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Stories for November 2011

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Wednesday, Nov. 30

 Irish sex-abuse audit confirms past errors, sees 'marked improvement' recently
 Vatican newspaper reprints Ratzinger essay on divorce, remarriage, and Communion
 Vatican chuckling over seatbelt charge against Pontiff
 Colombian bishops denounce rebel killing of hostages
 Africa inspired by papal visit, reports Cardinal Arinze
 Irish cardinal settles lawsuit in sex-abuse case
 Vatican diplomatic influence seen in decline
 Catholics, Orthodox must pursue new evangelization together, Pope tells Patriarch
 Papal backing for efforts to end capital punishment
 Pope opens series of talks on Christ's prayers
 Irish government forms panel to review abortion law
 Millions of Russians flock to venerate Marian relic
 Complaint against Catholic U. for single-sex dorms is dismissed
 Missionary missing in Peru
 Fordham law students organize birth control clinic
 USCCB donated over $9.3M to Church in Africa, Latin America
 US Forest Service to decide fate of ‘Big Mountain Jesus’
 Cardinal calls for ‘urgent action’ at Durban climate talks
 Number of US seminarians on the rise
 Tight security at Chinese bishop’s ordination; excommunicated prelate takes part

Released Tuesday, Nov. 29

 Australian House speaker, an Anglican priest, faces tough choice on entering Catholic Church
 Dutch reporters claim documents show Church new of abuse in 1950s
 SSPX seeks amendments to Doctrinal Preamble, Bishop Fellay discloses
 Mary as the model for priests' Advent spirituality
 Bishops fail to support priests, charge Irish clerics
 New Orleans archbishop says priest may serve on civil-service commission
 HHS decision on bishops' program will harm victims of human trafficking: former director
 Pope's book is an advance in Biblical scholarship, says rector of Lateran University
 Vatican newspaper sees reinvigorated atheism
 Anglican traditionalist leader files complaint with police following rape investigation
 UK: lawsuit alleges Muslim airport employees systematically harass Christians
 Syria expels Italian Jesuit who sought interfaith harmony
 Catholic, Muslim scholars discusses faith, reason
 China: bishop to be ordained with Vatican and state approval

Released Monday, Nov. 28

 Retired Philadelphia cardinal testifies in case against former aides
 Sri Lanka: police charge Missionaries of Charity with adoption profiteering
 All institutions should be accountable on sex abuse, Pope argues
 Human suffering can be understood in the eyes of faith, Pope says
 Pope urges action on environment--including action to defend life
 Cost cuts, 'green' approach for Nativity scene in St. Peter's Square
 Pontifical Council drafting new document on marriage preparation
 European bank experts visit Vatican, evaluate new financial procedures
 Pope reflects of music's path to transcendence
 Advent is time to restore eternal perspective, Pope says
 Monk wanted by police visited Vatican bank to withdraw funds
 German lawyer wants Pope cited on seatbelt charge
 Confirmed: CDF official to become nuncio in Ireland
 Lebanese premier visits Pontiff
 Algerian prelate speaks of ministry in a Muslim state
 Archbishop Nichols: remember the neediest in addressing debt crisis
 Egyptian bishop condemns government crackdown
 USCCB criticizes Pew report on $26.7M advocacy effort; Pew responds
 8 churches destroyed in Nigeria
 Archdiocese finds ‘no substance’ to rape allegation; Anglican traditionalist denounces inquiry

Released Friday, Nov. 25

 Will advocates of embryonic stem-cell research admit their errors?
 Pakistan rescinds ban on texting 'Jesus Christ'
 Detailed rules binding Legionaries' conduct are invalid, cardinal says
 Philippines: groups prod government on inquiry into priest's killing
 Vatican opens special exhibit on Gaudi, Sagrada Familia
 Look into causes of poverty, Pope urges Caritas
 Human nature always asks the question about God, Pope says
 American priest to become papal nuncio in Ireland?

Released Thursday, Nov. 24

 CWN closed for Thanksgiving

Released Wednesday, Nov. 23

 Maronite leader again warns against Islamic uprisings
 Another Irish bishop steps down
 Weigel welcomes proposal to cut down number of Irish dioceses
 Irish network suspends program that libeled priest
 Spanish hierarchy sees hope in new government
 Stasi said to have kept files on future Pontiff
 Pope impressed by African sense of joy, a source of hope
 ‘Teaching Good Sex’
 New Jersey: monument to abuse victims smashed
 English bishops to replace Mass reading, offer special prayer for Queen’s jubilee
 ACLU fears Obama will 'backtrack' on mandatory contraception, sterilization coverage
 Pelosi: Catholics ‘have this conscience thing’
 German bishops to sell publisher that marketed erotic books

Released Tuesday, Nov. 22

 Vatican instructions on liturgical music, architecture coming soon
 Vatican conferences on health care, martyrs
 Gay Episcopal bishop to preach at San Francisco Catholic parish
 San Francisco archdiocese wins legal battle on property tax
 New Jersey bishops issue statement on poverty
 Fundamentalist college has major Catholic art collection
 Situation worsening for Christians in Baghdad
 India: Protestant pastor arrested for ‘forced conversion’ of Muslims
 Study: US bishops’ lobbying expenses exceeded $26M
 Pakistan: ‘Jesus Christ’ among words banned in text messages

Released Monday, Nov. 21

 Franciscan leader leery of move to make Bethlehem a UNESCO heritage site
 India honors slain nun; 7 arrested in case
 Official disrupts Mass, insults priest at besieged Hanoi parish
 New York archdiocesan official support bid for higher wages for city work
 Pope's apostolic exhortation offers a guide to reconciliation in Africa
 Pope Benedict in Africa: the theme is hope
 International Theological Commission to meet next week
 Cardinal Law replaced in Vatican ceremonial post
 Companies pledge not to discriminate against same-sex marriage opponents
 Bishop recalls Communist persecution of Romanian Catholic Church
 US religious freedom commission granted 4-week reprieve
 Boston: cardinal stands by editor who printed column on homosexuality
 Bishops urge Congress, Obama to give higher priority to religious freedom
 Egypt: hundreds of Copts attacked

Released Friday, Nov. 18

 Obama-administration apologist admits problem with Catholic voters
 Research shows damage done by same-sex adoptions
 Illinois bishops ask for meeting with Governor Quinn
 Judge rules Cardinal Bevilacqua should give videotaped deposition
 Was Shakespeare a Catholic? Vatican newspaper says Yes
 New Italian prime minister meets Pope
 Violence against Christians was orchestrated in advance, Indian leaders testify
 Pope sees hope in 'youthful' African culture
 Arriving in Benin, Pope urges African blend of tradition, modernity
 Procedural victory for supporters of California marriage amendment
 Scholar: Pius XI wept when he learned of Stalin’s starvation of Ukraine
 Protestant pastor murdered in Pakistan
 Canadian bishops, pro-life advocates welcome report on palliative care
 Hanoi: gang attack on Protestants; sewage plant on Church-owned land
 California diocese will buy Crystal Cathedral

Released Thursday, Nov. 17

 Spanish opposition leader may move to reverse same-sex marriage law
 Indian nun brutally murdered; coal-mining interests suspected
 Cardinal Schönborn again hosts Medjugorje 'seers' in Vienna cathedral
 Icon prominently placed on Russian spacecraft during TV broadcast
 Belarus claims model status for Orthodox-Catholic collaboration
 Pro-lifers decry Girl Scouts ties with feminist groups
 Children suffer amid continued violence in Somalia
 Pope's visit will set pastoral priorities for Africa
 New abuse charges against retired Dutch bishop
 Nun to head Liberian commission on election violence
 Pakistan: Christians face discrimination in prison
 GAO: Obama administration illegally promoted abortion in Kenya
 Benetton removes Pope’s image from ad campaign
 Sant’Egidio’s Riccardi named Italian cabinet minister
 Community of the Beatitudes: founder guilty of sexual abuse

Released Wednesday, Nov. 16

 US bishops emphasize outreach to women after abortion
 Coptic leader heads to US for medical tests
 Public protest by Christian group forces changes in Indian film
 Irish hierarchy resisting Vatican pressure for diocesan realignments?
 Vatican official touts 'Robin Hood tax' on financial transactions
 Pope concludes talks on Psalms, urges praying the Liturgy of the Hours
 Vatican denounces 'manipulative' use of Pope's image in Benetton ad campaign
 Vatican newspaper emphasizes primacy of prayer over action
 Caritas laments human-rights situation in Colombia
 Canadian bishops urge action against Islamist sect
 Texas bishops: no ‘disproportionate cuts’ to anti-poverty programs
 Protestant leaders flee Pakistan amid blasphemy charges
 Cardinal announces establishment of US Anglican ordinariate

Released Tuesday, Nov. 15

 Russian Patriarch, in Lebanon, pledges support for Christians in Middle East
 Obama alienating Catholic voters, columnist warns
 Bishop Finn strikes deal with prosecutor to avoid new indictment
 Nigerian terror sect seen tied to Al Qaida
 Bishop raps British court ruling on diocesan liability for priest's misconduct
 Preview of papal visit to Africa
 New papal nuncio see bright future for Church in US
 Pioneer firm abandons embryonic stem-cell research
 Arab Christians emigrating to US
 Action urged against pro-abortion Senate measures
 Serbia: prelate cautions West on Kosovo recognition
 Austrian priest, martyred by Nazis, beatified
 Illinois: Catholic Charities ends adoption-services appeal, will 'focus on being more Catholic'
 Archbishop Dolan 'a bit more at peace' after meeting with President Obama

Released Monday, Nov. 14

 Opinion Roundup
 Nun escapes prison term for embezzling $850,000 from Catholic college
 Sex-abuse victims charge lawyers defrauded them
 Austrian cardinal still hopes 'dialogue' will resolve challenge posed by rebel Catholics
 Pope will illuminate world's largest 'Christmas tree'--by iPad
 Phoenix diocese issues norms for Communion under both kinds
 Pope asks prayers for trip to Africa
 Christians must use their talents, Pope tells audience
 Pope meets with leader of European Council
 American hierarchy must revive love for Church, Archbishop Dolan tells USCCB
 Pope tells scientists: Never take one life to save another
 Supreme Court will weigh constitutionality of Obamacare
 Profile of nuns who specialize in corporate activism
 Irish archbishop: perception of widespread abuse is unjust to good priests
 Vatican spokesman on gratuitousness and the economic crisis
 English bishops reach out to lapsed Catholics
 Priest sees bright future for Church in Vietnam
 Catholic college sues HHS over contraception mandate
 Bishop, USCCB oppose Vanderbilt’s nondiscrimination policy
 Pope lauds Catholic volunteer work

Released Friday, Nov. 11

 Ireland faces a battle over secularization
 Church that housed the Council of Nicea is now a mosque
 How Blessed John XXIII helped resolve the Cuban missile crisis
 Placenta is ideal stem-cell source, researcher tells Vatican conference
 Use Catholic thought to re-shape culture: Archbishop Chaput
 Vatican confirms Massachusetts parish closings
 Vatican sources deny crackdown on new statements
 Dutch priest ordered to leave female companion
 Federally-funded study links religious practice, optimism
 USCCB, CRS renew push for international anti-poverty aid
 Brooklyn Museum video to feature ants crawling over crucified Christ
 5,000-seat parish dedicated in Pakistan
 Coptic Orthodox leader calls for large Christian turnout at elections
 Catholic Social Services splits from Illinois diocese, will offer same-sex adoptions

Released Thursday, Nov. 10

 Vatican weighing papal trip to Mexico, Cuba in 2012
 Secretary of State clamps down on public statements by Vatican bureaus
 Dublin priests face salary cuts
 Orange diocese raises bid for Crystal Cathedral
 Florida jury orders $100 million award to a single abuse victim
 Muslim students reject discrimination complaint against Catholic University of America
 Euthanasia for Alzheimer's patient in Netherlands
 Families-- not autonomous individuals-- are basic units of society, Pope writes
 L'Osservatore seminar points at media distortion of Church message
 Judge will rule soon on Cardinal Bevilacqua's fitness to testify
 Israeli religious leaders visit Pope, pledge commitment to peace, access to shrines
 Caritas appeal for Thailand
 Study finds 19% of ‘vegetative’ patients are aware
 Governor replaces ‘holiday tree’ with ‘Christmas tree’
 Maryland bishops issue statement on religious liberty
 US religious freedom commission: Pakistan’s schools promote intolerance
 Japan’s bishops: close all of nation’s nuclear power plants

Released Wednesday, Nov. 9

 Degenerating leg joints prompted Pope to use rolling platform
 New York Times columnist shown wrong on multiple facts about population
 Family strength is key to peace, Vatican delegate tells UNESCO
 Archbishop Chaput makes the case for natural law
 Korean priests protest 'greed' in national policies
 Bandits prey on church institutions in Ivory Coast
 Republicans are more active churchgoers, Gallup poll finds
 Hindu leader suggests death penalty for conversion
 Swiss study finds aging priesthood
 Irish foreign minister: Pope not invited for 2012 visit
 British Benedictines to surrender control of school after sex-abuse inquiry
 Pope explains intricacies of Psalm 119
 USCCB files freedom-of-information request over HHS grant denial
 Vatican conference on adult stem-cell research
 Mississippi voters reject personhood amendment
 Burma: soldiers shoot at worshippers in church; pastor tortured
 Egypt: ‘whitewash’ of army role in shooting of Coptic Christians
 Christians flee one of Nigeria’s state capitals

Released Tuesday, Nov. 8

 Irish politicians spar over motives for closing Vatican embassy
 British court: diocese can be held responsible for priest's abuse
 Vatican prelate decries liturgical abuses
 Franco resisted bid by Pope Paul VI to end Spanish government's role in nominating bishops
 Vatican newspaper sees Tintin as a Catholic hero
 Melkite bishop plans to ordain married men to priesthood in the US
 Vatican newspaper pays tribute to architect Portoghesi
 Bishop links protection of unborn, environment
 Iran pressures jailed pastor to revert to Islam
 Sudanese bishops lament continued violence
 Islamic extremism on the rise, warns leading Pakistani bishop
 US bishops’ conference strongly criticizes CCHD critics

Released Monday, Nov. 7

 Hanoi archdiocese protests police raid on parish
 Italian archbishop survives shooting attempt
 Deceased Jesuit was computer pioneer, made the web possible
 Mississippi governor backs 'personhood' drive; Catholic bishops stay neutral
 Cardinal George backs off criticism of Illinois governor
 Priesthood means service, Pope reminds students
 End religious violence in Nigeria, Pope pleads
 Austrian dissidents escalate conflict, challenge hierarchy
 Pope tells audience: Christians face death with hope
 Australian Anglican prelate: no offer to drop abuse charge
 Controversial Australian priest loses bid to postpone retirement again
 Church must defend basic truths about man, Pope says
 Vatican spokesman welcomes ‘Baby 7 Billion’
 Promiscuity declines among teenagers
 USCCB staff member who linked Satan, homosexuality’s origins resigns
 Archbishop Dolan: Jews, Catholics threatened by Islamist fanatics
 Nigeria: gunmen attack parish, kill 2 women
 Publisher owned by German dioceses markets 2,500 erotic books

Released Friday, Nov. 4

 Anglican prelate offers to drop sex-abuse complaint with Australian Catholic archdiocese
 Columnist decries Irish government’s decision to close Vatican embassy
 Indian prelate complains of state’s indifference on anti-Christian violence
 New threats to peace in Ivory Coast
 Pope Pius XII personally saved Jews from Holocaust, researcher believes
 American Synod follow-up committee speaks on inter-religious dialogue
 Pope backs work of national reconciliation commission in Ivory Coast
 USCCB: lobby deficit ‘super committee’ on behalf of programs for the poor
 Contraceptive linked to memory loss
 Texas bishop on immigration, violence, battle for the 11-year-old’s soul
 Orthodox-Catholic statement on ‘Arab Spring,’ Middle East Christians
 CDF official addresses international conference on child abuse
 Holy See responds to Ireland’s decision to close embassy

Released Thursday, Nov. 3

 Salvadoran prelate: global warming is today’s most pressing problem
 Journalists ignore Margaret Sanger's eugenic theories
 Journalist comments on Vatican’s PR woes
 Christ alone offers hope of victory over death, Pope says at Mass for deceased prelates
 Illinois governor dismisses bishops' criticism on 'pro-choice' award
 Ireland to close embassy at the Vatican
 New film on famed pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela
 Wisconsin bishops issue statement on concealed weapons in churches
 USCCB staff member retracts column linking Satan to origins of homosexuality
 Catholics for Choice leader rips conscience provisions for Catholic institutions
 Newspaper: HHS leadership overruled staff in denying funding to bishops’ agency
 US bishops urge Senate not to repeal Defense of Marriage Act

Released Wednesday, Nov. 2

 Survey finds Irish public exaggerates incidence of abuse
 Pastor and converts under detention in India’s Muslim-majority Kashmir
 Pope’s November prayer intentions [CORRECTED]
 Brazil needs healthy secularism, Pope tells envoy
 Filipino priest flees legal charges in US
 Theologian rips cardinal’s claim she avoided meeting
 Some Jews irked by claim of support for Pope Pius XII
 Pope speaks on vocation to holiness, prayers for deceased
 Orange diocese moves to revive bid to purchase Crystal Cathedral
 SSPX decries rumored rejection of Vatican statement
 Illinois bishops decry Catholic governor’s participation in pro-choice award
 Pope encourages prayers for deceased and for G-20 meeting
 No Vatican plan to use laicized priests in parish ministry
 Vatican newspaper pays tribute to hagiographer Montonati
 Scholar probes links between Thomism, environmentalism
 USCCB, CRS: lobby on behalf of foreign aid for the poor
 Leading AIDS researcher defends Pope Benedict, criticizes condoms
 Congressional hearing on health care law, conscience protection
 Mindanao: 12 unsolved murders of priests

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