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Stories for April 2010

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Apr. 30

 Kenyan constitutional talks stall on abortion issue
 Pope meets with bishops who investigated Legionaries
 Music can turn minds and hearts toward heaven, Pope says after concert
 Pope's prayer intentions for May 2010
 Oldest member of College of Cardinals dies at 98
 Bishop fears new outbreak of Sudan's civil war
 Judge economic success by the common good, Pope says
 Priests for Life announces pro-life ‘freedom rides’
 European bishops discuss immigration
 Catholic high schools’ graduation rate much higher than that of public schools
 Bishop: Increase funding of Afghan war
 Nuns’ chapel bombed in Chile
 Swedish government rejects bishop’s informal request for abuse probe

Released Thursday, Apr. 29

 Religion journalist sees New York Times advancing its own doctrine
 Abuse scandal may speed global realignment of Catholicism
 Noted Irish bookie funds new confessional
 Prayerful Peruvian Catholics defend Church against criticism
 Church response to abuse scandal seen lacking a clear plan
 Bishop Tobin's withdrawal of hospital from CHA draws reactions
 Pope's top priority for African bishops: promote the Christian family
 Ontario: debate continues over implementation of sex-ed curriculum in Catholic schools
 Legionary official says founder's misdeeds were evident by 2006
 UK Foreign Office suspends official for memo ridiculing Pope
 Celibacy, abuse are not linked: Cardinal Bertone
 Pope calls for reconciliation in Congo
 Priest murdered in India; motive unclear
 English judge rejects 'divisive' protection for Christian beliefs
 Cardinal Levada did not report abusive priest in 1995 San Francisco case

Released Wednesday, Apr. 28

 Retired Australian bishop calls for ecumenical council to change teachings on sexuality
 Viet officials pleased with coadjutor's appointment in Hanoi
 Married chancellor's plea helped shape Bishop Gregory's thoughts on sex-abuse crisis in 2002
 Pope encourages pastoral work with migrants
 Pope points to feast of St. Joseph the Worker
 Conflicting claims of responsibility in Italian priest's abuse trial
 Report on Legionaries due April 30; no immediate papal action expected
 Pope invokes Italian saints as models for priestly ministry
 New York Times acknowledges: lawyer steered coverage of abuse story
 Vatican approves new English translation of Mass texts
 Washington Post: Archbishop Burke ‘kicked upstairs’ because of handling of abuse allegations
 Notorious abuser Gauthe lives as transient
 New York municipalities, school officials oppose lifting statute of limitations
 Mexican archbishop suspends priest accused in US
 US bishops condemn Arizona immigration law
 Cardinal Levada decries media bias, defends Pope in PBS interview

Released Tuesday, Apr. 27

 US aid programs faulted for obsession with condoms
 October Synod will concentrate on ties with Islam, Israel-Palestine tensions
 Africa's Catholic population soaring since 2000
 Rochester schism claims 1,500 members
 Pastor of rebellious St. Louis parish may found own church
 Citing just-war theory, Archbishop O’Brien urges pursuit of nuclear disarmament
 Vatican backs adult stem-cell initiative
 Australian bishop calls for ‘total systemic reform,’ says celibacy discipline should end
 New York Times highlights Pope Benedict’s support of investigation of Cardinal Groër

Released Monday, Apr. 26

 A Church of sinners, not a sinful Church
 Pope to priests: renew devotion, practice asceticism
 Anti-Catholic animus analyzed
 Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos seen in contrast to Pope on sex-abuse policy
 Pope names officials for Synod on Middle East
 Worldwide surge in priests' interest in June gathering with Pope
 Legion of Christ waits for Vatican action
 Don't exclude Church from public discussion, Pope tells Belgian envoy
 Hanoi's Catholics shaken by appointment of coadjutor
 Give the internet a soul, Pope urges Christians
 Papal apology for abuse during priests' gathering?
 Pope to establish new Council for New Evangelization?
 Florida priest who stole parish funds released from prison, receives warm welcome
 South African bishop defends support of condom use
 Abuse victims plan Reformation Day meeting in St. Peter’s Square
 Cardinal Danneels denies cover-up of Bishop Vangheluwe’s abuse
 Swedish bishop ‘ready to resign’ over handling of abuse allegation
 British government apologizes for Foreign Office memo that insulted Pope

Released Friday, Apr. 23

 Evangelical journal sees US bishops still lagging in credibility on abuse
 Irish journalist: Pope is the left's favorite target
 Boston archdiocese drops suit on taxes for idle church property
 Abuse victim in Malta sees Pope Benedict as a saint
 Hanoi archbishop: coadjutor's appointment shows Vatican backing
 Cardinal Castrillon steps up defense of silence on abuse as new evidence emerges
 Vatican dismisses Wisconsin lawsuit as 'completely without merit'
 Prominent Chilean priest accused of abuse
 San Francisco archdiocese files suit over $21.7M property tax bill
 Bishop Slattery replaces former Vatican prefect as celebrant for DC traditional liturgy
 Niger: Majority of people running out of food, warns Caritas
 Vatican contemplates legal action following failure of ‘climate forest’
 Belgian bishop resigns because of sexual abuse

Released Thursday, Apr. 22

 English Catholic organization hires ex-MP; voting record on life scrutinized
 Register publisher apologizes for defense of Maciel
 Melbourne: police want change in Church abuse investigations
 Tradition of faith should resist moral relativism, Pope tells Macedonian envoy
 Coadjutor archbishop named for Hanoi
 Bishops of England and Wales issue apology for sexual abuse
 Milwaukee abuse victims file lawsuit against Pope
 Outgoing Irish bishop accepts responsibility for role in abuse cover-up
 Profile of gay ex-deacon who sued the Vatican
 Would-be assassin Agca requests Fatima meeting with Pope Benedict
 Rights groups disappointed as Indonesia upholds blasphemy law
 Ontario: Catholic schools will not implement government-mandated sex-ed curriculum
 Berlusconi accused of sacrilege after receiving Communion
 German bishop offers resignation for physical abuse

Released Wednesday, Apr. 21

 Pope, at audience, thanks priests for faithful service
 Another Chinese bishop ordained with Vatican approval
 Facing protests, former Vatican prefect to be replaced as celebrant for traditional liturgy in DC
 Weigel rips Küng for attack on Pope Benedict
 Cuban cardinal sees his nation anxious for political change
 Former Munich vicar general denies he was pressured to cover for Pope
 Pope recaps trip to Malta, meeting with abuse victims
 Pope accepts resignation of another Irish bishop
 German priest removed from ministry in DC following allegation
 Suit claims Cardinal Mahony, Mexican cardinal conspired to hide priest’s abuse
 Armed robbers attack Vatican embassy in Angola
 Accused of physical abuse, German bishop apologizes
 Chilean hierarchy apologizes for abuse
 British bishop: Catholic schools at risk in general election

Released Tuesday, Apr. 20

 Schedule set for papal visit to Turin
 Pope lauds courage, humor of deceased Czech cardinal
 US Supreme Court weighs rights of Christian group on California campus
 Irish poll shows heavy support for abortion ban
 Irish doctor under fire for limiting fertility practice to married couples
 Indiana priest accused of abuse
 Tennessee priest admits abuse, urges prayer for victim
 St. John Vianney’s relics to tour Ireland next week
 Cardinal Mahony compares Arizona immigration bill to Nazism, Communism
 Brazil: Notorious priest arrested; legislative probe led by evangelical pastor
 China: Bishop ordained with papal mandate

Released Monday, Apr. 19

 Unbowed by criticism, Benedict XVI celebrates 5th anniversary of papal election
 Profile of Jeffrey Anderson, aggressive legal advocate for abuse victims
 Cardinal Castrillon defends silence on abuse, invokes confessional seal
 Cardinal Spidlik, Czech scholar, dead at 90
 Pope Benedict working on his final book?
 Irish government seeks €680 million from religious orders for abuse victims
 Vatican cardinal invites priests to Rome, addresses morale crisis
 Christian identity, immigration are themes for Pope's weekend trip to Malta
 Pope holds quiet, emotional meeting with abuse victims in Malta
 Bishop Williamson to appeal fine for Holocaust denial
 Mexican bishop links pornography, sex education to scandal
 Philippine bishop did not know of US-born priest’s past of homosexual abuse
 US ordination class of 2010: 31% foreign-born; 10% are converts
 Christians now outnumber Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa by 2 to 1
 Scottish bishop: Cardinal Bertone’s remarks on homosexuality ‘stupid’

Released Friday, Apr. 16

 Vatican PR gaffes hamper Pope's teaching: John Allen
 Brazilian prelate corrects record, opposes abortion in controversial case
 Maternal deaths shown lower than UN groups claimed in calls for legal abortion
 US judge finds National Day of Prayer unconstitutional
 US donors salute Pope Benedict on 83rd birthday
 Pennsylvania bishop bars dissident nuns from diocesan media
 AP finds abuse by Catholic priests in missionary work
 German court confirms Bishop Williamson's conviction for Holocaust denial
 New Vatican web site offers resources on sex-abuse issue
 Obama orders hospital visitation privileges for non-family members
 Sudan: Bishop questions fairness of election
 Cardinal Hummes: ‘Above all we are on the side of the victims’
 Removed by Vatican decision, African bishop resigns
 Vatican cardinal praised French bishop for not reporting abuse to police

Released Thursday, Apr. 15

 New York Times profiles Archbishop Dolan
 Christopher West suspends lectures to reflect on criticism
 New Brazilian archbishop strikes equivocal tone on controversial abortion case
 Vatican spokesman reports to Secretariat of State, not to Pope
 SSPX ordered Williamson not to defend Holocaust views in German trial
 English Catholic groups explain: campaign to arrest Pope is nonsense
 Top British prelate may sue newspaper over abuse claim
 British bishops' spokesman reject Cardinal Bertone's argument on homosexuality
 Mass at Vatican for Polish victims of air crash
 New Vatican accord with German state
 Focus on Eucharist, take care of liturgy, Pope exhorts Brazilian bishops
 Pope speaks of attacks on Church, need to do penance
 Retired Tennessee priest accused of abuse
 Retired Wisconsin priest suspended following accusation
 AP implies that Catholics weren’t taught to obey civil law until 1965
 Governor raises funds for pro-gay marriage group after diocese cuts funding
 Vatican diplomat: Plunging birthrates are part of economic crisis
 Philippines: Bishop fears for life as Muslim separatists attack city

Released Wednesday, Apr. 14

 Pope prays for Chinese earthquake victims
 Bishop Williamson will not attend German trial for Holocaust denial
 Mexican cardinal: Church must speak out against drug cartels
 Seven beatifications scheduled for April- June
 Italian court rejects bid for same-sex marriage
 Irish primate released from hospital
 Priests represents Christ, not himself, Pope tells audience
 Outrage, clarification follow Cardinal Bertone's linking homosexuality to abuse
 Archbishop Chaput removes priest from ministry following allegation
 Notre Dame issues pro-life ‘institutional statement’
 Vatican newspaper responds to Ringo Starr’s dismissal of Beatles coverage
 Italian bishop reportedly says that Jews are behind attacks on Church
 Sweden's bishop asks forgiveness, urges abuse victims to come forward
 Brazilian rancher convicted in American nun’s murder

Released Tuesday, Apr. 13

 Planned Parenthood counselor taped giving inaccurate information to 'client'
 'Commissioner' to assume leadership for Legionaries?
 Rhode Island bishop raps CHA stand on health care, withdraws hospital membership
 Bombing hits Catholic church in Philippines
 Cardinal Brady, Irish primate, hospitalized
 Vandals deface Pope's boyhood home
 L'Osservatore editor sees a 'media campaign' against the Pope
 Investigation of Father Maciel highlights ties to former Vatican Secretary of State
 Vatican brushes off story of move to arrest Pope in Britain
 Vatican commission on Medjugorje now at work; members listed
 Pope will meet again with abuse victims
 Iraqi-born priest appointed US bishop
 Thai prelate warns: protestors could plunge nation into chaos
 Strong defense of Pope Benedict from Archbishop Gregory
 Pope’s secretary: Bishops have responsibility for dealing with abuse
 100 allege abuse at Bavarian Benedictine abbey
 Cardinal Bertone: Homosexuality is the problem, not celibacy

Released Monday, Apr. 12

 The Kiesle case: 'defrocking' is not a matter of protecting children
 Bosnia-Herzegovina, Holy See reach accord on military chaplains
 Schools, not Church, seen most likely site for abuse
 USA Today offers contrasting views on Pope Benedict's handling of abuse
 Benedict XVI tougher on abusers than John Paul II: New York Times columnist
 Pope voices sympathies to Poland after president dies in airplane crash
 Atheist activist announces bid to have Pope Benedict arrested
 Pope's schedule for June visit to Cyprus
 Vietnamese archbishop's return fires new rumors about his replacement
 Papal praise for film on Hitler's plot against Pius XII
 Vatican Information Service launches blog
 Tell the world of the Divine Mercy, Pope urges Sunday audience
 Vatican releases summary of sex-abuse procedures
 Vatican newspaper commemorates 40th anniversary of Beatles’ break-up
 Archbishop Wuerl again defends Pope Benedict
 President Obama appoints Franciscan friar to bioethics panel
 Connecticut bishops urge Catholics to oppose bill lifting statute of limitations
 Holy See attorney rebuts AP claims on Oakland case
 US bishops, Vatican newspaper welcome nuclear reduction treaty

Released Friday, Apr. 9

 Congo: archbishop describes Easter rebel attacks
 UN judicial official suggests trial of Pope for 'crimes against humanity'
 AP obtains document signed by Pope, postponing decision on defrocking abusive priest
 Pope to attend movie on Hitler's plot to kidnap Pius XII
 Schedule set for papal trip to Malta: April 17- 18
 Costa Rican president calls for end to clerical celibacy
 Vatican spokesman defends handling of abuse crisis
 Irish bishops seen unready to handle abuse crisis
 Vatican ridicules charge that Pope blocked probe of Maciel
 Exposition of Shroud begins in Turin
 Public confidence in Pope falling, poll shows
 Settlement for priest’s 2004 assault of Florida woman
 US Catholics donate $59M to Haitian relief
 Judge dismisses Nevada priest’s lawsuit against bishop
 Texas: Priest accused of raping teenage boy at gunpoint
 Priest arrested for child porn in scandal-plagued Brazilian diocese
 Cardinal prefect, Canadian hierarchy knew of Vatican official’s abuse

Released Thursday, Apr. 8

 Canadian bishop facing child-porn charge accused of abuse, too
 New abuse charges for Norwegian Church
 Chinese bishop under house arrest for refusing to concelebrate with government-appointed bishop
 Italian president stages concert to honor Pope Benedict
 Catholic college in Georgia abruptly closed
 Italian prosecutor pursues murder charges in death of key figure in Vatican bank scandal
 News services rehash failed charges against Pope
 Montana bishop cancels gay organization's open house at parish
 Newspaper: Bishop Steib allowed accused priest to minister in Mexico
 Canadian bishop resigns at 63
 Malta’s bishops: Scandal ‘a source of humiliation for the Church’
 Norwegian bishop who abused boy continued to ‘lead services’ following resignation
 Prelate warns of African scandals, says abusive priests are ‘destroying the Church of God’

Released Wednesday, Apr. 7

 Pope's critics attack him on his strongest points, journalist says
 New York Times story based on gross translating error
 Cardinal Bertone: questions on Murphy case have been answered
 Be transformed by the joy of the Resurrection, Pope tells faithful
 Legionaries used donations to amass influence at Vatican
 Condescending editorial, mean-spirited column greet Archbishop Gomez in Los Angeles
 Wisconsin DA urges schools not to teach sex education
 US fertility rate drops below replacement level
 Peaceful Easter for Iraqi Christians
 Norway: Bishop admits abusing boy

Released Tuesday, Apr. 6

 Vatican prelates see 'hatred for Church' behind attacks on Pope Benedict
 German journal proclaims pontificate of Benedict XVI 'failed'
 Hong Kong welcomed 3,000 new Catholics at Easter
 Salvadoran party leader gave order for Archbishop Romero's murder
 Archbishop Gómez to succeed Cardinal Mahony in Los Angeles
 Deposed French bishop apologizes for accepting abusive priest into diocese
 Wall Street Journal column criticizes Times coverage of Pope
 New Zealand archbishop issues apology for abuse scandal
 John Jay researcher: No link between homosexual abuse, homosexuality
 Accused of abuse in Minnesota, priest still active in India
 Archbishop Weakland halted ecclesial trial of notorious priest

Released Monday, Apr. 5

 Angry at criticism of Pontiff, archbishop cancels newspaper subscription
 Be witnesses of Christ's victory, Pope tells faithful on Easter Monday
 Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for saying Church in Ireland ‘has lost all credibility’
 Vatican responds to media distortions on Tucson abuse cases
 Deposition: Cardinal Levada thought it unnecessary to tell laity of abusive priest’s past
 Man attacks German bishop during Easter Sunday Mass
 Jewish groups outraged at papal preacher’s Good Friday homily; Holy See distances itself
 At Vatican’s Easter Mass, Cardinal Sodano defends Pope against ‘petty gossip’

Released Sunday, Apr. 4

 Pope Benedict: Easter Message Urbi et Orbi (To the City and to the World)

Released Saturday, Apr. 3

 Pope Benedict: Easter Vigil homily (full text)

Released Friday, Apr. 2

 Texas diocese settles 3rd abuse suit involving prominent Philippine priest-musician, canonist
 Archbishop Martin laments ‘hopelessly inadequate’ response to abuse, urges all to ‘turn to Jesus’
 Cardinal George again defends Pope Benedict
 Cardinal Brady backs national abuse inquiry, considers resignation
 The Way of the Cross at the Colosseum: Cardinal Ruini's meditations (full text)
 Pope Benedict's homily at Holy Thursday evening Mass (full text)

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