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Stories for April 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Tuesday, Apr. 30

 Chinese police demolish crosses on Catholic church
 Ecumenical Patriarch delivers Easter greeting to newly independent Ukrainian Church
 In open letter, scholars charge Pope with heresy
 Financial charges against Indian cardinal based on forgery, police find
 Computer hackers steal $1.75 million from Ohio parish
 Vatican women’s magazine to resume publication in May
 Communist authorities to evaluate priests in Chinese province
 Hindu radical leader calls for the forced sterilization of India’s Christians and Muslims
 Damascus archbishop: Syria reduced to misery by the war and the embargo
 Pope’s reform of Curia is essentially spiritual, secretary of Council of Cardinals says
 Jordan’s prime minister offers Easter greetings to Christians
 Retired Patriarch: ‘Two are absent from Jerusalem, God and man’
 On ILO’s 100th anniversary, Vatican diplomat emphasizes work’s importance
 Leading Mexican prelate: ‘We are going through a stage of crisis and great difficulty’
 As Sudanese protesters demand democracy, Catholic bishop pushes for freedom of worship
 No Mass for Sri Lanka’s Catholics; no veils for Muslim women
 Caritas asks Venezuelan government to allow humanitarian aid
 Togo’s president meets with Pope
 Indigenous religious ‘healers’ promise false HIV cures, Angolan prelate warns
 USCCB president deplores California synagogue shooting, offers prayers

Released Monday, Apr. 29

 East Timor arrests ex-priest on abuse charges, months after laicization
 Indian archbishop asks apology for politician’s anti-Christian rhetoric
 Pope cautions hairdressers against gossip
 Vatican says ‘alleged ideological neutrality’ threatens religious freedom
 Jihadists attack Christians in Burkina Faso; 6 dead
 1 week after Easter Sunday blasts, prayers held near iconic Sri Lanka church
 Poles celebrate 5th anniversary of canonization of St. John Paul II
 $500,000 in aid from the Pope to assist migrants in Mexico
 ‘Reproductive health’ does not include abortion, Vatican diplomat says at UN
 ‘Strength in Hope’ is theme of US bishops’ Religious Freedom Week
 ‘Argentina’s Romero,’ 3 more casualties of ‘Dirty War’ beatified
 New Philippine shrine should be center of missionary outreach, Pope says
 Papal prayer for victims of South Africa floods
 The Risen Christ brings peace, joy, and mission, Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope appeals for safe passage for refugees from Libyan detention centers
 Pontifical academy examines ‘growing threat of nationalist revival’
 Cardinal, 100 Roman priests visit Moscow
 Care for environment and infrastructure, Pope tells Italy’s provincial leaders
 Pope encourages Korean dialogue on summit anniversary

Released Friday, Apr. 26

 Pope meets president of Bosnia-Herzegovina
 Chilean legislation imperils confessional seal
 Holy Spirit brings Scripture to life, Pope says
 West Virginia college to end Jesuit affiliation
 Filipino bishop condemns killing of human rights activist
 Leaders of Church, state mark anniversary of Armenian genocide
 Arab nations, Grand Imam of Al Azhar condemn Sri Lanka blasts
 Interreligious dialogue vital to healing process in Sri Lanka, Vatican official says
 Leading Vatican diplomat calls for political will, sense of urgency to mitigate and adapt to climate change
 Church in Syria suffers ‘bleeding wound’ of emigration, prelate says
 Latvia’s president meets with Pope
 Pope gives chocolate egg to the poor
 Being a member of the Church today is no more difficult than in other ages, Pope tells French youth
 Pope calls on cities, parishes to overcome barriers that hinder active presence of the deaf
 USCCB, University of Notre Dame initiative collaborate on principles of humane immigration enforcement
 Globally, more favor than oppose an increased role for religion
 Seminary rector to lead US bishops’ ecumenical, interreligious dialogue efforts
 Canadian imams join bishops in condemning Sri Lanka Easter attaks

Released Thursday, Apr. 25

 Chilean bishop courts controversy in troubled Santiago archdiocese
 Man arrested at New York cathedral had booked hotel near Vatican
 Peruvian bishop withdraws defamation suit against journalist
 Sicilian bishop called to testify at abuse trial of movement’s leader
 Baltimore archdiocese names 23 clergy accused of abuse
 Remember Catholics, archbishop asks Macron, in wake of Notre Dame fire
 Catholic churches closed in Sri Lanka
 Rwanda’s bishops apologize for suggesting release of genocide convicts
 Coptic monks face execution after conviction for murdering bishop
 India: police on alert at Christian churches after Sri Lanka bombings
 Director explains ‘Catholic Project’ at Catholic University of America
 Cardinal raps Sri Lanka government for failure to act on warnings

Released Wednesday, Apr. 24

 Federal court: Catholic charity must place foster children with same-sex couples
 Outspoken bishop leaves Nicaragua
 Vatican updates schedule for Pope’s visit to Romania, May 31—June 2
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘as we forgive those who trespass against us’
 Philippine president’s drug war ‘biggest lie’ in the last 3 years, says bishop
 Custos recalls Christ’s appearance on the road to Emmaus
 Christians in Mosul celebrate Easter, pray for return of those who fled
 ‘No one should be permitted to finance’ terrorism, leading Vatican diplomat emphasizes
 Texas bishop emphasizes truths of faith, call to holiness for seminarians
 Sri Lanka cardinal presides over common funeral service for Easter Sunday victims
 Sri Lanka’s Christian leaders call for restraint, investigation after bombings
 On feast of St. George, Pope gives rosaries to young people
 Easter prayer in Aleppo in memory of bishops missing for 6 years
 In pastoral letter to youth, Ukrainian Catholic leader decries Russian aggression
 In Bangladesh town, 5 new baptisms, with lives at risk
 Curia reforms put priority on evangelization, synodality, cardinals say
 US church membership down sharply in past 2 decades
 Journalist offers an inside view of Venezuela on the brink of collapse
 Bishops urge: Count all people in the Census, ‘regardless of their citizenship’

Released Tuesday, Apr. 23

 US envoy: no change on religious liberty since Vatican-Beijing deal
 Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka Easter bombings
 ‘The Risen One is still here among us, and everywhere goes before us,’ Jerusalem archbishop preaches in Easter homily
 Appeals court sides with House chaplain, rules he may bar atheist invocations
 Pope exchanges greetings with the Chief Rabbi of Rome
 French foreign minister meets with Vatican Secretary of State
 Caritas president asks in Easter message: ‘Where is love?’
 Pope recalls 70th anniversary of first papal TV appearance
 In Bangladesh, Easter celebrated as national holiday for first time in 30 years
 Christ’s Resurrection is ‘most shocking event in human history,’ Pope Francis tells pilgrims
 At Easter Mass, Paris archbishop honors firefighters who saved Notre-Dame
 Church agency, union leaders on fact-finding trip to Central America
 India’s Supreme Court to consider whether women may pray in mosques
 United Methodists edge toward breakup over LGBT policies
 Michigan stigmatic begins path toward sainthood
 Punjab leader praises Christians’ contribution to society as government recognizes Easter Monday as holiday
 Venezuelans return to religion
 Leading EU prelate reflects on European elections

Released Monday, Apr. 22

 Dublin’s archbishop sees Church ‘imprisoned in its past’
 Tensions remain high in Sri Lanka
 Sri Lankan cardinal condemns bombings
 Sri Lanka declares day of mourning; 24 arrested for questioning
 LA archdiocese pays $8 million to single abuse victim
 Bishops call for a ‘new’ Borneo in a letter centered on environment and elections
 Cambodia’s small Church announces 294 baptisms on Easter night
 British priest arrested in arms fair protest
 2 months after papal visit, AsiaNews editor examines situation of Christians in Abu Dhabi
 Venezuela’s Maduro pays tribute to ‘rebel Christ’ as cardinal urges him to welcome US humanitarian aid
 Bishop deplores killing of journalist in Northern Ireland rioting
 ISIS kills 35 Syrian fighters in ‘comeback’ attack
 Decades of neglect threatened Notre-Dame, well before it burned
 In Pakistan, state schools are a harsh environment for Christians
 Gesture of kissing South Sudan leaders’ feet shows Church is field hospital, Vatican newspaper editor writes
 Pope Francis laments Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka
 As number of dead and wounded rises, Sri Lankan authorities declare a curfew
 Pope Francis celebrates Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square

Released Sunday, Apr. 21

 Pope Francis’s Easter Message ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (To the City and the World): full text, link to video

Released Saturday, Apr. 20

 Pope Francis: Easter Vigil Mass homily (full text)

Released Friday, Apr. 19

 Good Friday at St. Peter’s Basilica: ‘He was despised and rejected by men’
 Colorado’s bishops remember Columbine on 20th anniversary
 Tanzanian cardinal exhorts priests not to obtain holy oils from Protestant communities
 Make sacrifices for peace, South Sudan’s Christian leaders plead in Easter message
 Leading Vatican diplomat discusses Pope Francis and the UN on the environment
 Sole Catholic church on Lesbos becomes haven for migrants
 Police official: Short-circuit likely caused Notre-Dame fire
 Officials race to strengthen damaged Notre-Dame Cathedral
 Notre-Dame fire: Temporary wooden cathedral proposed
 Australian bishops issue election statement
 Pope Francis’s Via Crucis at the Colosseum: full text of meditations
 Pope Emeritus Benedict, Chief Rabbi of Vienna discuss Judaism and Christianity in new book
 Faithful gather at the site of Calvary to relive the Passion
 ‘We must be converted to the thinking of Christ,’ prelate preaches on Holy Thursday in Jerusalem
 Pope washes inmates’ feet at Holy Thursday Evening Mass

Released Thursday, Apr. 18

 Father Rosica plagiarized notorious statement from anti-Catholic blog?
 New York police arrest man carrying gas into St. Patrick’s cathedral
 Father James Schall, SJ, dead at 91
 At Chrism Mass, Pope warns priests against clericalism
 Concession in China: ‘underground’ bishop allowed to concelebrate Chrism Mass
 President Trump calls Pope Francis
 German bishops, Lutheran leaders issue joint document on strengthening trust in democracy
 Draft document on marine biological diversity has several shortcomings, leading Vatican diplomat says
 US diplomat who served in China, Middle East praises Pope’s diplomacy
 There is ‘hope’ for Sudan’s Christians after al-Bashir’s ouster, advocate says
 Myanmar cardinal warns of ‘catastrophe’ if China-backed dam project continues
 What happens when a priest is falsely accused of sexual abuse
 Military veterans keep Pakistan churches safe during Easter
 Cebu’s archbishop calls for prayers and confession, not crucifixions and floggings
 Catholics weigh in on closing southern border
 France asks: Should Notre-Dame’s spire be rebuilt as it was?
 Pledges reach almost $1 billion to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral
 Notre-Dame probe ramps up as investigators question workers
 Pope greets participants in Opus Dei student conference
 Pope Francis encourages Swedish climate activist Thunberg in her work
 Survivors of 2013 refugee boat disaster meet with Pope
 Pope thanks Notre-Dame cathedral rescuers, speaks with French President Macron
 Catholic Church in US will welcome thousands of new Catholics at Easter Vigil Masses

Released Wednesday, Apr. 17

 Jerusalem’s Christian leaders pray for peace in Easter message
 Christ raised to glory on the Cross, Pope reminds audience
 Dublin archbishop speaks of ‘God of ultimate inclusion’
 Pope Francis withheld Benedict’s contribution to abuse summit, journalist reports
 Vatican cardinal, 4 Protestant leaders sign joint ecumenical statement
 World Council of Churches ponders ‘global vision of the Church’
 English cardinal: Human slavery ‘as deep as ever, just in different forms’
 Buffalo bishop ‘dismayed’ over university president’s call for his resignation
 Glasgow reroutes Protestant order’s Easter march to avoid Catholic churches
 Bishop asks Nicaraguans to ‘fight for freedom’
 Cardinal Müller lauds Benedict’s article on abuse scandal, says rift between Benedict and Francis is impossible
 Good Friday reinstated as public holiday in Indian territories
 Indonesian churches tighten Easter security
 White House issues statement on Notre-Dame fire
 All cathedral bells to toll in France
 ‘We will rebuild’: Macron vows to restore Notre Dame within 5 years
 Pope assures Paris archbishop of spiritual closeness, prayer

Released Tuesday, Apr. 16

 Italian priest’s trial for violating confessional secrecy is postponed
 Indian state wants probe of overseas funding for Christian churches
 New Jersey’s Catholic governor signs assisted-suicide law
 Fire chaplain rescued Blessed Sacrament, Crown of Thorns from fire at Notre Dame
 Vatican plans ‘green’ theme for horticultural exhibition in Beijing
 South Korean cardinal stresses sanctity of life following abortion ruling
 Jharkhand Christian killed over ‘sacred cows’
 First 2 bishops chosen after the China-Holy See agreement
 In China, 2 underground priests kidnapped; church destroyed
 Leading Indonesian prelate: say ‘no to corruption and violence, yes to clean politics’
 Cardinal Gracias stresses peace message of Palm Sunday
 Pope Francis visits Pope Emeritus Benedict
 President of US bishops’ conference issues statement on Notre Dame Cathedral fire
 Popes Benedict, Francis are united in urging prayer, penance in response to abuse crisis, Vatican spokesman says
 Notre Dame fire: Holy See expresses shock and sadness
 Bishops’ conference president calls for prayer, support following deadly storms in Southeast
 Have clear goals, spread joy, and show solidarity, Pope tells amateur soccer players

Released Monday, Apr. 15

 Major fire rips Notre Dame in Paris
 Decentralization will be focus of new rules for Roman Curia, cardinal says
 Vatican inquiry into 1983 disappearance of teenage girl?
 Justice Thomas raps ‘religious tests’ for judicial candidates
 New Hampshire lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty
 15,000 join in Palm Sunday procession in Jerusalem
 Peruvian archbishop denies defamation suit is attack on free press
 Leading Vatican diplomat denounces killing of unborn children with Down syndrome
 Vatican spokesman explains Pope’s gesture of kissing feet of South Sudan’s leaders
 Mozambique awaits Pope’s message of hope and renewal
 Pray the Rosary for peace, heed new apostolic exhortation, Pope tells youth
 Live as brothers, Pope tells members of Spanish confraternity
 Theme of papal preacher’s final Lenten sermon: ‘God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise’
 Nobel Prize-winning physicists meet with Pope
 Holy See becomes party to treaty on transfer of sentenced persons
 Papal donation of 100,000 euros benefits Iranian flood victims
 Pope visits Alzheimer’s patients
 Nearly 3,000 allegations of religious discrimination filed with EEOC in 2018
 Pope Francis praises unpaid organ donation
 Look to St. Aloysius Gonzaga as a model, Pope tells Roman high school students
 Follow Christ’s path of humble, silent obedience to the Father, Pope preaches in Palm Sunday homily

Released Friday, Apr. 12

 Protect unborn human life, Mexican bishops urge
 Peru’s bishops broker deal over controversial Amazon mine
 Body of Italian teen considered for sainthood is incorrupt, postulator says
 Leader of US bishops set for Rome trip to discuss bishops’ accountability
 Scientific photos of Shroud of Turin published
 As Venezuela refugee crisis builds, Church struggles to carry out Pope’s call
 Sudan’s military overthrows Bashir; British lawmaker says too soon for Christians to celebrate
 Kissing leaders’ feet, Pope appeals for peace in South Sudan
 In US, number of priests, religious peaked in 1969
 USCCB, CRS: urge members of Congress to support foreign aid to Central America
 In a changed country, poor Americans miss the benefits of marriage most
 In Nicaragua, ‘many priests have been forced to flee’
 Caritas official praises Algerian demonstrators
 Church in Japan to begin investigating sex abuse cases

Released Thursday, Apr. 11

 Nicaraguan bishop to leave country after death threats
 Pope condemns human trafficking, ‘all forms of contempt’ against other humans
 ‘Pray for Gaza and for the Christians who live there,’ prelate pleads
 ISIS regroups in Libya, launches attack
 Karnataka Catholics accuse bishop of selling prime Church land, misusing income
 Pontifical academy examines ‘revolution in personalized medicine’
 Cardinal Nichols sees Church as global ‘network for good’ against human trafficking
 Vatican Secretary of State begins spiritual retreat for South Sudan’s government, opposition leaders
 In decision reminiscent of Roe v. Wade, South Korean court overturns pro-life law
 Faith means overcoming division and envy, Cardinal Ouellet says
 Beatification cause of French priest slain by Islamists is ‘priority’ for Pope Francis, Vatican cardinal says
 Author accuses Honduran cardinal of ‘betrayal’ and ‘cover-up’ in new book
 US ambassador celebrates 35 years of diplomatic relations with the Holy See
 Pope Emeritus Benedict breaks silence, writes article on sex-abuse scandal
 USCCB migration chairman endorses legislation that would give permanent legal protection to Dreamers, TPS holders

Released Wednesday, Apr. 10

 Peruvian archbishop wins defamation verdict against journalist
 Chinese faithful block police from razing Marian shrine
 Wheeling diocese responds to attorney general’s lawsuit on abuse
 Council of Cardinals completes draft of new document on Roman Curia
 Vatican preparing new norms to hold bishops accountable on abuse?
 No-fault divorce proposal undermines marriage: British bishop
 Asia Bibi still in Pakistan, prime minister says
 ‘Forgive us our trespasses’ is theme of Pope’s general audience
 German bishops publish ‘10 theses on climate protection’
 Bishop urges Filipinos in Libya to leave
 American Nursing Association ponders shift on assisted suicide
 Iraqi prelate waits, longs for better times for his Church and his people
 Couple killed in Rwandan genocide being considered for sainthood
 Christians must not give in to failure, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 In Pennsylvania, Carmelites plan a ‘micro village’ according to St. Teresa’s vision
 Cardinal O’Malley: Massachusetts abortion bills will have ‘radical consequences for society’
 Prelate calls for passage of Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Released Tuesday, Apr. 9

 Vatican hosting unique retreat for political, religious leaders of South Sudan
 New Vatican norms for Anglican ordinariates
 Former sostituto suggests fines for Vatican leaks
 Hong Kong diocese plans 2,800 Easter baptisms
 Buttigieg raps Pence for opposing homosexuality
 Indian bishop to face rape charges
 Cardinal O’Brien turns 80, no longer eligible to participate in papal conclave
 In lawsuit, Catholic school says Ohio city’s anti-discrimination law violates religious rights
 140 faith leaders urge Trump, other US leaders to uphold religious liberty
 Bolivia’s bishops lend support to religious freedom legislation
 Asia is dying because of greed, Caritas leader charges
 Bishop accuses Persian Gulf states of seeking control of Central African Republic
 Cardinal Tobin decries proposed funding cutoff for the Northern Triangle
 Malta’s president meets with nuncio, affirms pro-life stance
 Jordan’s king, in Assisi, highlights importance of Muslim-Catholic dialogue
 Pope visits Roman parish
 Federal appeals court upholds Kentucky ‘ultrasound’ abortion law
 Church cautious as India heads for national elections
 ‘No back doors, no end-runs’: Pompeo vows total end to foreign aid for abortion
 Leading Vatican diplomat critiques gender identity, gender ideology
 Vatican Secretary of State: ‘Cautious optimism’ about papal journey to South Sudan
 French saint’s 150-year-old heart being venerated in NYC

Released Monday, Apr. 8

 Vatican moves several candidates closer to beatification
 Catholic University students vote to block porn sites
 Officials protest unscientific treatment at London clinic treating ‘transgender’ children
 Council of Cardinals holding 29th working session
 Papal abuse commission to continue efforts to protect minors
 Was accusation against Cardinal Pell borrowed from story on a Philadelphia incident?
 The Sistine Chapel: A rare behind-the-scenes look at how its masterpieces are maintained
 Accused Chicago priest cleared of sex abuse, returns to parish
 Polish primate lashes out after Harry Potter books burned
 Cardinal Nichols laments knife crime, gang culture
 Vatican hosts workshop on nonviolence
 ‘Enhance Roma inclusion,’ bishops’ commission urges future EU leaders
 Pope discusses suffering, war, migrants with high school students, teachers
 Pope contrasts reaction of Jesus, Pharisees to woman caught in adultery
 From the ashes of genocide, Islam on the rise in Rwanda
 Vatican announces June papal visit to Camerino
 Guam’s new archbishop pledges focus on penance, reparation
 Pope expresses closeness to victims of 2009 earthquake
 Be transformed by Christ and do good, Pope tells German Franciscan charity
 ‘You shall worship the Lord, your God’ is theme of papal preacher’s 4th Lenten sermon

Released Friday, Apr. 5

 Nun who fights human trafficking will write mediations for Stations on Good Friday
 Cardinal Parolin meets with activists working to decriminalize homosexuality
 Former Guam archbishop insists on innocence despite Vatican ruling
 Ohio Catholic school challenges local ordinance against gender discrimination
 ‘As a bishop, it is my duty to warn the West’: An interview with Cardinal Sarah
 Michigan governor requests $2M to investigate abuse by priests
 Papal condolences for Nepal storm victims
 Philippine bishop blasts nation’s president for calling his mother a ‘whore’
 Former head of the Vatican Bank alleges ‘spite, traps, threats, and intimidation’
 Italian bishops continue joust with government over immigration
 Indonesian bishops’ conference calls on Catholics to be politically active
 UN official pays tribute to cardinal’s efforts for peace in Central African Republic
 ‘Pray with courage, putting it all on the line,’ Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Pope releases video for monthly prayer intention
 USCCB urges Trump administration to offer legal protection to Venezuelans in US

Released Thursday, Apr. 4

 Wait for full results of Vatican-China pact, says Vatican Secretary of State
 Chinese authorities raze ‘underground’ parish church
 Eschew ‘fake news,’ Pope tells journalists
 Maronite Catholic bishops rap Trump’s support for Israeli claim on Golan Heights
 Pope appoints Atlanta’s Archbishop Gregory as new Archbishop of Washington
 CDF upholds abuse conviction of Guam archbishop, deprives him of his office
 Chinese Catholics must shun foreign influence, senior Communist leader says
 Cardinal says that ‘structures of sin’ are pushing Lebanon towards economic collapse
 Lincoln Diocese names 9 priests believed to have abused minors, announces new policies
 Polish priest apologizes for burning of ‘Harry Potter’ books
 Italian victim feels ‘defeated’ after Vatican trial of alleged abuser
 Bulgarian Orthodox Church will not take part in any services during Pope’s visit
 South Sudan’s president, opposition leader to meet at Vatican spiritual retreat
 Religious freedom under attack from ‘new human rights,’ Vatican Secretary of State says
 Motherhood should not be seen as a burden, Vatican diplomat insists at UN
 English, Welsh bishops dedicate 2020 to Sacred Scripture
 Pope pays tribute to choir for Alzheimer’s patients

Released Wednesday, Apr. 3

 ‘Underground’ Chinese bishop blocked from Chrism Mass
 Dutch priest suspended after book describes homosexual affairs
 Pope will celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at Roman prison
 Lebanon’s president criticized after thanking Russia for support of Christians
 Vatican official distinguishes proselytism from missionary activity
 Pope, at general audience, recalls journey to Morocco
 ‘The Lord calls us to conversion,’ leading French bishop says of abuse crisis
 Pope recommends article that criticizes ‘neo-rigorist homo-sexophobic reaction’ to abuse scandal
 Venezuelan bishops deplore arrest of opposition figure
 Vatican increasingly reluctant to use words ‘zero tolerance’ in addressing sexual abuse
 Weekly Mass attendance rate in Australia falls to 11.8%
 British Christian Brother, an ecology activist, murdered in Peru
 English bishops announce day of prayer for abuse survivors
 USCCB calls for vote on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
 US bishops welcome ‘Christus Vivit’

Released Tuesday, Apr. 2

 Pope releases document summarizing Synod on Youth
 Hold China accountable on religious freedom, urges US ambassador to Vatican
 Cardinal Ranjith leads anti-drug rally in Sri Lanka
 Leading Philippine bishop calls drug dealers ‘Satans’
 Activist wins ‘landmark’ Canadian transgender legal decision
 World’s oldest cardinal offers insights at 100
 ‘Harry Potter’ books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
 Over 200 extremists attack Catholic school in Tamil Nadu; 4 nuns hospitalized
 Pakistan’s bishops declare ‘Year of Youth’
 Indian bishops: nation needs leaders who consider the poor, the environment, and the marginalized
 Moroccan archbishop describes fruits of papal visit
 Leading Italian prelate sees ‘enormous need for a widespread synodality’ in life of dioceses
 French bishops ask: ‘Which Europe do we want?’
 Nicaraguan cardinal denounces violence against protesters
 Ukrainian Catholic leader calls on state to maintain its secular character
 Pope defends decision to reject French cardinal’s resignation after cover-up conviction

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