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Stories for January 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jan. 31

 Retired archbishop leaving Newark, mansion to be sold
 German bishops ‘embarking on a new path,’ says conference secretary
 Bankruptcy ‘imminent’ for Buffalo diocese
 Virginia’s Catholic Lt. Gov. ensures passage of liberal abortion law
 Argentine president meets with Pope; no mention of visit
 Pope sees prophetic role for elderly
 Rohingya Christians attacked in refugee camp
 70,000 fewer women religious today than in 2010
 US sanctions former Salvadoran troops in 1989 slaying of 6 Jesuits
 Los Angeles victims’ assistance official named new chair of National Review Board
 In Haiti, nuncio makes embassy available for talks to resolve political crisis
 Philippine bishops mandate special prayer against coronavirus
 New children’s book features Pope Francis’ words
 Pope Francis offers blessings to COMECE and CEC on their anniversaries
 Doctrine is renewed with roots firmly planted in Magisterium, Pope says
 Pope to decide Cardinal Barbarin’s future, Vatican says after cover-up conviction oveturned
 Background: World Day for Consecrated Life
 ‘God will judge us with the same measure we have for others,’ Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Overcome divisions through kindness, Cardinal Nichols says in Brexit statement

Released Thursday, Jan. 30

 Connecticut bishops: no religious argument against fetal vaccines
 French court overturns cardinal’s abuse conviction
 Working documents for German bishops’ meeting suggest changes in teaching
 Fox network declines pro-life Super Bowl ad
 Pakistani court releases 42 Christians, jailed after riots in 2015
 Southern California bishops reflect on Kobe Bryant’s Catholic faith
 Repeal death penalty in Colorado, bishop urges
 Knights of Columbus ends initation ceremony’s secrecy
 With rising life expectancy, Vatican highlights role of elderly in Church and society
 Ask prime minister to be credible climate leader, CAFOD tells England’s Catholics
 South Dakota dioceses back bill that would ban transgender surgery on minors
 Catholic high school opens in United Arab Emirates
 Bishops oppose India’s new proposed abortion law
 Lebanon’s Christian leaders denounce street violence, offer support to new government
 Bolivian archbishop recalls Bible’s role as Socialist leader resigned
 Holy Land bishops strongly criticize Trump administration’s Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal
 Churches in Sudan attacked twice in 3 weeks
 Bishops ‘very concerned’ about Supreme Court’s ‘public charge’ immigration decision

Released Wednesday, Jan. 29

 Missouri priest commits suicide
 Appeals court backs Catholic university in faculty-union case
 Controversial Russian Orthodox cleric dies suddenly
 News agency publishes comprehensive database of credibly accused US priests
 Newark archdiocese to sell retired archbishop’s controversial residence
 Catholics decry Indian Supreme Court ruling that allows the government to choose school teachers
 In northern India, pastors beaten and arrested for ‘forced conversions’
 Finnish diocese laments rising anti-Semitism
 Hong Kong diocese directs priests, extraordinary ministers to wear surgical masks while distributing Communion
 German bishops urge patience in efforts to deal with abuse scandal
 Pope begins new series of Wednesday general audiences on the Beatitudes
 In Sudan, Christian businessman detained at airport upon return from exile
 ‘Sunday of the Word of God’ echoes initiatives throughout the Church
 Church in El Salvador announces jubilee year of martyrs
 Church in Oran closed down by authorities
 Pope Francis to publish book with reflections on St. John Paul II
 Christians without joy are prisoners of formalities, Pope preaches
 USCCB official laments indifference to exploited migrants

Released Tuesday, Jan. 28

 Minnesota archdiocese settles case, accepts prosecutor’s oversight
 Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration to discontinue perpetual prayer
 Trump signs bill to protect religious institutions from terror attacks
 Irish priest nixes Sinn Fein meeting in parish, citing abortion stand
 Pope, US bishops discuss polarization, migration, homosexuality
 Indonesian president invites Pope Francis to visit nation
 Indian archbishop laments acquittal of 3,700 involved in 2008 anti-Christian massacres
 Bishop offers Mass for former Auschwitz prisoners; Poland’s president attends
 Religious freedom violations ‘manifold and unabated’ in Pakistan, new report warns
 4 members of Christian aid group go missing in Baghdad, probably abducted
 Leading Nigerian prelate calls for greater respect, acceptance between nation’s Christians, Muslims
 Humanae Vitae was prophetic, Paris archbishop says in new book
 Philippine bishops issue pastoral message on natural disasters
 Event at UN focuses on Church’s efforts to save lives during the Holocaust
 Cardinal Sarah calls for end to ‘sterile controversy’ over celibacy book
 Abortion clinics closing at an unprecedented rate
 Human trafficking becoming normal in Papua New Guinea, bishops warn
 US bishops’ conference releases children’s book on overcoming racism

Released Monday, Jan. 27

 Indian bishop seeks dismissal of rape charges
 Covington Catholic students’ bus involved in crash after March for Life
 Cardinal Cupich rejects partisan politics, touts ‘consistent ethic’
 Sex-selection abortion rising in US?
 8 sainthood causes advance
 ‘Life becomes history’ is theme of Pope’s Message for World Day of Social Communications
 In video message, Pope recalls Brazilian dam disaster
 Iraq’s president meets with Pope
 ‘We are not making an impact,’ leading South African prelate says
 Unity, salvation, hospitality: Pope concludes Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
 Priests should work with married couples in evangelizing, Pope emphasizes in address to Roman Rota
 Cardinal Re elected new Dean of College of Cardinals
 ‘Let us make room inside ourselves for the Word of God,’ Pope preaches during new commemoration
 Pope calls for remembrance and prayer on Auschwitz liberation anniversary
 Open your hearts and minds to receive Jesus’ good news, Pope tells pilgrims
 Uruguayan priest named Pope’s personal secretary
 Pope prays for those affected by coronavirus
 Prince Charles meets with Holy Land Christian leaders in Bethlehem

Released Friday, Jan. 24

 President Trump’s speech highlights March for Life
 Vice President Pence meets Pope Francis
 NFL football team helped cover up abuse in Catholic Church?
 Abusive behavior a factor in decline of women’s religious orders: Vatican magazine
 In Iran, Christian convert receives 3-year prison sentence
 Church in Poland marks ‘Islam Day’
 Utah bans conversion therapy for minors
 Argentine bishop fires professor who posted Viganò text on Facebook
 Buffalo priest files defamation suit against accuser
 New research offers details on Catholic inmates at Auschwitz
 Missionary reports that Islamist violence is spreading fear among Niger’s Christians
 ‘No to new wars,’ bishops of 3 African nations plead
 Bolivia’s bishops call for democratic, transparent elections
 ‘Opening the way to the Scriptures’: Irish bishop issues pastoral letter for ‘Sunday of the Word of God’
 ‘Listen to the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth,’ Cardinal Turkson says at Davos
 Vatican diplomat urges international community to ‘keep the flame of dialogue alive’ in the Middle East
 US bishops applaud administration measures to strengthen religious liberty
 Vatican conference focuses on pastoral care of the elderly
 Indian archbishop declares day of reparation after profanation of Blessed Sacrament

Released Thursday, Jan. 23

 International finance watchdog re-admits Vatican
 Joint statement by Benedict XVI, Cardinal Sarah censored by Vatican?
 Venezuelan priest killed by abuse victim, police report
 Cleveland bishop named new Archbishop of Philadelphia
 Chinese churches suspend Masses as deadly coronavirus spreads
 Taiwan president tells Pope of China’s religious persecution
 Could majority of Russians one day be Muslim?
 Maronite Patriarch calls on protesters to give new government a chance
 As numbers fall, Franciscans withdraw from 9 East Coast parishes
 Majority of Americans describe themselves as pro-choice, yet favor restrictions on abortion
 Study finds US bishops are satisfied with their life and ministry
 In US, conversions to Catholicism have fallen 46% since 2000
 Pope Francis offers greetings for Chinese New Year
 Islamic extremists kill Nigerian pastor, attack his hometown
 Supreme Court appears split on Montana’s ban on vouchers for religious schools
 President Trump proclaims National Sanctity of Human Life Day
 USCCB, Florida bishops seek new trial for death row inmate

Released Wednesday, Jan. 22

 Ecumenical Patriarch at Davos: ecology is most urgent challenge
 Spanish bishops adopt 3-year marriage-prep program
 French senate debates proposal to extend IVF funding to unmarried women
 Missing Venezuelan priest found dead
 Pope, in general audience, reflects on hospitality and Christian unity
 Blessed Sacrament desecrated during vandalism at Bangalore church
 Bishop Strickland says he asked Pope about McCarrick report
 Irish bishop offers to mediate among violent gangs
 ‘Provide basic services to migrants,’ Caritas urges nations at migration forum
 Cardinal Müller: Europe must imitate courageous witness of St. Agnes
 Schedule announced for February papal visit to Bari
 Pope names Harvard economist to pontifical academy
 Serve mothers in need, USCCB committee chairman says in Roe anniversary statement
 Planned Parenthood lost 400,000 individual donors last year
 ‘Faith and finance together’: Cardinal Turkson hosts Vatican roundtable at Davos
 ‘You can’t buy the Lord’s gifts,’ Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 ‘We are all members of the one human family,’ Pope emphasizes in message to World Economic Forum

Released Tuesday, Jan. 21

 More than 67,000 Austrian Catholics left the Church last year
 One Nigerian seminarian released, badly injured
 US bishops’ novena for life begins
 Claims against Notre Dame, federal government over contraceptive coverage move ahead
 Researchers ‘reconsider fetal pain’
 Duterte resumes attacks on Philippine bishops
 ‘Had the Church sidelined me earlier, I would have stopped earlier,’ notorious French ex-priest testifies
 Maronite patriarch slams Lebanese politicians responsible for country’s ‘shame and disgrace’
 Syro-Malabar bishops warn faithful against ‘love jihad’ conversions
 Nigerian bishops call for release of kidnapped seminarians
 As political tensions rise, Guinea’s bishops declare 3 days of prayer and fasting
 Pope Francis: The essence of life is our relationship with God
 Bishop Gumbleton: ‘Refuse cooperation with United States wars’
 CAFOD calls on UK to end ‘all forms of public support for fossil fuels overseas’
 ‘Defy the Apocalypse’: Influential Jesuit journal examines Pope’s view of global politics
 Recalling his family’s flight from Czechoslovakia, new cardinal emphasizes service to migrants, refugees
 Trust in God makes us free, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Cardinal Turkson urges World Economic Forum to address climate change
 Pope Francis decries ‘resurgent, barbaric’ anti-Semitism

Released Monday, Jan. 20

 Chinese bishop, in isolation since 2007, freed for holiday
 New scandal in Mexico rocks Legion
 Cardinal Dolan investigating complaint against Brooklyn’s Bishop DiMarzio
 Archbishop Vigano joins Munich protest of German ‘synodal path’
 Planned Parenthood announces record spending on election contests
 Mexican bishop urges charitable treatment of Honduran migrants
 Nigerian archbishop: country is ‘under siege’
 German political leader Schulz meets with Pope, discusses global politics
 Rome’s mayor meets with Pope
 As Xi visits Myanmar, bishops concerned about China-backed dam
 Churches critical in fighting human trafficking, members of Congress told
 Don’t follow Texas’ example on refugees, Miami archbishop urges
 German bishops welcome new organ transplant law
 John the Baptist invites us to turn to Christ, Pope Francis tells pilgrims
 English weekly sees upcoming Assisi meeting as ‘papal anti-Davos’
 Cardinal Farrell outlines Vatican’s vision for the Catholic charismatic renewal
 President Trump pays tribute to religious freedom
 Pope praises work of nurses, midwives
 In India, Jesuit human rights activist calls for civil disobedience against citizenship law
 Pope appeals for a peaceful solution to the crisis in Libya
 Pope encourages fishermen in their faith, work, ecological commitment

Released Saturday, Jan. 18

 Background: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Released Friday, Jan. 17

 Cardinal Sarah: no confusion on Benedict’s role in new book
 Virginia Episcopalians cancel plan for bishop’s consecration in Catholic church
 260 million Christians face persecution worldwide
 Pope greets Lutherans, emphasizes common Baptism
 Vatican, Congo, reach bilateral accord
 German court affirms pharmacist’s conscience rights
 Turkmenistan police raid Christmas gathering of Protestant women
 Italian bishops decry anti-Semitism
 ‘The blasphemy law is like a sword,’ Pakistani prelate says
 Iran bulldozes grave of pastor hanged by regime
 Nicaraguan police record license plates of those attending Mass
 Trump administration issues updated guidance on prayer in public schools
 Marxist communism is being reborn in Spain, cardinal warns
 Leading Australian archbishop rejects breaking seal of confession for abusers
 Pope, at weekday Mass, reflects on ‘the little prayer that moves God’
 Bishops call for the application of international law in the Holy Land
 67,000 Austrians left Church in 2019
 Protecting unborn is a preeminent priority, Pope Francis tells US bishops
 USCCB Martin Luther King Day statement: ‘We have not come nearly far enough’

Released Thursday, Jan. 16

 Case of Benedict’s book is closed, Pope tells Scalfari
 Virginia bishop defends use of cathedral for Episcopalian ordination
 Ganswein filters information to Benedict, Archbishop Vigano charges
 Peace accord strengthens chance of papal visit to South Sudan
 Chinese ‘underground’ bishop evicted, homeless
 Cardinal Hummes offers tips for allies on promoting Synod document
 Belgian missionary priest killed in South Africa
 Bishops ask Kerala state to end discrimination against Christians in benefit distribution
 Turkish police release Syriac priest; Christian couple abducted
 Mongolia, Vatican ‘foreign minister’ sign agreement on cultural collaboration
 Victims face French ex-priest in court for first time
 Bishops urge Central African Republic’s government to hold ‘free, transparent elections’
 Vatican authorizes 85 scholars to examine Pius XII archives
 After signing peace deal, South Sudan’s government, opposition leaders pay tribute to Pope Francis
 Cardinal asks DR Congo’s president for solutions for strife-torn region
 Australian bishops support proposed climate change bill
 USCCB committee chairman appreciative of Trump administration’s ‘concrete actions’ on religious liberty
 Christians persecuted in Nigeria amid deafening silence
 Pope appoints woman undersecretary in Vatican Secretariat of State
 Reflecting on St. Paul’s imprisonment in Rome, Pope concludes general audiences on Acts of the Apostles

Released Wednesday, Jan. 15

 Cardinal Burke: ‘I do not believe that the Holy Father will ever answer the 5 dubia’
 Utah bill would require priests to report child sexual abuse disclosed in Confession
 Mexico’s bishops urge no statute of limitations for sexual abuse
 Brazil’s supreme court sides with Netflix over blasphemous portrayal of Christ
 Muslim Fulani herdsmen kill 13 Christians, wound 3 in central Nigeria
 Arson at historic French church
 Jihadists murder 3 Kenyan teachers
 Thieves desecrate relics of Italian saint
 Influential Jesuit journal: Pope Francis ‘has never intended to tell Islam what it should be’
 Jihadists’ aim is forced conversion of Sahel region to Islam, bishop warns
 Central African Republic bishops warn against syncretism, Freemasonry, other secret societies
 Cardinal Filoni bids farewell to ‘Propaganda Fide’
 Showdown brewing over Equal Rights Amendment
 New documentary offers rare glimpse of Benedict XVI’s life in Vatican Gardens
 Authority is not in commanding but in consistent witness, Pope preaches at weekday Mass

Released Tuesday, Jan. 14

 Korean Catholic population soars, but Mass attendance falls
 Former Pope’s name removed as co-author of book on celibacy
 Turkish police arrest Syriac priest
 Massachusetts court holds there is no right to assisted suicide
 Fewer than 3% of Russians attend church Christmas
 In India, hundreds of Hindu radicals protest against statue of Christ
 Latin American bishops plead with world leaders to pursue peace
 Record number of tourists and pilgrims in the Holy Land
 Colombian Bishops appeal for resumption of peace process
 Following Sant’Egidio meeting, South Sudan’s leaders vow to recommit to truce, pursue peace
 Pope Francis would rather give his life ‘than change the law on celibacy,’ Vatican press office director recalls
 Hungarian bishops raise $223M for Syrian hospitals
 Pope emphasizes prayer in meeting with Minnesota, Dakota bishops
 Vatican spokesman responds to new book by Pope Emeritus Benedict, Cardinal Sarah

Released Monday, Jan. 13

 French bishops to remove references to parents’ sex on birth certificates
 Four Nigerian seminarians kidnapped
 Dutch survey: when churches close, most parishioners don’t seek another
 Cardinal Pell moved to new maximum-security prison
 Pope Emeritus Benedict, Cardinal Sarah author new book on priesthood, celibacy
 Seasoned Vatican diplomat named nuncio in France, succeeding accused prelate
 Leaders of Catholic women’s organization meet with Pope
 Catholic, Protestant leaders welcome new political agreement for Northern Ireland
 Bishops from Europe, North America visit Gaza
 Rome’s Lutheran pastor meets with Pope
 Pope emphasizes ‘welcome’ in audience with Pontifical Ethiopian College
 Cardinal Tagle urges prayers for peace amid tension in Middle East
 Texas bishops denounce governor’s decision not to accept refugees
 Love is expressed in concrete actions, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Vatican officials hail importance of migration, 2018 global compact
 Following scandal, Caritas in Central African Republic adopts safeguarding policies
 May we ‘understand increasingly the gift of our Baptism and live it coherently,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope Francis baptizes 32 children during Mass in Sistine Chapel

Released Friday, Jan. 10

 Burkina Faso: bishop warns of Islamic plan to take over African region
 New York accepts offer to shelter homeless in empty archdiocesan buildings
 Woman arrested for bomb threats against DC Catholic school
 US bishops increase diocesan fees for episcopal conference
 Venezuelan bishops denounce invalid election to National Assembly
 NY bar association seeks investigation of AG Barr for promoting Judeo-Christian values
 Buffalo ex-seminarians charged with harassing diocesan official
 US and Iran escalation worries Christians in the Middle East
 Vatican official rues declining respect for human dignity, sense of community in Europe
 Avert war in Middle East, Maronite bishops plead
 Venezuelan bishops condemn Maduro’s actions against legislature
 Catholic leaders say Congo risks being broken apart by violence
 Pro-life teen Nicholas Sandmann wins settlement from CNN
 In Alberta, campus pro-life group wins appeal over security fees
 Parish destroyed in Puerto Rico earthquake
 Myanmar bishop upbeat about peace prospects in conflict-torn Kachin State
 In Philippines, an estimated 6 million people take part in Black Nazarene procession
 Vatican spokesman: ‘Realism and hope’ are key themes of Pope’s ‘state of the world’ address
 ‘To make war is the temptation of the devil,’ Pope preaches at weekday Mass

Released Thursday, Jan. 9

 In address to diplomatic corps, Pope urges hope in times of trouble
 Judge allows parents to sue Pittsburgh diocese for failing to report abuse
 Maronite bishops urge Lebanese leaders: avoid involvement in Middle East conflicts
 Chinese restrictions on Church rose after deal with Vatican, US panel reports
 Cardinal Zen: Pope Benedict rejected secret deal with China
 Mexican priest kidnapped, shot, hospitalized
 Glorification of jihad in textbooks stokes violence against Pakistan’s religious minorities
 ‘We should not be afraid,’ Pope tells pilgrims from the Middle East
 Create a welcoming society, not more barriers for refugees, Catholic, Lutheran leaders tell Minnesotans
 ‘We have enough of wars,’ Iraqi archbishop says after Iran fires missiles
 Cardinal Dolan, Bishop DiMarzio address New York march against anti-Semitism
 Vatican announces papal visit to Bari
 Sisters of Mercy condemn US strike on Iranian general
 Indonesian human rights activist charged with ‘hate speech’ after criticizing ban on Christmas Masses
 US bishops, in new statement, urge US and Iran to embrace peace
 President of US bishops’ conference expresses sorrow for earthquake aftermath In Puerto Rico
 Slavery to oneself is the ‘greatest form of bondage,’ Pope says
 Pope requests prayers for the people of Australia

Released Wednesday, Jan. 8

 FBI probing McCarrick ties to Papal Foundation
 Pope sends condolences following Iran air crash
 Wild New Year’s party hosted at Vatican-owned building in Rome
 Bishop says he was given no ‘particular mission’ in troubled Buffalo diocese
 Hindu opposition stalls India’s tallest Christ statue
 Vietnamese priests, religious join local protests against dam
 Moscow patriarch denounces divisions in Eastern Orthodoxy
 Constantinople is the mother church of the Orthodox world, Ecumenical Patriarch affirms
 ‘Soleimani killing must unite Islamic countries,’ Malaysian premier says
 America’s religious order superiors condemn US killing of Iranian general
 ‘Volcano about to erupt’ in Iraq, Chaldean patriarch warns
 ‘Live through trials by staying close to Christ’: Pope reflects on St. Paul’s shipwreck in Malta
 Vatican spokesman warns against lack of charity in speech
 Say no to the spirit of the world that leads us to corruption, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Myanmar bishop calls for talks as fighting rages in Rakhine
 Church in Australia plans national response to bushfire crisis
 ‘Pray urgently,’ USCCB president says following Iranian attack

Released Tuesday, Jan. 7

 Controversy continues after archbishop’s appointment in South Sudan
 China: new rules for all religious bodies
 Portrait of Benedict XVI today: body weaker, mind still clear
 Poland: 1.3 Million People Participate in Marches of Three Kings
 McCarrick moved out of Kansas friary
 Arson attack against Pentecostal church in Germany
 Priest removed from ministry after taking ‘disturbing’ photos, Pennsylvania diocese says
 Planned Parenthood increases its number of abortions by nearly 13,000, annual report reveals
 Tennessee bishop: ‘Congress and the President are playing with the emotions of the people of this nation’
 Kenyan Catholic leaders alarmed at increase in terror attacks
 Indian bishops decry infant deaths in state hospitals
 Philippine bishops praise court’s rejection of same-sex marriage
 In Montenegro, clashes over law confiscating Orthodox Church assets
 Poll examines political views of Catholics, evangelicals, other Protestants
 Report: Church offers little outreach to minority abuse victims
 Ecumenical Patriarch declares 2020 as Year of the Youth
 Pope Francis rebels against the ‘rhetoric of the apocalypse,’ influential Jesuit journal states
 Pax Christi decries killing of Iranian general
 Iraqis have ‘big anxiety,’ archbishop says
 ‘The encounter with Jesus changes us,’ Pope tells pilgrims on Epiphany
 Pope, at Epiphany Mass, preaches on importance of worship

Released Monday, Jan. 6

 Church in Pakistan begins ‘year of youth’
 New Armenian patriarch praises Turkey’s Erdogan
 Ivory Coast cardinal calls for release of opposition figure’s supporters
 Methodists propose to split over same-sex marriage, clergy impasse
 Jesus is the only Savior, Pope tweets
 Archbishop Paglia: Reject euthanasia, assisted suicide, and abandonment of the sick
 Australian bishops extend prayer campaign in response to devastating fires
 ‘Very sad and heartbreaking’: Cardinal Turkson reacts to tensions between US, Iran
 Following Trump speech, La Civiltà Cattolica editor recommends ‘ecumenism of hatred’ article
 In address to pilgrims, Pope reflects on meaning of Jesus’ birth
 Chaldean patriarch: Iraqis are in shock, fearful
 Pope appeals for self-control, dialogue amid heightened threat of war
 ‘Conflict must be rejected,’ nuncio in Iran says

Released Friday, Jan. 3

 The person comes first, Pope says in message for World Day of Sick
 Syro-Malabar Catholics debate liturgical orientation
 Judge throws out theft charges against former archdiocesan official
 Archbishop accuses Togo government of ‘specializing in fraud’ ahead of vote
 Yazidi survivors are key to bringing Islamic State members to justice
 Study: Anti-Christian vandalism on rise in Western Europe
 Windows smashed at renowned Bach church in Leipzig
 Abortionist kept fetal remains in moldy boxes amid piles of rubbish, report says
 29 missionaries killed worldwide in 2019
 Cardinal Bo, other Catholics call on Hong Kong executive to end police brutality
 New seminary under construction in Vietnam
 Iranian president sends Christmas greetings to Pope Francis
 Catholic scholars, activists weigh in on ‘Afghanistan Papers’
 Make the Church in the Holy Land a place for dialogue and encounter, Jerusalem archbishop preaches
 Christian faith stronger than ever in Iraq despite instability, says Mosul archbishop
 Pope leads funeral rites for Cardinal Grech
 Video released for Pope’s January prayer intention
 USCCB: Church in US ‘stands in solidarity with immigrants and refugees’

Released Thursday, Jan. 2

 Lawsuit alleges famed Jesuit abused boy ‘more than 1,000 times’
 Archdiocese of New Orleans staves off default
 English cardinal condemns anti-Semitic graffiti in London
 Oldest known church in sub-Saharan Africa unearthed
 Catholic Relief Services prepares for busy 2020 in Africa
 Church crisis comes from abandoning God, adapting to culture, Cardinal Müller tells college students
 Ohio woman wakes up from 7-month coma after family was told to ‘pull the plug’
 Cardinal Grech offered exemplary service to Church, Pope says in condolence message
 ‘We pray for the conversion of every heart that hates,’ USCCB president says in New Year’s message
 God enters the world in the least among us, Pope preaches as 2019 concludes
 Pope pays private visit to Roman parish for friend’s funeral
 Pope apologizes for slapping woman’s hand, encourages pilgrims to cultivate peace and hope in 2020
 Pope preaches on woman’s dignity, the Church, and the Virgin Mary at New Year’s Mass

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