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Stories for November 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Tuesday, Nov. 19

 The Pope understands the Diocese of Buffalo’s difficulties, Bishop Malone says
 In Vietnam, Catholic teacher sentenced to 11 years for ‘anti-state propaganda’
 ‘Serious internal fracture’ reported in Georgian Orthodox Church
 Maronite patriarch: Lebanon is a boat sinking amid economic and financial collapse
 EU Parliament raps new Polish law on sex education
 Bishops call on EU nations to ‘enhance social policies,’ tackle poverty’s causes
 Bishop, nun decry rise of miltant attacks in Mozambique
 Nicaraguan police surround parish, prevent worshippers from entering
 Chile’s bishops lament violence, call for prayer and penance, will consecrate nation to Blessed Virgin
 Cardinal Parolin: Pope will emphasize mission, environmental protection, and peace in Thailand, Japan
 Pope Francis, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi issue joint declaration on global health
 Pope praises apostolate’s efforts at parish evangelization
 Promote interreligious fraternity without loss of identity, Pope tells Argentine group
 President of Cyprus meets with Pope
 Pope offers encouragement to UN progam’s campaign against food waste

Released Monday, Nov. 18

 A ‘turning point’ in Australian perceptions of Cardinal Pell’s appeal?
 Top Vatican financial regulator removed
 Cape Verde’s president meets with Pope
 Jury orders pro-lifer to pay Planned Parenthood $870,000 for undercover videos
 Sexually abused as a child, Minnesota diocese’s judicial vicar feels revictimized by attorney’s disclosure
 Pope blesses palace given to homeless on the doorstep of the Vatican
 Pope Francis: ‘Move the deacons away from the altar’
 Experienced Vatican diplomat named new nuncio at United Nations
 As Vatican children’s hospital celebrates 150th anniversary, Pope blesses hands of doctors, nurses
 1,500 poor people have lunch with Pope
 Jesuit martyr beatified in Ecuador
 Become ‘witnesses of hope in a future of salvation and resurrection,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Jesus warns us against haste, self-centeredness, Pope preaches on World Day of the Poor
 Pope addresses ‘words of friendship’ to Japanese people as visit approaches
 Pope rips ‘idolatry of the market,’ weighs Catechism change for ‘ecological sin’
 Grand Imam of Al-Azhar meets with Pope Francis at Vatican
 New York bishops meet Pope at end of ‘ad limina’ visits
 Pope speaks to Havana’s people of faith, charity, and hope on city’s 500th anniversary

Released Friday, Nov. 15

 Archbishop Scicluna: be prepared for new revelations
 Joint Islamic-Catholic colloquium ends with joint statement
 Pope sends video message to Thailand in advance of visit there
  Disagreements escalate over Notre Dame rebuilding project
 Vatican holds meeting on laity’s identity and mission
 Background: World Day of the Poor
 US bishops approve new edition of Program of Priestly Formation
 Vatican, Orthodox church representatives continue discussion of primacy, synodality
 Malawi’s bishops call for peace as violent political unrest continues
 Fire at former French cathedral; mayor suspects Satanists
 Buffalo’s Christ the King Seminary: sexual misconduct dates back decades
 ‘There is more than enough food for everyone’: Vatican diplomat sees ‘worrying tendencies’ in anti-hunger efforts
 Kenya’s bishops rip international population summit
 Belgium’s bishops oppose proposals to liberalize abortion laws
 Mozambique’s bishops defend prelate against accusations of racism, inciting violence
 Pope invites impoverished pilgrims at Lourdes to become Christians, live out the sacraments
 ‘Wisdom,’ ‘covenant,’ ‘outgoing’: Pope encourages work of Focolare’s university

Released Thursday, Nov. 14

 Buffalo’s Bishop Malone denies resignation rumors
 Austrian diocese confirms church blessing for same-sex union
 Protect children from internet abuse, Pope urges
 Spanish Jesuit succeeds Cardinal Pell as Prefect of Secretariat for the Economy
 Churches in Chios being destroyed by unknown vandals
 Vandals desecrate Carmelite convent chapel in Ireland
 EU court: Switzerland’s rejection of asylum claim by Afghan Christian convert violates human rights treaty
 FBI: 63 victims of anti-Catholic hate crimes in 2018
 Buffalo’s troubled Christ the King Seminary
 Pope names new bishop for scandal-hit Indonesian diocese
 Syrian bishop laments Turkish invasion, resurgence of ISIS; bomb explodes near parish
 Pope Francis denounces attacks on Jews
 ‘For us, they are martyrs’: Armenian prelate mourns priest murdered in Syria
 Chile’s bishops appeal for respect, dialogue after another church attacked
 Indonesian bishops: ‘The Church must open up’ and ‘strengthen interreligious brotherhood’
 Anglican primate to join Pope Francis on trip to South Sudan
 Pope appeals for interreligious dialogue following Burkina Faso attacks

Released Wednesday, Nov. 13

 Cardinal pressed for silence on abuse victim’s claims, English bishops testify
 Bishop DiMarzio hit with abuse charge, denies allegation
 Chinese bishop pressured to endorse Party platform
 Bishops urge people to ‘build a Bolivia in peace’
 Bethlehem seeing more pilgrims this year
 Pence touts administration’s work ‘keeping families together’
 US bishops affirm abortion as “preeminent” public issue
 Angolan president skips national day to meet with the Pope
 Illinois priest pleads guilty to child pornography, meth possession
 Poland’s abuse scandal has led to slump in vocations, primate says
 St. Irenaeus should be declared a doctor of the Church, US bishops say
 US bishops approve new hymn translations for the Liturgy of the Hours
 Hong Kong bishop says death of student is ‘suspicious,’ calls for independent investigation
 USCCB committee chairman weighs in as Supreme Court hears DACA cases
 Pope prays for Syria’s Christians following murder of priest
 Australian prelate decries ‘inhuman and dehumanizing’ treatment of refugees
 The devil destroys because he is envious, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Australian High Court allows Cardinal Pell to appeal sex abuse conviction
 Pope Francis reflects on Aquila and Priscilla, ‘a couple in the service of the Gospel.’
 Vatican newspaper: Pachamama is not a god, but mother earth

Released Tuesday, Nov. 12

 US bishops elect Archbishop Gomez as conference president
 Hong Kong crisis pits Catholic students against Catholic head of government
 Holy See will not participate in upcoming international population conference
 Archbishop Gomez urges political leaders to ‘fix our nation’s broken immigration system’
 US bishops vote to revise strategic priorities for 2021-2024
 Pope removes Fairbanks from list of mission dioceses
 Cardinal DiNardo reflects on term at USCCB president
 Prelate, at US bishops’ meeting, announces initiative to help pregnant, parenting mothers in need
 Community organizer honored during US bishops’ meeting
 Some renovations made to Lateran Basilica; new Mass prayers introduced
 Bolivian bishops appeal for calm, say Morales’ resignation was not a coup
 Pope Francis sees ‘an inclusive capitalism that leaves no one behind’ as a ‘worthy goal’
 Pope calls for ‘courageous employment policies’ in Italy

Released Monday, Nov. 11

 Whistleblower unimpressed with inquiry into Buffalo diocese
 Toronto Catholic school board adopts ‘gender identity’ protection
 Chaldean patriarch calls 3-day fast for peace in Iraq
 Pope meets with leaders of the Roman Curia
 Papal nuncio to US bishops: follow lead of Pope Francis
 Armenian Catholic priest killed in Syria
 ‘Holy bishop of the Council of Trent’ canonized in Portugal
 ‘Primacy of discipleship and service to the poor’: Pope praises Christian witness of the Salvation Army
 Lithuanian president, Pope Francis discuss promotion of the family, social justice
 Pope calls for opportunities for prisoners to reform, reintegrate into society
 ‘Beauty, music, and art allow us to know of God’s grandeur,’ Pope tells Vatican conference participants
 Pope calls on Rome’s Christians to be obedient and courageous evangelizers
 Pray for peace in Bolivia, Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope announces visit to South Sudan
 Pope refects on resurrection, life after death
 Judge dismisses West Virginia attorney general’s suit against diocese
 Nun whose body is incorrupt is beatified in Spain
 Parish looted by vandals as protests rage in Chile’s capital
 Praising Pope Benedict’s theology, Pope Francis awards Ratzinger Prizes to Charles Taylor, Father Paul Béré

Released Friday, Nov. 8

 Paraguay’s leading prelate: Proposed pay increase for politicians is ‘immoral’
 Mexican priest burns Pachamama in effigy
 ‘Work for a better and more integrated Europe,’ EU bishops state on 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
 Colombian prelate criticizes Latin American bishops’ response to abuse crisis
 Vatican holds conference on prison pastoral care
 Pope, in message on ozone treaty, emphasizes dialogue, technology, and integral ecology
 Pope Francis calls for ‘cultural revolution’ to protect the vulnerable and the environment
 Cincinnati seminary’s enrollment surges
 Construction begins on largest Catholic parish in United States
 Man who alleges abuse by McCarrick writes ‘essay for the faithful’
 EU grants university $3.2M to develop artificial womb
 USCCB spokesman: Austen Ivereigh’s new book on Pope Francis make ‘false and misleading’ statements

Released Thursday, Nov. 7

 McCarrick pressed hard for troubled hospital loan
 Judge blocks Trump’s ‘conscience protection’ policy
 Turkish government again makes historic church a mosque
 Indian bishop denies allegations of sexual and financial misconduct
 Muslims mob destroys a Catholic church in Punjab
 Following synod, Pope restructures Brazilian dioceses
 USCCB launches national civility effort through 2020 election
 Leading Vatican diplomat warns against ‘unilateral’ reactions to multinational trade agreements
 Ethiopian cardinal emphasizes Church’s openness to refugees
 Vatican newspaper offers inaccurate reporting on US election
 Nigerian priest kidnapped, released
 Lithuanian bishops strongly recommend organ donation
 Kenya’s bishops announce 6-month anti-corruption campaign
 The Lord waits for everyone, good or bad, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Caritas offers 27 EU policy recommendations to address ‘political and social crisis’ of migration

Released Wednesday, Nov. 6

 Cardinal Pell objected to Vatican hospital loan
 Minnesota bishop under fire for handling of abuse complaints
 37 Mysuru priests accuse bishop of sexual misconduct, corruption
 US bishops arrive in Rome for ad limina visit with Pope Francis
 After Argentine order’s suppression, victims struggle to move forward
 Since 1969, 57 Jesuits slain for ‘defending justice and reconciliation’
 Church in Cameroon battles the destruction of forests
 South Sudan bishops: Pope’s peace gesture should not be in vain
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you’
 LCWR, Catholic Relief Services, religious orders condemn US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement
 Vatican newspaper: Award of Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian leader is well deserved
 Find new ways to assist Sahel’s ‘increasingly vulnerable people,’ prelate urges
 Vatican diplomat: Respect religious freedom in fight against terrorism
 USCCB pro-life chairman urges Congress to support Dignity for Aborted Children Act
 Video released for Pope’s monthly prayer intention

Released Tuesday, Nov. 5

 Disgraced Bishop Bransfield not welcome at US bishops’ meeting
 Venezuela cardinal: Maduro leading nation to ruin
 Nicaraguan cardinal decries desecration of protesters’ tombs
 Church leaders launch anti-poverty drive in Philippines
 Jesuits celebrate 50 years of emphasis on social justice
 Rome’s pontifical universities award 1st joint diplomas in integral ecology
 Irish nun, winner of State Department award, promotes girls’ education in South Sudan
 Colombian bishops call for ‘3 minutes for peace’
 Catholic patriarch decries corruption, sectarianism as Iraqi protests continue
 Catholics, Orthodox Christians face threat of ethnic cleansing in northern Syria
 British government examines human rights, including religious freedom, in 30 countries
 ‘It is necessary to overcome the legacy of the Enlightenment,’ Pope tells leaders of Catholic universities
 Pope preaches about the Resurrection during Requiem Mass for deceased cardinals, bishops
 Pope prays for Christians, other victims of violence in Ethiopia
 In new book-length interview, Pope Francis discusses Church’s missionary nature

Released Monday, Nov. 4

 New records raise new questions about West Virginia diocesan finances
 Investigation of Buffalo diocese complete; Vatican to receive report
 Vatican auditor ousted to avoid disclosure of irregularities?
 Austrian man takes credit for throwing Pachamama in Tiber
 Cardinal Dolan: would not deny Communion to Biden
 Trump administration lifts ban on funding for Christian adoption groups
 Chinese faithful occupy church in bid to stop demolition
 ‘God condemns sin, but tries to save the sinner,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 UK inquiry: Pope’s words ‘difficult to reconcile’ with Vatican’s lack of cooperation with abuse inquiry
 Argentine reports say Pope Francis won’t go home in 2020 after all
 Bolivian bishops urge transparency amid signs of electoral fraud
 Generational divide among evangelicals shakes prominent seminary
 Christ’s love is not like a soap opera, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 In speech at Pontifical Lateran University, Pope calls for global educational pact for peace
 In video message to young Catholics and Jews, Pope discusses death
 On All Souls’ Day, Pope preaches on identity, place, and hope
 Holiness is ‘gift and call,’ Pope says on All Saints’ Day
 Pope’s November prayer intention: Dialogue and reconciliation in the Middle East
 Bishops welcome proposed federal rule change on faith-based adoption, foster care agencies
 Pope encourages ‘competence and compassion’ in care of sick and disabled
 Foster respect for the dignity of prisoners of war, Pope tells military chaplains
 Pope extends feast of Our Lady of Loreto to the universal Church

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