chairmen urge Supreme Court to preserve the right of Catholic foster care agencies to serve
 Priest disappears in Mexico
 In Turkey, a 4th-century church is put up for sale as a tourist hostel
 Church in Croatia waives portion of its funding from state budget
 Pope modifies canon law, requires bishops to have Vatican permission to establish new religious institutes

Released Wednesday, Nov. 4

 Germany: new lockdown rules allow for church services
 French bishops challenge lockdown restriction on worship
 Pope again urges obedience to lockdown restrictions
 Pope at audience: learn from ‘Jesus, teacher of prayer’
 Vatican Museums closed again as Italy locks down
 Poland’s Cardinal Dziwisz denies knowledge of abuse complaint, Maciel’s crimes
 Book offers details about alleged manipulation by Schoenstatt founder
 German archbishop takes legal action to prevent abuse report’s publication
 Archbishop sees ‘signs of hope’ in Cameroon
 In Shanxi, Communist authorities deem nuns ‘dangerous,’ force them out of convent
 Mexico’s ‘bishop of the poor’ dies of Covid complications
 Milwaukee archdiocese to hold ‘kippah day’
 Lebanese cardinal: Country’s ‘political authority has murdered its people’
 Many US dioceses offering free interment of cremated remains
 Diocese accuses Fresno-area priest of violence, gang ties, court documents show
 Syriac Catholic Patriarch: ‘Our martyrs are the torches of faith’
 Louisiana voters approve pro-life state constitutional amendment
 In Colorado, ban on most later-term abortions defeated
 ‘Enough violence’: Pope laments Vienna attack

Released Tuesday, Nov. 3

 Zambia: nun dies of wounds from armed attack
 Sacramento priest granted quick laicization in controversial case
 Vatican official: no Peter’s Pence funds involved in London deal
 Belarus President rips exiled Catholic archbishop
 Kidnapped Pakistani girl is rescued
 Poland delays implementation of abortion ruling
 Czech cardinal criticizes Twitter censorship
 French bishops perform rite of reparation at Nice basilica
 NYC Catholic schools see surge of interest
 In Austria, dozens of young Turks attack church; Afghan teen hits elderly nun on bus
 Philadelphia archbishop: Supreme Court should uphold Church’s First Amendment rights
 Pope-emeritus declines his late brother’s inheritance
 How Catholics around the world see same-sex marriage, homosexuality
 Rhode Island’s Bishop Tobin draws fire for tweets, but feels his role is to teach
 California bishop sues charity administrator who accused Catholic leader of wrongdoing
 Leading church-state legal blogger lists 10 ballot measures to watch on Election Day
 Brazilian court prohibits ‘Catholic’ name for abortion advocacy group
 Vatican official reflects on creativity and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
 In Mosul, young Muslims help restore church ravaged by ISIS
 Argentine priest killed
 November papal prayer intention: artificial intelligence
 Pray for God’s gift of hope, Pope preaches at All Souls’ Day Mass

Released Monday, Nov. 2

 Twitter shuts down Czech cardinal, Pope’s Czech-language account
 Vatican ‘clarifies’ Pope’s comments on civil unions
 New program urges Catholics to bury loved ones’ cremated remains
 Orthodox priest shot at French church
 Archbishop Wilton Gregory says ‘carry on’ work for racial and societal justice
 Indian bishop calls for inquiry into attacks on tribal Christians
 Pakistan court orders transfer of Catholic child bride to shelter home
 Church is strong but bedeviled by graft, Pope says in new interview
 Muslims around the world protest against France and Macron over Muhammad cartoons
 Venezuelan priest killed during robbery
 No papal approval of same-sex marriage, Chaldean Patriarch emphasizes
 English bishops: ‘deep anguish’ at government order to cease public worship
 Archbishop Gomez: Our mission is bigger than politics
 Several seminarians at Pontifical North American College test positive for Covid
 Renewed papal appeal for peace in Caucasus region
 Blessed Father McGivney: Knights of Columbus founder beatified
 Cardinal-designate Tomasi appointed special delegate to Order of Malta
 The Beatitudes are the path to holiness, Pope tells pilgrims

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