Stories for week of January 09, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Jan. 14

 Stalemate on appointment of new rector for North American College
 Abuse victims ask European court to lift Vatican’s sovereign immunity
 Alice von Hildebrand, author and teacher dead at 98
 Indian court acquits bishop accused of rape
 Pope needs to do more to address abuse, says Vatican commission member
 Grand Mufti of the Caucasus meets with Pope
 ‘We have missed many opportunities’ during pandemic for economic change, Pope tells conference
 English parishes asked to mark Peace Sunday
 ‘We dream of a multi-ethnic country of peaceful concord,’ leading Kazakh bishop says
 Pope Francis, in new interview, reflects on fatherhood
 Same-sex marriage bill becomes law in Chile
 Bishops of Portugal establish independent commission on abuse
 Lawsuit alleges Notre Dame, Georgetown among universities rigging financial aid
 Newborn abandonment case prompts renewed emphasis on ‘safe haven’ efforts
 Vatican updates anti-Covid measures, requiring ‘super green pass’

Released Thursday, Jan. 13

 Verdict soon in trial of Indian bishop on rape charges
 Church must adopt synodality as style, Pope says
 Cardinal Parolin rules out religious exemption to Vatican vaccine mandate
 German bishop criticizes delay in Synodal Way gender-neutral language debate
 As Russia amasses troops, deep anxiety hangs over Ukraine’s Catholics
 Syro-Malabar priests stage fast in front of cardinal’s residence over liturgical changes
 Cardinal Tobin: Refusing to deal with life’s complexity is a form of heresy
 ‘Hopes high for Tokyo’s planned same-sex partnership system’
 Last 7 years ‘the hottest ever,’ Vatican newspaper emphasizes
 Ethiopian cardinal calls for peace and forgiveness
 Coptic Orthodox diocese proposes ‘spiritual awakening’ in memory of Christians slain in Libya
 New Mexico archbishop issues pastoral letter on nuclear disarmament
 China closes abortion clinics amid continued fallout of 1-child policy
 US bishops announce pro-life novena

Released Wednesday, Jan. 12

 Christian proportion of Israeli population continues to decrease
 Sri Lankan government rejects Cardinal Ranjith’s charges of bombing cover-up
 Pope makes headlines with visit to music store in Rome
 Diocese of Rome condemns swastika-draped casket at funeral
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘St. Joseph the Carpenter’
 Papal tribute to Kraków’s theological faculty on 625th anniversary
 UN chief, Pope Francis offer condolences over Murree tragedy
 Ireland to follow France in offering free contraception to women under 25
 More than 20% of Ireland’s priests and brothers have died in past 3 years
 Patriarch Pizzaballa calls for hope in the Holy Land in 2022
 Some Catholic groups press Sen. Manchin to support ‘Build Back Better’ legislation
 Events around US mark Supreme Court’s decision legalizing abortion
 Pope to install catechists, lectors at Word of God celebration
 Vatican newspaper draws attention to ‘unprecedented humanitarian disaster’ in Afghanistan
 Pope mourns David Sassoli, ‘man of Christian and human values’

Released Tuesday, Jan. 11

 Pope seen indulging ‘psychoanalysis at a distance’
 Catholicism losing majority status in Latin America
 Coptic leader strongly defends male priesthood
 India: priest faces hate-speech charge for criticizing Hindu-nationalist rule
 Ousted Vatican archbishop rumored at odds with papal policy
 Italian bishop bars unvaccinated priests, deacons from in-person ministry
 Bishop appeals to Filipinos not to hoard medicine
 Mexican cardinal tests positive for Covid
 Annual March for Life still on this year in Washington
 Papal Christmas greetings to Eastern churches
 Papal appeal for end to violence in Kazakhstan
 Custos, civil officials celebrate Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on the River Jordan
 +Sister Maria Kaleta, 92
 Pope, cardinal offer condolences to victims of Bronx fire that killed 17
 Patriarch Kirill hopes his relations with Pope Francis will help establish peace
 Pope to preside at 4 public liturgies in January, February, Vatican announces
 Indigenous Christians living in fear in Bangladeshi village
 Islamabad: Christian accused of blasphemy released on bail
 Vatican spokesman sees Pope Francis ‘building bridges in the name of fraternity’

Released Monday, Jan. 10

 Vaccination in fore of Pope’s annual address to diplomatic corps
 India lifts ban on foreign funding for Missionaries of Charity
 Vatican diplomacy: accords with 183 states
 Pope removes secretary of Vatican doctrinal congregation
 Cardinal Cupich heckled at pro-life event
 In handwritten letter, Pope Francis praises Sister Gramick’s 50 years of ministry
 Swiss court insists Vatican suspects can get a fair trial
 Patriarch Kirill issues Christmas message
 Pope baptizes 16 infants, recalls importance of preserving Christian identity
 New Irish archbishop urges Church to listen to those it treated harshly
 God trusts man, Ukrainian Catholic leader emphasizes in Christmas homily
 Syrian government exempts Christian clergy from travel fee
 Bishop Schneider: Catholics in Kazakhstan are safe amid unrest
 Nigerian bishop warns against breaking up the nation
 Papal encouragement for Saints Peter and Paul Association, ‘artisans of encounter’
 100,000 Peruvian children have lost parents to Covid, Vatican newspaper emphasizes

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