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Stories for March 2013

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Released Sunday, Mar. 31

 Pope Francis: Easter Message Urbi et Orbi (To the City and the World)
 Pope Francis: Easter Vigil homily (full text)

Released Saturday, Mar. 30

 Pope Francis at the Via Crucis: full text of remarks

Released Friday, Mar. 29

 Good Friday at St. Peter's Basilica: full text of Father Cantalamessa's homily
 Good Friday news roundup: pilgrims in Jerusalem, crucifixions in Philippines
 Archbishop Gomez on immigration, Pope Francis, abuse scandal
 Indonesian prelate rues violence against Christians
 Federal court: sectarian prayers at city council meetings are constitutional
 USCCB: offer Good Friday fast, abstinence for strength to live Catholic faith in daily life

Released Thursday, Mar. 28

 Pope washes feet of prisoners—male and female—at Holy Thursday liturgy
 Pope appoints successor in Buenos Aires archdiocese
 Vatican proclaims 65 new 20th-century martyrs
 Priests fulfill themselves by serving others, Pope tells clergy of Rome
 Pope Francis: Homily at Holy Thursday Chrism Mass (full text)
 USCCB again urges public comments on HHS mandate
 Court dismisses EWTN’s lawsuit against HHS mandate
 Slight changes to Pope Francis’s coat of arms
 State court upholds constitutionality of school vouchers
 Pakistan: neighborhood devastated by anti-Christian violence being rebuilt

Released Wednesday, Mar. 27

 Vatican cardinal hospitalized with heart ailment
 Rome's public-transit lines salute Pope Francis, noted bus rider
 Connecticut priest to plead guilty on meth-sale charge
 New evidence confirms age of Shroud of Turin
 Pope Francis will 'take possession' of Lateran basilica on April 7
 Papal plea for peace in Central African Republic
 Enter Christ's way of thinking during Holy Week, Pope urges public audience
 Kentucky passes religious-freedom act
 Archbishop Cordileone speaks at March for Marriage; message from Vatican prelate
 Cuban cardinal: before conclave, Pope Francis challenged Church not to be narcissistic
 Pope Francis’ Holy Thursday Mass: most youth at prison are foreign Muslims
 In weekday Mass homily, Pope Francis emphasizes forgiveness

Released Tuesday, Mar. 26

 Cardinal Dolan meets with Vice President Biden after Sunday Mass
 New Orleans archbishop dismayed by crimes inside churches
 Syrian refugees in Jordan now number 500,000
 Holy See backs UN ban on arms transfers to oppressive governments
 Jerusalem’s Christian leaders call for prayers, pilgrimages
 Russian Orthodox spokesman: Pope should not encourage Ukrainian Catholics
 Archbishop hopes violence in Central African Republic will not become sectarian
 No media coverage for Pope’s Holy Thursday Mass
 Pope in no hurry to move into apostolic palace
 Orthodox Patriarch foresees reunion of Christian East and West
 Pope Francis, accompanied by secretary, stops to pray at cemetery, church
 Archbishop Gomez: Pope Francis may weigh in on immigration reform
 Amid persecution, Church in Libya offers ‘silent testimony’ of worship, charity
 Future Pope Francis emphasized self-accusation of faults by religious
 Pope Francis’ Via Crucis at the Colosseum: full text of meditations

Released Monday, Mar. 25

 Papal message to Rome's Jewish community for Passover
 Pope highlights God's patience with sinful people
 Prominent Italian Muslim convert renounces Catholic faith
 Salvadoran Catholics rekindle hope for Archbishop Romero's beatification
 Ugandan priest suspended after citing widespread violations of priestly celibacy
 Syrian Catholic prelate warns West against arming rebels
 Pope's Palm Sunday message: Find joy in the Cross
 Pope urges Jesuits to maintain loyalty
 Another massive rally in Paris against same-sex marriage
 Pope Francis, Benedict XVI embrace at Castel Gandolfo
 Pope Francis and creation: 3 reflections
 USCCB action alert urges public comments on HHS mandate
 Cardinal Mahony: Pope needs to make new curial appointments ‘very soon’
 Pope Francis gives Russian patriarch’s gift to Pope Emeritus Benedict
 Judge rules against Franciscan University, Michigan Catholic Conference in HHS mandate case
 Nobel Peace Prize winner again defends Pope Francis

Released Friday, Mar. 22

 California diocese delays requirement for Catholic school personnel to affirm Church teachings
 Pope celebrates Mass for Vatican’s blue-collar workers
 Catholic Charities USA, Notre Dame announce joint effort to study poverty programs
 LA parish asks Bishop Curry not to perform Confirmation ceremony
 Complaints against Cardinal O'Brien followed his statements against same-sex marriage
 Chaldean prelate invites Pope to visit Iraq
 Pope Francis backs Benedict’s stand against relativism
 USCCB: fast for March for Marriage
 Archbishop of Canterbury’s inaugural homily
 Report: Guardini a favorite author of Pope Francis
 Russian Orthodox patriarch gives book, icon to Pope Francis
 Federal appeals court rules that monks may sell caskets
 Nobel Peace Prize winner defends Pope’s actions during ‘dirty war’

Released Thursday, Mar. 21

 Islamic rebels target churches, prelates in Central African Republic
 South Dakota bishop raps Catholic health-care network for accepting HHS mandate
 Pope invites fellow Argentines to impromptu party
 Book of future Pope's conversations with rabbi to be published in English in May
 Kidnapped Jesuit says future Pope France was blameless in his Argentine detention
 Cardinal Ouellet sees plans for change under Pope Francis
 Pope sends greetings to new Archbishop of Canterbury
 Palestinian prelate laments inaction on peace process
 Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at prison in Rome
 Washington Post examines future Pope’s record on abuse cases
 Future Pope frequently offered Mass at chapel near bus stop
 USCCB criticizes Ryan budget plan, urges maintenance of funding for anti-poverty programs
 Holy Land bishops’ commission writes Obama on plight of Palestinian Christians
 New Archbishop of Canterbury lauds Catholic social teaching, pays tribute to St. Benedict
 USCCB: HHS mandate remains ‘unprecedented’ violation of religious liberty

Released Wednesday, Mar. 20

 Pope Francis is avid soccer fan
 Syria's Christians in peril, Melkite Catholic leader warns Pontiff
 Pope invites Rome's poor to Holy Thursday Mass
 Islamic cleric calls for death of girl who posted topless picture
 Green Bay diocese settles abuse lawsuit
 Illicit Chinese bishop ordains priests on day of Pope's inaugural Mass
 Serious reforms needed in Roman Curia, Cardinal Dolan says
 Joliet diocesan archives show priestly abuse was covered up
 Pope Francis calls Pope-emeritus Benedict with feast-day greetings
 Taiwanese president hopeful on continued ties with Holy See
 Pope affirms commitment to ecumenism
 Leading pro-life congressman reflects on election of Pope Francis
 Christian-owned stores attacked in Egypt
 Obama sends letter to Pope Francis
 Court rules that HHS mandate trumps state conscience-protection law
 Orthodox church in Cyprus will mortgage assets to help bail out country
 Cardinal Dolan: joy, prayers as Pope begins Petrine ministry

Released Tuesday, Mar. 19

 In US Congress, most Catholic-college graduates support abortion funding
 Before inaugural Mass, Pope speaks by phone to crowd in Buenos Aires
 Vatican explains coat of arms of Pope Francis
 Boko Haram has destroyed 50 Catholic churches in one Nigerian state, priest reports
 Pope Francis celebrates inaugural Mass to begin pontificate
 World Youth Day appearance by Pope Francis confirmed, says Brazilian cardinal
 Pope Francis: Homily at Inaugural Mass (full text)
 Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday
 North Dakota bans abortions for genetic defects and after heartbeat is detected
 Philippine high court suspends reproductive health law
 Pakistan: Christian girl rescued from forced conversion, marriage
 Head of Ukranian Catholic Church pays tribute to Pope Francis as his mentor

Released Monday, Mar. 18

 Freak accident causes multiple fatalities at Mexican religious procession
 How did cardinals choose Pope Francis? First accounts leak from conclave
 Sistine Chapel re-opened to public
 Zimbabwe's Mugabe, denounced by country's bishops, plans to attend Pope's inaugural Mass
 Argentine president visits Pope, asks intervention on Falklands
 Walesa avoids criminal charges for criticism of gay-rights activists
 After visit to Roman parish, Pope mixes with crowd outside Vatican
 'All welcome' for Pope's inaugural Mass
 At 1st Angelus audience, Pope speaks on God's infinite mercy
 Cardinal Bergoglio 'completely innocent' of 'dirty war' accusations, says top Argentine judge
 Pope tells journalists: I want a Church of and for the poor
 Pope renews Curia appointments—for now
 Archbishop Chaput: Pope Francis’s election is ‘huge benefit for the Church’
 Missionary beaten in Pakistan; hundreds of Christians remain homeless
 Obama names delegation to Pope’s inaugural Mass
 Michigan company gains court victory against HHS mandate
 South African cardinal apologizes for remarks on pedophilia

Released Friday, Mar. 15

 'Cybersquatters' seize domain names linked to Pope Francis
 Philadelphia's Archbishop Chaput: girls can join CYO football teams
 New study finds jump in number of Americans with no religious affiliation
 Argentine cardinal suffers stroke, visited in hospital by Pope Francis
 Islamic university hopes for dialogue with Vatican under Pope Francis
 Unprecedented ecumenical gesture: Patriarch of Constantinople will attend Pope's inauguration
 Vatican rejects charge that future Pope failed to oppose Argentine military government
 Pope sends greetings to Rome's Jewish leader
 Never be discouraged, Pope Francis urges cardinals
 USCCB: fast for intention of pro-life workers
 Father Fessio, George Weigel laud Pope as ‘old-school Jesuit’; ‘persecuted’ by fellow Jesuits in Argentina?
 US prelate: Americans must help reverse tide of Catholic emigration from Iraq
 New attack on Coptic church in Benghazi
 ‘Rend your hearts’: Lenten message of the future Pope Francis
 Pope Francis asks Argentines to give to poor rather than travel to Rome for installation

Released Thursday, Mar. 14

 Church cannot 'walk without the Cross,' Pope Francis says in first homily as Pontiff
 Jihadist rebels threaten government of Central African Republic
 Police raid office of Cardinal Scola's friend hours before conclave
 Italian bishops' conference congratulates the wrong cardinal after conclave
 American cardinals relieved after conclave
 President Obama sends greetings to new Pontiff
 Pope's public schedule for first days of pontificate
 Pope Francis visits Marian basilica, talks by phone with Benedict XVI
 US, Canadian bishops welcome election of Pope Francis
 The future Pope Francis: additional interviews and writings
 Pope John Paul’s example inspired Pope Francis to pray Rosary daily
 The future Pope Francis on the relevance of St. Augustine
 The future Pope Francis on the Eucharist and Mary
 The future Pope Francis on apostolic courage and the danger of ‘spiritual worldliness’

Released Wednesday, Mar. 13

 Pope-emeritus Benedict will not attend successor's installation
 Argentine Cardinal Bergoglio elected Pope Francis
 $10M settlement in Los Angeles abuse cases
 Reformed seminary challenges HHS mandate
 Denver archbishop laments legalization of civil unions in Colorado
 New Coptic Catholic patriarch enthroned
 Pakistani bishops take part in sit-in to protest treatment of Christians

Released Tuesday, Mar. 12

 Ohio nun faces vote-fraud charge
 Maltese bishop: Pope Benedict resigned to ease successor's path to reform in Vatican
 Papabili produce heavy traffic on social media
 Gay sauna in Rome shares apartment building with Vatican officials
 Federal judge allows dismissed teacher's lawsuit to proceed against Indiana diocese
 Marian cult in violent clash with police in Burundi
 Sydney archdiocese decries newspaper 'smear' of Cardinal Pell
 Final preparations for conclave completed
 Conclave has begun
 Mexican priest to lead ‘caravan of hope’ for immigration reform
 Over diocese’s objections, Phoenix revises ‘human relations ordinance’
 Cardinal urges Congress to support Health Care Conscience Rights Act
 China to maintain 1-child policy; signal of future change?
 Hungary amends constitution; religious-freedom concerns

Released Monday, Mar. 11

 Cardinal-electors assigned to rooms in residence for conclave
 French cardinal: don't blame Church alone for sex abuse
 Medal of Honor for Father Kapuan to be awarded April 11
 Brothers who work for President Obama, Cardinal O'Malley
 'Vatileaks' journalist refused credentials for conclave
 90 aides, support staff for conclave, sworn to secrecy
 Vatican bank discussed as cardinals conclude pre-conclave meetings
 ‘Generation Benedict’ honors Pope Emeritus
 Russian Orthodox patriarch lauds Chávez
 Court rules that Catholic-owned company may challenge HHS mandate
 Over 100 homes burned in anti-Christian rampage in Pakistan
 Conclave: biblical scholar to preach meditation to cardinals before voting begins

Released Friday, Mar. 8

 New book from Vatican publisher contains last public addresses of Pope Benedict XVI
 Poll shows rising support for same-sex marriage among US Catholics
 Papal apartment will not be ready for new Pontiff
 Libya: priest escapes gunman, Copts subjected to intimidation campaign
 Temporary flooring, electronic jammers installed in Sistine Chapel for conclave
 Cardinals in congregation completing preparation for conclave
 Conclave begins next Tuesday
 USCCB: fast, take action on behalf of religious liberty
 US bishops, theologians to engage in dialogue on new evangelization and the university
 Court victory for Missouri company against HHS mandate
 As Islamists lose ground in Mali, Church may help broker peace
 Vatican diplomat ‘adored’ Chávez, saved his life during 2002 coup

Released Thursday, Mar. 7

 Swiss bishops approve 'morning-after pill' for rape victims
 Massive computer storage offered for digitized Vatican Library collection
 Vatican briefing on cardinals' residence during conclave
 Italian priest calls for gay Pope
 Rome's mayor predicts enthronement of new Pope on March 17
 SNAP makes 'endorsements' for 3 papal candidates
 Cardinals continue talks, leaks unabated; no date for conclave
 New Chaldean patriarch says suffering, martyrdom can enrich Church in Iraq
 Activists ask Pakistan to drop death penalty from blasphemy law
 Conscience legislation facing major setback in US Congress?
 Arkansas outlaws most 2nd, 3rd-trimester abortions
 USCCB opposes ‘sexual orientation,’ ‘gender identity’ in domestic violence legislation
 Venezuelan cardinal who clashed with Chávez to offer Mass for deceased leader
 South Korean archbishop calls for denuclearization
 Vatican diplomat challenges UN to do more to protect religious freedom

Released Wednesday, Mar. 6

 Cleveland's Bishop Lennon excommunicates rebel pastor
 Czech cardinal sees Catholic exodus, not Vatileaks, as top priority
 Maronite prelate plans meeting of all Catholic, Orthodox patriarchs in Middle East
 Cardinal Dolan chosen as Notre Dame commencement speaker
 Cardinals close off interviews as confidential talks continue
 Cardinals ask all Catholics to join in prayer for conclave
 CCHD grants $800,000 to promote immigration reform
 ‘Health Care Conscience Rights Act’ introduced in House
 Violence follows nun’s murder in Madagascar
 HHS mandate: court rules against Catholic business owners
 New Chaldean patriarch enthroned, pledges to 'update our liturgy'

Released Tuesday, Mar. 5

 Sistine Chapel closed as preparations begin for conclave
 US cardinal expects briefing on secret 'Vatileaks' report
 Shroud of Turin to be shown on Holy Saturday telecast
 Illicit Chinese Catholic bishops appointed to top political bodies
 Nigerian cardinal downplays Curial intrigues, cardinals' rhetoric
 Vatican briefs press on urns used for ballots in papal conclave
 British peer sees celibacy as 'torture'
 Cardinals' telegram offers thanks to Benedict XVI
 Surrogate mother offered $10,000 to abort imperfect baby
 Cardinals balk at setting date for conclave
 Journalist discusses decision to publish story on Scottish cardinal’s misdeeds
 ‘My brother, Cardinal Dolan’
 Christian murdered in Somalia
 Judge dismisses diocese’s suit against HHS mandate, chides government
 Nigerian bishops denounce population control, declare ‘pastoral emergency’ in diocese

Released Monday, Mar. 4

 Church figures attacked, killed in Libya, Madagascar, Philippines
 Cardinal Ouellet says that possibility of papacy 'makes me pray'
 Bogus 'bishop' tries to gain access to cardinals' meeting
 Honduran cardinal: Church must be transparent, evangelization comes first
 Pro-life activists win legal settlement in Rockford, Illinois
 Vatican press office explains history, duties of camerlengo
 Cardinals meet; no date yet set for conclave
 Vatican spokesman emphasizes: Pope has not abandoned Church
 Russian Orthodox patriarch pays tribute to Pope Benedict
 Archdiocese of Chicago: $40M deficit last fiscal year, at least $120M over past 4 years
 Cardinal Sandri calls for greater role for women in Church, priestly formation
 Cardinal Mahony defends response to abuse, says nuncio asked him to take part in conclave
 Scottish cardinal admits sexual misconduct

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