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Stories for February 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Tuesday, Feb. 7

 Over 1,000 Indian Catholics rally in support of accused bishop
 For Congolese Catholics, Pope Francis’ words had real power
 ‘Africa is happy, grateful,’ bishops say of papal visit
 4 priests, 2 seminarians in Nicaragua sentenced to decade in prison
 Vandals cause ‘extensive damage’ at Australian Catholic school
 Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church moves away from Russian-affiliated Julian calendar
 AGs from 20 states warn CVS, Walgreens against mailing abortion pills
 Peru’s bishops call for ‘transparent and fair elections’
 In Turkey, cathedral collapses in earthquake; in Syria, archbishop pulled from rubble
 US Senate passes resolution honoring Catholic schools
 USCCB announces ‘virtual pilgrimage’ for day of prayer against human trafficking
 ‘Parishes are not a club for the few,’ Pope says in video
 Report: More than 360M Christians suffer high levels of persecution, discrimination

Released Monday, Feb. 6

 Archbishop of Canterbury: division among Christians is ‘abnormal’
 Papal condolences to Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake
 Pope still hopes to visits Ukraine, Russia
 AP editorial policy: pregnancy-help centers now called ‘anti-abortion’ centers
 Knoxville diocese asks court to protect files on abuse complaints
 Largest Catholic parish church in North America opens in California
 Catholicism must reckon with the risks of a ‘Saffron Taliban’ in India
 Vatican foreign minister: Pope wants to meet with Patriarch Kirill, but in peaceful conditions
 Cardinal Zen and Jimmy Lai among Hong Kongers nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
 Teacher says Denver Catholic school fired her because of her same-sex relationship
 ‘Your humility to us was not in vain,’ South Sudan’s president tells Pope
 President of Malawi lauds Church’s ‘enormous socioeconomic impact’
 Europe’s synodal continental assembly begins in Prague
 Religious freedom summit brings together politicians from both sides of aisle for global event
 Pope Francis criticizes those who have ‘exploited’ Pope Benedict’s death
 Praying with South Sudan’s Christians, Pope, other Christian leaders urge new steps toward unity
 New convent beckons Christians to return to Iraq

Released Friday, Feb. 3

 Testing agency that serves Catholic schools also promotes gender ideology
 Pope arrives in South Sudan, beginning 2nd leg of African voyage
 Be prophets of hope, Pope asks Congo’s bishops
 Catholic priests in police custody in Russian-occupied Ukraine
 Orthodox Church of Ukraine backs government’s restrictions on Moscow-allied group
 Top Vatican diplomat: reform UN to improve peacemaking power
 Retired Italian bishop: Abortion is not murder before the 4th or 5th month of pregnancy
 Cardinal George Pell’s funeral, in 6 magnificent dimensions
 American tourist desecrates statue of Christ in Catholic church in Jerusalem
 Religious have ‘special role’ in the Church: Pope’s message for World Day of Consecrated Life
 Tweet on the middle finger posted, deleted from Pope’s Twitter account
 Catholic leaders applaud Pope’s call for ‘hands off’ Africa
 ‘Mending the nets’ —USCCB education chair Daly on Catholic schools
 President Biden urges unity at National Prayer Breakfast
 European Court: Russia violates human rights by not permitting same-sex marriage
 Over Catholic protests, Minnesota lawmakers enact extreme abortion law
 Courage leader challenges Father Martin’s tweets on same-sex marriage
 +Metropolitan John Zizioulas, 92
 USCCB president announces legislative priorities

Released Thursday, Feb. 2

 Synod preparations reveal plans for radical change
 Pope urges youth in Congo toward prayer, peace
 Background: World Day for Consecrated Life
 Indian Catholics demand strict action in Bible burning incident
 Catholic school students kicked out of Smithsonian museum in DC over pro-life beanies
 Stop blaming apartheid regime for South Africa’s failures, bishops say
 Cardinal George Pell: Mourners and protesters clash at Sydney funeral
 Church of England sheds light on ‘shameful’ slave trade ties
 In Congo, activists look to Pope to boost forest protections
 Archbishop Aquila responds to Cardinal McElroy’s article on ‘radical inclusion’
 ‘Listening to the West’: Vatican hosts conference on synodality
 Victims of violence in Congo share their grief with Pope
 USCCB president: bishops are united against evil of abortion
 US bishops’ religious liberty chairman on proposed rule for ‘contraceptive mandate’

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