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Stories for week of January 08, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jan. 13

 Pope to Augustinians: ‘Place Christ at the center of your life’
 Exhibit at Beijing archbishop’s residence lauds ‘Sinicization’ of Church
 Becciu’s accuser testifies at Vatican trial
 Papal interreligious visits have advanced religious freedom, US commission chairman says
 Pope to skip Ash Wednesday procession, Mass?
 Upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Indigenous children’s adoptions sparks debate
 Cardinal Pell and abuse: the claims, the facts, and the verdict
 IAEA director, Pope Francis discuss nuclear weapons
 13 years after earthquake, Vatican newspaper draws attention to Haiti’s continued plight
 Bishop laments Islamist terrorism in Burkina Faso: ‘‘50% of our territory is under occupation’
 Maronite Patriarch asks for international help for Lebanon
 Federal appeals court upholds school policy assigning restrooms on basis of biological sex
 USCCB Religious Freedom Day message: There is no freedom without the truth

Released Thursday, Jan. 12

 Cardinal Pell authored ‘secret memo’ ripping current pontificate [News analysis]
 Israeli policy shift brings new tension at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
 US House decries vandalism of pro-life centers; Democrats dissent
 In 2015 letter, Pope-emeritus spoke of rising power of Antichrist
 Pope greets Italian police who provide security around Vatican
 Cardinal Re to celebrate Saturday funeral for Cardinal Pell
 Nearly 91,000 Austrian Catholics—a record—formally left Church in 2022
 Peru’s bishops urge peace amid violence
 Pope praises Cardinal Pell for persevering in times of personal trials
 Catholic peace entity fears for civilian killings in Mozambique’s new military offensive
 Pope appoints lay Curial official to help direct Pontifical Academy for Life
 Police looking for man who vandalized San Diego-area parish
 Jesuits in Slovenia apologize for Rupnik abuse, say they believe victims
 Before icon venerated in Belarus, Pope prays for peace
 US bishops’ pro-life chairman commends House for passing ‘born alive’ bill

Released Wednesday, Jan. 11

 Cardinal Pell, before death, ripped ‘toxic’ and ‘incoherent’ preparation for Synod
 Pentagon drops Covid-vaccine mandate for armed service members
 Vatican tribunal schedules hearing on former auditor’s lawsuit
 Evangelization is not proselytism, Pope insists
 Church in New Zealand commits to sexual abuse changes, including mandatory reporting
 Where things stand in the Syro-Malabar ‘liturgy war’
 Dozens still in captivity after Christmas Day attack in Nigerian state, priest says
 Bishop Álvarez, arrested by Nicaraguan dictatorship, to be put on trial
 President Biden visits El Paso, discusses migration with bishop
 Russian Orthodox official sees Catholic conspiracy in Ukraine, says Pope is a monster and thief
 ‘A saint for our times’: former Australian prime minister pays tribute to Cardinal Pell
 Catholic school enrollment is steady, closures have declined
 Cardinal George Pell dead at 81
 Support the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, USCCB urges
 Abandoning the sick is an injustice, Pope says in message

Released Tuesday, Jan. 10

 Sociologist finds ‘methodological mess’ in preparatory Synod document
 Pope says artificial intelligence should not foster discrimination
 Italian populist premier meets with Pontiff
 Catholic hospital broke law by denying transgender patient surgery: federal judge
 Idaho Supreme Court upholds near-total abortion ban
 German priest punished by superiors for preaching against gender ideology, Synodal Way
 Act to advance human fraternity and women’s rights, Pope tells Zayed Award committee
 Vatican places Indian bishop accused of rape, collusion in murder, and graft on leave
 Vatican reopens investigation into teen’s 1983 disappearance
 Faith after the pandemic: How COVID-19 changed American religion
 Brazilian bishops condemn storming of Congress
 USCCB publishes revised standards for diocesan NFP ministry
 US bishops’ pro-life chairman denounces FDA action on chemical abortion pill

Released Monday, Jan. 9

 Scathing report on abuse in Chicago public schools: ignored by mainstream media
 New Syrian archbishop was kidnapped, tortured by ISIS
 Vatican lists states with diplomatic relations with Holy See
 Major themes of Pope’s ‘State of the World’ address [news analysis]
 What next for Archbishop Gänswein [news analysis]
 Vicar of Rome latest papal confidant to fall out of favor
 Pope Francis baptizes 13 babies in the Sistine Chapel
 Muslim arrested for desecrating Catholic cemetery in India
 3 sisters among 18 Catholic missionaries killed in 2022
 Kansas report on sex abuse in Catholic dioceses identifies 188 clergy suspected of crimes
 Turkey’s 1st new church in a century prepares for opening
 In Kyiv, Ukrainians celebrate Orthodox Christmas in reclaimed cathedral
 Public now can see Benedict’s tomb at St. Peter’s Basilica
 Cardinal Gregory shares memories of Pope Benedict
 Nigerian bishop assesses reasons behind increased priest abductions
 USCCB committee chairman decries Biden administration’s new immigration restrictions

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