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Stories for November 2018

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Saturday, Nov. 17

 Background: World Day of the Poor

Released Friday, Nov. 16

 Christian homes seized in Nineveh Plains region, bishop complains
 Italian bishops set new abuse policies
 Pope asks Knights of Holy Sepulcher to support oppressed Christians
 New class-action lawsuit by abuse victims against Church
 Cause for beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe to open in February
 Church leaders rap Trump for stopping migrant caravan
 Bishop Trautman criticizes media, attorney general report
 Editorial: ‘The Catholic Church is in crisis, and its leaders are making it worse’
 Angolan police close 34 churches
  In Kyrgyzstan, convert from Islam to Christianity attacked, severely injured
 Pakistan’s foreign minister: Asia Bibi not permitted to leave Pakistan due to pending court review
 Bible students escape from China-backed militia in Myanmar
 Salvadoran martyrs gave voice to voiceless, Vatican official says
 Pontifical Mission Societies leader highlights importance of extraordinary missionary month
 God’s Kingdom, manifest in the Eucharist and good works, ‘doesn’t make the news,’ Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Pope and Pope Emeritus write letters for Ratzinger Foundation symposium
 Kenyan cardinal calls on fathers to lead their families, children to seek to please God
 Vatican newspaper column warns against overprescription of antibiotics
 Kenyan Jesuit murdered in South Sudan
 At UN, Holy See Mission commemorates WWI centenary with performance of Mozart’s Requiem
 Abortion dominates international family-planning conference
 Brexit could lead to renewed border violence, bishop in Northern Ireland warns
 Pope Francis, Israel’s president discuss Jerusalem
 UNICEF chief meets with Pope, lauds his commitment to children affected by war
 Be artisans of communion and evangelizers who are close to the people, Pope tells Latin American seminarians

Released Thursday, Nov. 15

 Chilean cardinal confirms exit from Pope’s advisory council
 Italian court orders Archbishop Vigano to pay brother from family estate
 FBI: 73 anti-Catholic hate crimes in 2017
 Catholic colleges spared in Indonesia’s mass closing of private colleges
 Christians investigated for ‘forced conversions’ in Uttar Pradesh
 In China, 4 underground priests subjected to ‘brainwashing’ for over a month
 Jerusalem bishop praises Jordanian, Egyptian efforts to mediate Gaza crisis
 Morocco archbishop: Pope’s upcoming visit will encourage Christian-Muslim dialogue
 Seattle archdiocese pays $7M in abuse settlement
 Denver archdiocese removed seminary’s vice-rector after abuse allegations
 Cardinal DiNardo: US bishops will take ‘strongest possible actions’ against abuse ‘at the earliest possible moment’
 ‘Open Wide Our Hearts’: US bishops issue pastoral letter against racism
 US bishops endorse opening of sainthood cause for Sister Thea Bowman
 US bishops elect new committee chairmen
 Catholic leaders express ‘deep concern’ about President Trump’s new asylum limits
 Religious leaders call for repeal of new federal ‘parking lot tax’ on churches, nonprofits

Released Wednesday, Nov. 14

 US bishops defeat resolution to encourage Vatican candor on McCarrick
 Iraqi prelate promotes ‘spirituality of exile and return’
 Sicilian priest excommunicated for public attacks on Pontiff
 Archbishop Lori: many bishops want to vote, despite Vatican directive
 Jesuit-sponsored study examines deportation and its effects
 11th-century church vandalized in Bordeaux
 Holy Land: Catholic spokesman worried about the ‘sudden and inexplicable’ escalation of Gaza violence
 Pope, in general audience, reflects on Eighth Commandment
 Connecticut needs a parental notification law, state Catholic conference states in abortion report
 Christians in Indian state seek religious freedom, end to discrimination and violence
 Fired Muslim awarded $3.2M in discrimination suit against California hospital
 Patriarchs, bishops rue sectarian ‘political militias’ that govern Lebanon
 Landmark anti-trafficking conference begins in Nigeria
 Indian Christians demand equality for Dalits
 Pope encourages Spanish religious to be prophets, ‘tired through living the works of mercy’
 Survivors call Vatican telling US bishops to wait on abuse ‘totally unacceptable’
 NPR report: Immigrant communities were the ‘geographic solution’ to predator priests
 Greensburg, Pittsburgh Catholic dioceses to launch compensation fund for clergy abuse victims
  ‘Shaken to the core,’ Michigan lay group releases clergy abuse reader
 ‘Punished’ for being sexually abused: Jehovah’s Witnesses’ culture of cover-up
 Editorial: ‘Vatican dodges and delays on sex-abuse scandal’
 US bishops hear presentation on assisting abuse victims
 Intense debate over handling of abuse scandal ensues at USCCB meeting

Released Tuesday, Nov. 13

 News outlets ignore arrest of Chinese ‘underground’ bishop
 Pope will travel to Morocco in March
 Archbishop Scicluna given new role in Vatican abuse cases
 No asylum plans yet for Asia Bibi
 Archbishop Vigano urges US bishops to be ‘courageous shepherds’
 Head of National Review Board issues challenge to US bishops
 Tribal Christians molested, raped in Bangladesh
 EEOC backs Pentecostal restaurant employee who wished to wear skirt
 Episcopal Church: Albany bishop vows there will be no same-sex marriage liturgies in his diocese
 Leading Bolivian bishop warns: without human rights, democracy becomes totalitarian
 Intervene firmly against witchcraft, magic, and superstition, Vatican cardinal tells Angolan bishops
 A bishop should be a humble and meek servant, not a prince, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Pope thanks Bose monks for ‘fruitful presence’ in Church and society
 To exempt ourselves from ‘zero tolerance’ is ‘unacceptable and cannot stand,’ Cardinal DiNardo tells brother bishops
 Proclaim Christ, heed the Pope as you pursue reform, nuncio tells US bishops
 Pope institutes peace studies program at Pontifical Lateran University
 Vatican hosts conference on the Church after WWI
 Renovations to Buffalo bishop’s new home cost $200,000
 Spokane bishop: ‘we have degenerate behavior, hypocrisy, and now cover-up’
 Archdiocese of Philadelphia announces abuse reparations fund
 Cardinal Nichols faces questions over his handling of sex abuse claims
 New Zealand announces inquiry into abuse in religious institutions
 Editorial: ‘The Catholic Church proves incapable of exorcising clergy sex abuse—again’
 Editorial: ‘After delaying bishop vote, can Vatican be trusted to right its own ship?’

Released Monday, Nov. 12

 Nigerian police free kidnapped priests
 Swiss president meets with Pontiff
 Pope bids Pontifical Academy of Science focus on climate change, nuclear tension
 Cardinal Zen reports new moves against ‘underground’ Chinese Catholics
 US bishops table key votes on response to scandal, at Vatican’s request
 Leading Holy See diplomat calls for ‘ruthless’ honesty in addressing human trafficking’s causes
 Pope, at weekday Mass, warns against idolatry of money in the Church
 Reject the culture of war, Pope says on 100th anniversary of WWI armistice
 Imitate the poor and generous widow, Pope tells pilgrims
 School bells ring again at Mosul’s Christian school
 Priest held hostage in Yemen: ‘I have witnessed the power of prayer’
 UK commits £12M to support religious liberty worldwide
 16 Spanish Civil War martyrs beatified in Barcelona
 Pope Francis offers thanks to God on 100th anniversary of Poland’s independence
 Apostolic nuncio meets with Pope on eve of US bishops’ meeting
 Cultivate life of prayer in order to evangelize with song, Pope tells young Turin singers
 Pope Francis: a ‘Eucharistic culture’ fosters communion, service, and mercy
 Greece to take clergy off its payroll in agreement with Orthodox Church
 Pope praises German Catholic journalism school, calls for ‘journalism by the people, for the people’
 Pope receives Ireland’s new Vatican ambassador
 Ukrainian Catholic leader writes book
 Vatican sends message of friendship as delegation attends Thai Buddhist anniversary celebration
 Jewish attorneys’ group meets with Pope
 ‘A child is always a blessing,’ Pope Francis affirms

Released Friday, Nov. 9

 Pope and Assyrian patriarch decry oppression of Christians in Middle East
 Chinese ‘underground’ bishop taken into police custody
 French bishops announce independent commission on sexual abuse
 1st native bishop ordained in Solomon Islands
 Syriac Orthodox Church opens university
 Parishes in China pay tribute to the elderly
 Vatican newspaper highlights UN report on food loss, waste
 In Uganda, Catholics protest as archbishop asks government to enforce tithe
 Vatican Christmas stamps feature Milan inmate’s art
 Catholic agencies closely monitor giving after clergy sex abuse shock
 USCCB president renews call for ‘reasonable gun measures’ following California mass shooting
 Church, aid groups sound alarm over humanitarian crisis in Yemen
 Pope, at weekday Mass, warns against murmuring, reflects on importance of witness
 Asia Bibi in an undisclosed location in Pakistan following release
 Gunmen abduct 4 priests in Nigeria
 Pope Francis receives Danish royal couple
 Romanian, Moldovan bishops meet with Pope

Released Thursday, Nov. 8

 American religious brother among new martyrs recognized by Vatican
 Diocese will not pay defense costs of bishop accused of rape
 Cardinal Parolin: bones found under nunciature not connected with missing girl’s case
 Trump administration widens conscience protection for contraceptive mandate
 Asia Bibi released from prison, waits to leave Pakistan safely
 Lack of access to clean water is ‘great shame’ for 21st-century humanity, Pope says in message
 Leading Argentine bishop warns: evil spirit is trying to divide bishops
 Pope Francis will visit North Korea if Pyongyang issues formal invitation
 ‘Let us build the evangelical peace that excludes no one,’ Pope says in video
 Take ‘great precaution’ in using nuclear energy, Holy See diplomat says at UN
 Massachusetts voters uphold law prohibiting ‘discrimination based on gender identity’
 West Virginia voters approve pro-life state constitutional amendment
 Alabama voters affirm sanctity of unborn life
 Florida: voters, bishops agreed on gambling amendment, felons’ voting rights
 Cameroon kidnapping: joy as freed students returned to parents
 Christian-Taoist dialogue on ethics affirms 7 points
 Cardinal O’Brien reflects on work of Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Released Wednesday, Nov. 7

 National Review Board chairman wants to tighten Dallas protocols
 Cardinal O’Malley to head Papal Foundation
 Italy promises help for Asia Bibi
 Vatican cautioning US bishops not to invite Cardinal Burke?
 US, Mexican bishops join in Mass on border for immigrants
 Guam archdiocese will file for bankruptcy
 Pope discusses Seventh Commandment, universal destination of goods
 Persevere in fight against child sexual abuse, Pope tells French bishops
 India’s bishops issue message for Diwali
 Jesus invites us to the banquet of the Kingdom, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Indian nun honored for service to destitute women
 Increasing fear reported among foreign missionaries in Philippines
 Human rights, social outreach at the center of Indonesian bishops’ assembly
 Beatification process begins for young man martyred during Lebanon’s civil war
 Philippine cardinal retires
 82 students, staff abducted from Christian school in Cameroon
 Over 100 windows smashed at Irish church
 Over 200 mass graves discovered in territory once controlled by ISIS
 Asia Bibi’s family appeals for help from President Trump, Prime Minister May
 Canadian diocese wins lawsuit against insurance company that refused coverage for payments to abuse victims

Released Tuesday, Nov. 6

 Turkey: priest’s convicted assassin shot by police
 World Day of Peace theme: politics in service of peace
 EU bishops’ social commission reflects on future of work
 Dalit Christians suffer discrimination in Church as well as society, priest says
 India: Missionaries of Charity to register all its children’s homes with state governments
 Bishops back Philippine workers’ demand for higher minimum wage
 Pope, in weekday Mass homily, warns against selfish ambition and conceit
 Pakistani cathedral rector advises Catholics against discussing other religions
 Nepal: 4 Christians arrested on ‘forced conversion’ charges
 ‘Failure at the top’: US bishops failed to police themselves
 Pope recalls Holocaust, deplores anti-Semitism
 Paraguay’s president, Pope Francis discuss the family, poverty, corruption
 Pope, in video message to youth, reflects on identity
 Catholics, Taoists discuss ethics
 A Habsburg with a Twitter account: an interview with Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican
 Vatican Secretary of State, South Korean president speak about peace in Korea

Released Monday, Nov. 5

 Four ‘underground’ Chinese priests arrested
 Bishop Malone defends himself amid calls for resignation
 Ukrainian president, Orthodox Patriarch in accord on self-government
 Copts vow to continue services
 Cardinal Brandmüller laments ‘almost epidemic’ homosexual influence in clergy
 Leading African cardinal retires
 Church desecrated in French Guiana
 Report: Christians flee Henan to escape persecution
 Pakistan’s government caves in to hardline Islamists, prevents Asia Bibi from leaving country
 Caritas criticizes Austria for withdrawing from global migration pact
 Iran urges Pope Francis not to be indifferent to US sanctions
 Yemen war needs ceasefire, not the world’s silence, says bishop
 Pope offers All Souls’ Day Mass at Roman cemetery chapel
 Injustice toward migrants, refugees takes place with complicit silence, Pope says in message
 Pope Francis celebrates Mass for deceased cardinals, bishops
 ISIS terrorists attack Coptic Christian pilgrims; at least 11 killed
 Link between love of God and love of neighbor is inseparable, Pope tells pilgrims
 Italian nun beatified in Rome
 ‘Listening to reality’: Vatican newspaper’s editorial on Synod of Bishops

Released Friday, Nov. 2

 Study shows high correlation between homosexual priests, clerical abuse
 Ugandan archbishop asks government to collect taxes for Church
 Filipino president mocks saints, suggests reverence for himself
 French priest who led calls for cardinal’s resignation is suspended
 Vatican: no agreement with Spanish government on reinterment of Franco
 Mexico City archdiocese: ‘For the Catholic Church, no human being is illegal’
 Vatican diplomat, at UN, weighs in on diplomatic immunity
 Sri Lankan bishops urge nation to resolve political crisis peacefully
 Jury awards $3.5M to Catholic school teacher in wrongful-termination suit
 Cologne Cathedral pays tribute to Pope Francis with a gargoyle
 French bishop on trial for failing to report abuse
 Holy Land bishops lament law declaring that Israel is a Jewish state
 Bishops reaffirm support for EU
 German bishops’ conference examines how spiritual abuse can precede sexual abuse
 Let the saints, ‘our truest brothers and sisters,’ challenge us, Pope says on All Saints Day
 Vatican establishes new organization to serve Catholic charismatic renewal
 Pope’s November prayer intention: ‘in the service of peace’
 Cardinal Bo denounces potential EU sanctions against Myanmar
 Bangladeshi Christians ask that elections not be held on Christmas
 ISIS-linked group threatens to assassinate Pope
 Indonesian Christians oppose bill requiring permit for religious education classes
 ‘Untouchable’ caste identity haunts Pakistani Christians like Asia Bibi

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