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Stories for January 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jan. 14

 Stalemate on appointment of new rector for North American College
 Abuse victims ask European court to lift Vatican’s sovereign immunity
 Alice von Hildebrand, author and teacher dead at 98
 Indian court acquits bishop accused of rape
 Pope needs to do more to address abuse, says Vatican commission member
 Grand Mufti of the Caucasus meets with Pope
 ‘We have missed many opportunities’ during pandemic for economic change, Pope tells conference
 English parishes asked to mark Peace Sunday
 ‘We dream of a multi-ethnic country of peaceful concord,’ leading Kazakh bishop says
 Pope Francis, in new interview, reflects on fatherhood
 Same-sex marriage bill becomes law in Chile
 Bishops of Portugal establish independent commission on abuse
 Lawsuit alleges Notre Dame, Georgetown among universities rigging financial aid
 Newborn abandonment case prompts renewed emphasis on ‘safe haven’ efforts
 Vatican updates anti-Covid measures, requiring ‘super green pass’

Released Thursday, Jan. 13

 Verdict soon in trial of Indian bishop on rape charges
 Church must adopt synodality as style, Pope says
 Cardinal Parolin rules out religious exemption to Vatican vaccine mandate
 German bishop criticizes delay in Synodal Way gender-neutral language debate
 As Russia amasses troops, deep anxiety hangs over Ukraine’s Catholics
 Syro-Malabar priests stage fast in front of cardinal’s residence over liturgical changes
 Cardinal Tobin: Refusing to deal with life’s complexity is a form of heresy
 ‘Hopes high for Tokyo’s planned same-sex partnership system’
 Last 7 years ‘the hottest ever,’ Vatican newspaper emphasizes
 Ethiopian cardinal calls for peace and forgiveness
 Coptic Orthodox diocese proposes ‘spiritual awakening’ in memory of Christians slain in Libya
 New Mexico archbishop issues pastoral letter on nuclear disarmament
 China closes abortion clinics amid continued fallout of 1-child policy
 US bishops announce pro-life novena

Released Wednesday, Jan. 12

 Christian proportion of Israeli population continues to decrease
 Sri Lankan government rejects Cardinal Ranjith’s charges of bombing cover-up
 Pope makes headlines with visit to music store in Rome
 Diocese of Rome condemns swastika-draped casket at funeral
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘St. Joseph the Carpenter’
 Papal tribute to Kraków’s theological faculty on 625th anniversary
 UN chief, Pope Francis offer condolences over Murree tragedy
 Ireland to follow France in offering free contraception to women under 25
 More than 20% of Ireland’s priests and brothers have died in past 3 years
 Patriarch Pizzaballa calls for hope in the Holy Land in 2022
 Some Catholic groups press Sen. Manchin to support ‘Build Back Better’ legislation
 Events around US mark Supreme Court’s decision legalizing abortion
 Pope to install catechists, lectors at Word of God celebration
 Vatican newspaper draws attention to ‘unprecedented humanitarian disaster’ in Afghanistan
 Pope mourns David Sassoli, ‘man of Christian and human values’

Released Tuesday, Jan. 11

 Pope seen indulging ‘psychoanalysis at a distance’
 Catholicism losing majority status in Latin America
 Coptic leader strongly defends male priesthood
 India: priest faces hate-speech charge for criticizing Hindu-nationalist rule
 Ousted Vatican archbishop rumored at odds with papal policy
 Italian bishop bars unvaccinated priests, deacons from in-person ministry
 Bishop appeals to Filipinos not to hoard medicine
 Mexican cardinal tests positive for Covid
 Annual March for Life still on this year in Washington
 Papal Christmas greetings to Eastern churches
 Papal appeal for end to violence in Kazakhstan
 Custos, civil officials celebrate Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on the River Jordan
 +Sister Maria Kaleta, 92
 Pope, cardinal offer condolences to victims of Bronx fire that killed 17
 Patriarch Kirill hopes his relations with Pope Francis will help establish peace
 Pope to preside at 4 public liturgies in January, February, Vatican announces
 Indigenous Christians living in fear in Bangladeshi village
 Islamabad: Christian accused of blasphemy released on bail
 Vatican spokesman sees Pope Francis ‘building bridges in the name of fraternity’

Released Monday, Jan. 10

 Vaccination in fore of Pope’s annual address to diplomatic corps
 India lifts ban on foreign funding for Missionaries of Charity
 Vatican diplomacy: accords with 183 states
 Pope removes secretary of Vatican doctrinal congregation
 Cardinal Cupich heckled at pro-life event
 In handwritten letter, Pope Francis praises Sister Gramick’s 50 years of ministry
 Swiss court insists Vatican suspects can get a fair trial
 Patriarch Kirill issues Christmas message
 Pope baptizes 16 infants, recalls importance of preserving Christian identity
 New Irish archbishop urges Church to listen to those it treated harshly
 God trusts man, Ukrainian Catholic leader emphasizes in Christmas homily
 Syrian government exempts Christian clergy from travel fee
 Bishop Schneider: Catholics in Kazakhstan are safe amid unrest
 Nigerian bishop warns against breaking up the nation
 Papal encouragement for Saints Peter and Paul Association, ‘artisans of encounter’
 100,000 Peruvian children have lost parents to Covid, Vatican newspaper emphasizes

Released Friday, Jan. 7

 Msgr. Pope decries harsh Vatican tone on traditionalism, hopes for courageous bishops
 Tight restraint on Orthodox Christmas as unrest spreads in Kazakhstan
 European court backs bakery against gay-activist suit
 Pope urges business leaders to care for common good
 Court bars US Navy from applying vaccine mandate to those with religious objections
 Catholic schools disprove teacher-union claims schools must close for safety, op-ed writer argues
 In Malta, archbishop gives priest formal warning for remarks on homosexuality
 Torzi and the Pope: When does a fleecing become a crime?
 Manila prelate urges faithful to use technology to show devotion to Black Nazarene
 Orthodox observe Christmas amid virus concerns
 ‘Adoration comes from humility of heart,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope, in Epiphany homily, reflects on the desire for God
 Canada bans conversion therapy; violators face up to 5 years in prison
 Monastery devastated by jihadists could soon return to being place of prayer and peace
 US bishops welcome world powers’ pledge to avoid nuclear conflict

Released Thursday, Jan. 6

 Miami archdiocese resumes mask mandate for Mass
 Vatican newspaper marks anniversary of attack on US Capitol
 English parish asks unvaccinated Catholics to stay away
 Catholic college docks student for referring to God as male
 Canadian indigenous leader hopes papal apology will give him, other survivors closure
 UK tribunal: Catholic nurse was unfairly fired for wearing a cross around her neck
 Illinois Benedictine monks renounce oversight over school
 Ohio diocese to demolish city’s oldest church
 Live as Christians and shun revenge, South Sudan archbishop pleads
 Vatican to investigate Cologne archdiocese’s finances, once cardinal returns from sabbatical
 Having pets instead of kids robs us of humanity, Pope says
 ‘You shall be my witnesses’: Pope Francis issues message for World Mission Day
 Coptic Orthodox Patriarch: Vaccines against Covid are a blessing from God
 Circus performers bring flaming torches, music, and acrobatics to the Pope’s audience
 Philadelphia schools will allow students to identify as nonbinary on school forms

Released Wednesday, Jan. 5

 German Catholics’ manifesto opposes bishops’ Synodal Path
 Report on Munich archdiocese will detail abuse policies of future Pope Benedict
 Spanish Cardinal Francisco Alvarez Martinez dead at 96
 Former Jesuit chaplain to US House defends pro-choice Democrats
 Russia working against papal visit to Ukraine, envoy says
 Catholics hold funeral after Myanmar massacre; attacks continue
 Pope, in video, deplores persecution of religious minorities
 Leading EU cardinal backs Covid passports at churches
 Catholic Bible podcast #1 in US again
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘St. Joseph, Jesus’ foster father’
 Bangladesh: Garo Catholic girls raped by young Muslims in Mymensingh
 Court sets March date for former Cardinal McCarrick’s hearing
 Azhar grand imam visits Coptic cathedral to offer greetings on Christmas
 Mozambique’s religious leaders pledge peace in Cabo Delgado
 Vatican newspaper welcomes joint statement by 5 leading nuclear powers
 In message for World Day of the Sick, Pope emphasizes centrality of mercy

Released Tuesday, Jan. 4

 British cardinal honored by Queen Elizabeth
 Sicilian diocese bans godparents, in anti-Mafia policy
 2021 was ‘most violent year’ for India’s Christians
 Christian proportion of US population continues to decline
 Vatican archbishop’s memo puts Secretariat of State at center of financial trial
 Archbishop Paglia endorses vaccination for children as ‘positive sign’
 Peace prevails when it becomes part of personal behavior, Iraqi Catholic leader says
 Spain experiences ‘surge of evangelicals, fueled by Latin Americans’
 Papal representative tells Mexican Church leaders to listen to abuse victims
 Papal prayers for health of Argentine Nobel laureate
 Leading African prelate urges the Church in Africa to side with those who suffer
 Dublin archbishop: ‘Radical change is coming in the Church’
 Christian photographer may not legally refuse to take photos of same-sex wedding, court rules
 Marian image from Constantinople venerated in St. Peter’s Basilica
 In message to Pope, Italy’s president reflects on the ‘3 main social challenges of our time’
 Grave violations of children’s rights in conflict on the rise around the world
 God wants to dwell in our ‘inner stables,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 January papal prayer intention: for true human fraternity

Released Monday, Jan. 3

 Irish primate rues partition of country
 Prenatal tests often wrong in predicting disorders
 US dioceses investigate their role in boarding schools for Native Americans
 A Vatican library shortens the distance between its works and its scholars
 Catholic Relief Services says 2022 will see humanitarian challenges
 Peace is a gift and commitment, Pope tells pilgrims
 Alexandria Patriarchate expresses ‘deepest sorrow’ after 102 clergy transfer to Moscow Patriarchate
 Cardinal Gregory tests positive for Covid
 Cardinal Dolan: ‘Religion Is the glue’ to fix society’s crises
 ‘Keep’ and ‘ponder’ as Mary did, Pope preaches on New Year’s Day
 ‘Devastating’ decline in religious practice among young Poles, says Primate
 Controversial Nigerian priest alleges assassination plot, warns bishop against ‘pushing him to rebellion’
 Students for Life releases report featuring Catholic schools with ties to Planned Parenthood
 In Latin America, New Year opens with hopes for peace but realities of extortion

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