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Stories for November 2010

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Tuesday, Nov. 30

 Orthodox Patriarchate celebrates official recognition by Turkish government
 Cardinal Bertone leads Vatican delegation to OSCE talks
 Pope's December prayer intentions
 Pope mourns death of member of papal household
 Pope salutes Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople on feast day
 New Catholic college in Atlanta
 Ethiopian monasticism struggles following Marxist nationalization of land
 Caritas cardinal calls for increased funding for children with HIV
 Central American bishops create radio network
 Colosseum lit up in Sant’Egidio initiative to end death penalty
 US bishops praise House resolution on protecting Iraq’s religious minorities
 Anglican bishop lays mitre, crozier at Our Lady’s feet as he leaves for ordinariate

Released Monday, Nov. 29

 Saudi Islamic leader condemns violence
 As Vatican prays for Iraqi Christians, Baghdad announces massacre arrests
 Anglican ordinariate in Australia by Easter, bishop predicts
 India: court rejects challenge on Sonia Gandhi's religious faith
 Pope praises Filipino bishops for stands against contraception, death penalty, divorce
 Catholic newspapers still play key role, Pope tells journalists
 Scottish Church spokesman rips 'deep and wide' anti-Catholic bigotry
 Advent raises expectations, Pope tells audience
 Spanish bishop: Pope never recommended condom use
 Cuban cardinal says more prisoners will be freed
 Synod sees progress, problems in the Americas
 Pope leads worldwide prayer vigil for life
 Pope praises Japan's work against nuclear proliferation
 Asia Bibi fearful of violence even if death sentence is lifted
 Caritas urges climate accord at Mexico summit
 Catholic parish damaged in North Korean attack
 Pakistani Christians outraged at acquittal of girl’s alleged rapist, murderer
 Congo clergy warn of 'genocide in the making'
 Man imprisoned for touching Qur’an with dirty hands released
 Church in Ireland in need of radical renewal, says leading prelate

Released Thursday, Nov. 25

 CWN closed for Thanksgiving weekend

Released Wednesday, Nov. 24

 John Allen defends L'Osservatore Romano
 Australian priest challenges Church authority on women's ordination
 NY Court rejects 'conscience' lawsuit by nurse ordered to assist at abortion
 Milwaukee archdiocese negligent in abuse cases, appeals court confirms
 Egyptian police stall construction of Coptic church
 Stern Vatican statement condemns Chinese bishop's ordination
 St. Catherine of Siena: model for the faithful
 No new papal teaching on condoms, Father Fessio explains
 Member of papal household killed in automobile accident
 Caritas adviser encouraged by Pope's words on AIDS fight
 Prelates issue statements on cremation, note that burial is preferred
 Illinois bishops: Same-sex civil union legislation threatens religious freedom
 Cardinal’s would-be assassin released from prison
 Archbishop Dolan: Pope cannot change Catholic teaching
 Cardinal Burke emphasizes: Catholic teaching on condoms has not changed
 Muslim leaders: Don’t pardon Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy

Released Tuesday, Nov. 23

 Dissident Belgian Catholics form parishes without priests
 Ex-priest faces charges in alleged murder plot
 Pope's statement on condom use applies to heterosexuals, spokesman says
 Vatican official introduces Pope's new book, Light of the World
 Pakistani cabinet minister finds Christian woman 'wrongly sentenced'
 Catholic law school launches center for defense of marriage
 Caritas notes ‘feminization of migration’
 1,000 attend bishop's burial Mass for aborted children found in trash
 Cardinal makes governance, personnel changes to Legionaries of Christ
 US bishops to close their seminary in Louvain
 Pope highlights Newman’s obedience to God, devotion to truth

Released Monday, Nov. 22

 World's largest statue of Jesus unveiled in Poland
 Sex-abuse scandal points to deeper crisis, says Irish archbishop
 Iraqi archbishop describes violence, asks for support
 English bishops stalled earlier outreach to Anglicans, journalist reports
 Korean team treats tumors with adult stem cells
 Jewish spokesman raps Pope's defense of Pius XII
 Chinese cardinal denounces 'gangster-style' ordination
 Two more Iraqi Christians murdered
 Jesuit Cardinal Navarette dead at 90
 Maryland parish offers gun-surrender program
 Papal prayer for persecuted Christians, especially in Iraq
 Pope elevates 24 cardinals, emphasizing role of service
 The Pope and Condoms: a note from the editor
 Arab Christians call for canonization of Christians slain in Iraq
 Bishop Soto to oversee work of CCHD
 Obama administration: ‘Gender stereotypes’ can violate federal civil rights law
 Caritas welcomes Pope’s words on condoms
 SSPX threatens to expel Bishop Williamson
 Vatican insists: Pope has not changed Catholic teaching on condoms

Released Friday, Nov. 19

 Chinese bishop's death provokes another challenge for 'official' Church
 Russian Patriarch sees Vatican as key ally against secularism
 Pope to visit Germany in 2011
 Religious freedom tops agenda as cardinals meet with Pontiff
 Bishop's illicit ordination creates new crisis for Church in China
 Dominican sisters to appear again on ‘Oprah’
 Study documents decline of marriage in US
 Bishop pledges that CCHD funding will not conflict with Catholic teaching
 State Department issues annual religious freedom report
 USCCB reacts to report on inaccuracies in new translation of Roman Missal
 Bishops of England, Wales announce details of new Anglican ordinariate

Released Thursday, Nov. 18

 Same-sex unions corrupt understanding of marriage, says Australian bishop
 Iraqi archbishop urges president: stop executions
 Vatican denounces Chinese plan for illicit ordination of bishop
 Health-care plans must follow moral law, Pope insists
 Ecumenism is not compromise, Pope says
 Choice of new papal nuncio is critical, says English Catholic journalist
 Bishop Kicanas succeeds Archbishop Dolan as Catholic Relief Services chairman
 President Obama outlines allowable religious practices for federally-funded organizations
 Prelate welcomes Pope’s words on behalf of Asia Bibi
 Archbishop Burke recalls ‘rebelliousness’ he observed in seminary
 Muslim mob sets fire to Christian homes, shops in Egypt
 Archbishop of Canterbury: Anglican ordinariates not an ‘aggressive act’

Released Wednesday, Nov. 17

 Iraqi president opposes death penalty for Tarik Aziz
 Archbishop of Canterbury to meet with Pope
 Allen offers 3 reasons why US bishops chose Dolan
 'National Assembly' could fuel tensions among Chinese Catholics
 Mass at Vatican for Baghdad massacre victims
 Chinese bishops reportedly pressed to join in illicit ordination
 Pope recalls relief effort after 1980 Italian earthquake
 Pope reports new burst of interest in Eucharistic adoration
 Pope joins in appeal for Pakistani Christian woman facing death sentence
 Iraqi archbishop sees dangerous new phase in anti-Christian violence
 Commentator sees USCCB election as defeat for 'seamless garment' approach
 Georgetown to weigh 'gender-blind' undergraduate housing?
 England sees surge in seminary entries
 Pro-life activist Lila Rose recounts efforts to expose Planned Parenthood
 Abortionist who practiced after license expired won’t be prosecuted
 SNAP welcomes defeat of Bishop Kicanas in USCCB election
 ‘Death panels’ could help reduce deficit: Nobel Prize winner Krugman
 Archbishop compares gay marriage to abortion on eve of Roe v. Wade
 USCCB again urges: no contraception, sterilization mandates in health care

Released Tuesday, Nov. 16

 Does the Pill endanger the environment?
 Pro-life statement brings death threats for Dutch journalist
 Two more Iraqi Christians murdered
 Minnesota Catholic school removes student editorial criticizing bishops' effort on same-sex marriage
 American experts rap Vatican's public-relations approach
 Schedule set for consistory, 'courtesy visits' with new cardinals
 Vatican now ready to broadcast in HDTV
 Vatican, Iranian officials issue joint statement, affirm religious freedom
 US bishops break precedent, elect Archbishop Dolan as conference president
 Detroit newspaper series on abuse scandal
 US dioceses urged to embrace Facebook, Twitter
 President Obama issues Muslim holiday, Mecca pilgrimage statement
 US Catholics gave over $80M to Haiti, fed 900,000
 Baghdad cathedral: priests were killed during Mass, confession; 3-year-old murdered
 Cardinal George laments dissent from bishops on abortion and health care
 Nuncio urges US bishops to evangelize

Released Monday, Nov. 15

 Pope lauds athletic activity-- without 'illicit means'
 Russian Orthodox reject Catholic protest on seized church property
 Sudanese bishops appeal for help as key national referendum approaches
 Chicago priest apologizes for public statements on women's ordination
 Australian religious orders down by 50%
 Pakistan under pressure to revoke death sentence on young mother for 'blasphemy'
 Pope cautions: episcopal conference must not erode bishop's authority
 Pope promotes worldwide prayer vigil for unborn life
 Pope renews appeal for Haiti
 Pro-life awards to 6 activists
 Criticism of Pope shows his effectiveness, columnist argues
 Consumerism cannot sustain economy, Pope argues
 Real communication requires being 'on the same wavelength,' Pope notes
 Prominent US priest bemused by exorcism conference
 New name, curriculum for Magdalen College
 SNAP protests against Bishop Kicanas
 Bill Clinton: Large population a factor in economic growth
 Archbishop Dolan pays tribute to Dorothy Day
 50 Anglican clergy to enter Catholic Church: report

Released Friday, Nov. 12

 Italian journalist sees Pope challenging Italian bishops on liturgical reform
 Vatican begins inquiry into Irish Church
 California man will raise abuse issue in trial for beating priest
 Bishop Kicanas defends his handling of McCormack case
 US seminarian's escape from death linked to intercession of late Vietnamese cardinal
 Pope meets with leaders of Roman Curia
 Renewed Ukrainian interest in 20th-century Church leader Sheptytsky
 Bishop, local leaders sign ‘Utah Compact’ on immigration reform
 US bishops’ conference releases animated video to explain, defend CCHD
 Iranian religious leader expects Pope to consider Qur’an as holy as the Gospels
 Archbishop clarifies synod remarks condemned by Jewish organizations
 Apostolic visitation of Regnum Christi to begin in January

Released Thursday, Nov. 11

 Muslim demonstration inside cathedral was not offensive to Catholics, Spanish court rules
 Amazon, under protest, pulls book on pedophilia
 Catholic group says Hong Kong sets minimum wage too low
 Australian cardinal 'uneasy,' but will not condemn gambling
 Polio outbreak feared in Congo
 Belarus bans film on Soviet-era persecution of Christians
 Benedictine University ousts lesbian administrator
 In message to Ahmadinejad, Pope pushes for religious freedom
 Pope challenges G20 leaders: focus on the real problems
 Pope welcomes wide scope of Vatican Library exhibit
 Eucharistic Congress should spark evangelization, Pope tells Irish planners
 Pope Benedict issues major document on Sacred Scripture (link to full text)
 Journalist warns against election of Bishop Kicanas as USCCB president
 Muslim-Catholic dialogue: priest rues anti-Muslim discrimination in US
 Angolan bishops call for schools, drinking water in villages
 Cardinal George urges President Obama to come to aid of Iraqi Christians
 Death sentence for Pakistani Christian who refused to convert to Islam

Released Wednesday, Nov. 10

 Pope summarizes lessons from visit to Spain
 Archbishop Sheen's beatification cause on hold?
 New York archdiocese eyes 15 schools for possible closing
 Reforms coming, radical change unlikely for Legionaries?
 Pope sends message to Iran's Ahmadinejad
 Anglican bishop predicts 'thousands' will enter Catholic Church
 Wave of anti-Christian violence spreading in Iraq
 Serbian Orthodox saint was born in Indiana
 Kreeft-Spencer debate on Islam
 Many Catholic bishops displeased with Anglican ordinariate: Bishop Wright
 US bishops appoint theologian to strengthen CCHD’s Catholic identity
 Iraqi priest, torture victim leads school esteemed by Muslim neighbors
 Only 5 or 6 exorcists in United States, says bishop

Released Tuesday, Nov. 9

 French journalist sees Europe as Pope's priority
 Anglican bishops explain decision to enter Catholic Church
 ACLU supports pro-life effort in Ohio, columnist notes
 Britain to review arrests of 'terror suspects' during papal visit
 Priest shot, killed in Congo
 Tensions rise over new settlements in East Jerusalem
 Ecumenical Patriarchate wins landmark court ruling in Turkey
 Islamic radicals threaten Indonesian tradition of religious tolerance
 Vatican Library offers visitors a glimpse of treasures
 Hitchens argues against execution of Tariq Aziz
 Protect Christian minorities, archbishop asks Interpol
 Irish government orders new probe of Magdalene Laundries
  Religious freedom and liturgy-- not abuse crisis-- top agenda for cardinals' meeting
 Liturgical reform begins with reverence, Pope reminds Italian bishops
 Colorado paper rips San Francisco’s condemnation of Church
 Jesuit university to honor Catholic Health Association’s Sister Keehan
 Bishop to hold funeral for abortion victims found in trash
 Austrian nun beatified in Brazil
 Baghdad cathedral reopens following massacre
 Israel charges Nazareth imam with inciting violence against Pope

Released Monday, Nov. 8

 Archbishop of Sarajevo faces eviction
 Man disrupts liturgy, hits Belgian archbishop with pie
 Wisconsin bishop stands by conservative priests
 Vatican dialogue with Islam continues in Iran
 Pope chats with reporters on Spain, secularism, art
 Pilgrim Pope challenges secular Spain
 2 more Christians killed in Baghdad
 Pope summons all cardinals for discussion on religious freedom, sex abuse, liturgy
 Eastern prelate: Latin Rite should consider married priests
 Congo archbishop ministers to massive diocese by canoe, motorcycle
 Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader condemns cathedral massacre
 Obama, in India, speaks on jihad; prelates urge him to defend religious freedom
 Bishop urges Christians to leave Iraq
 5 Anglican bishops to enter Catholic Church

Released Friday, Nov. 5

 Pope challenges bishops to lead renewal of religious life
 Pilgrims and protesters await Pope's arrival in Spain
 Liberal priests oppose CCHD reform efforts in Chicago (Exclusive)
 CCHD critics raise new questions on grants to radical groups
 Priests in New Jersey, Virginia face charges for dipping into parish funds
 Archbishop Nienstedt insists he is not ‘single-issue’ bishop
 2 Catholic colleges ban plastic water bottles
 C-FAM warns against UN agency’s sex education guidelines
 Australian bishop compares abortion of handicapped to Nazi eugenics
 Papal trip preview: Sagrada Família in Barcelona
 Iraqi prime minister pledges increased security for Christians

Released Thursday, Nov. 4

 Obama administration backs Arizona tax credit for families using religious schools
 Copts report sympathetic response in Egypt after Al Qaida threats
 Ivory Coast: archbishop grateful for peaceful elections
 Belgian archbishop says media twisted his public statements
 Vatican warning on splinter group of Opus Angelorum
 Catholic gains in US elections
 Raul Castro attends opening for new seminary building in Cuba
 Catholic social teaching should counter powerful vested interests, Pope says
 French bishops seen taking more active political role
 Church in Milan marks 400th anniversary of canonization of St. Charles Borromeo
 Pope presides at Mass for deceased bishops
 Vatican envoy at UN reaffirms 2-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict
 Majority of Irish Catholic women feel unappreciated by Church
 Holocaust commission member: Pius XII saved my father’s life
 Philippine bishop criticizes prayers for lottery victory
 Obama administration considering ACLU’s request to mandate ‘emergency’ abortions at Catholic hospitals
 Papal trip preview: Santiago de Compostela
 Iraqi Christians ‘terrified’; many prepare to leave country

Released Wednesday, Nov. 3

 Indian nun identifies ringleader of rapist gang
 Iowa voters oust judges who supported same-sex marriage
 Mexican drug-gang enforcer funded new chapel
 Pope seeks prayers for success of trip to Spain
 Down Syndrome babies targeted for extinction, Spanish bishops warn
 Pope speaks on the need to cleanse one's conscience
 New film based on California exorcist
 China: forced late-term abortion documented by new social media
 California rejects marijuana legalization, suspension of environmental law
 Weeks before attack, Baghdad archbishop had cried out against persecution
 Cardinal: US must not abandon defenseless Iraqis
 Pope, Iraqi Catholic leader mourn Baghdad cathedral victims

Released Tuesday, Nov. 2

 Belgium Church spokesman quits, rips archbishop
 Egyptian leaders reject Al Qaida demands
 Quadriplegic rights activist wins highest French honor
 Rome's rabbi dislikes film treatment of Pope Pius XII
 Massachusetts priest sues other priests for starting rumor
 On All Souls Day, Pontiff prays for predecessors
 Vatican envoy implores UN to recognize bias, threats against Christians
 Younger generation increasingly pro-life
 3 new Jesuit college presidents donated to ‘pro-choice’ candidates
 Mohammed is UK’s most popular baby name
 Anglican converts might be permitted to worship in Anglican churches
 Bishop martyred by Communists beatified in Romania
 Baghdad: slain Syrian Catholic priest had prepared for worst

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