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Stories for week of January 27, 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Feb. 1

 Vatican magazine sees major scandal in abuse of nuns by priests
 European court upholds conviction of Bishop Williamson for Holocaust denial
 Catholic churches disrupted, suppressed in Chinese diocese
 Judge rules against Chilean cardinal’s bid to dismiss abuse cover-up charge
 Papal encouragement for joint Catholic-Oriental Orthodox dialogue
 Qatar human rights official meets with Pope
 Offer ‘clear Christian witness in every environment,’ new Sostituto preaches at university
 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow marks 10 years in office
 Czech parliament passes bill to tax church compensation payments
 Greeks bridle at historic deal to split Orthodox church from state
 In Brazil, archdiocese characterizes dam disaster as ‘abomination of desolation’
 Philippines: cathedral bombing suspect evades arrest; aide killed in raid
 Holy See diplomat calls for urgent action on climate change for the sake of international peace
 Nigeria: Boko Haram militants are being given a chance to re-integrate into society
 In Netherlands, church service stops after 96 days as asylum family pardoned
 In Venezuela’s end game, Pope and bishops take different paths
 Former communist agents charged with framing Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko
 EU bishops discuss impact of new data privacy regulation on the Church
 As Brexit nears, Church leaders have concerns about future
 The Pope in the United Arab Emirates: English-language coverage from Abu Dhabi
 Background: World Day for Consecrated Life

Released Thursday, Jan. 31

 Virginia governor defends proposal allowing abortion during childbirth
 1 million Christians have fled Iraq, Patriarch reports
 Asia Bibi expected to leave Pakistan soon
 Cardinal Kasper sees conspiracy to force Pope’s resignation
 Vatican archbishop encourages students, faculty at Rome university
 Pope issues video message before visit to UAE
 Venezuelan cardinal: Maduro should step down
 Wikileaks releases documents on Pope Francis and the Knights of Malta
 Asia Bibi will soon join daughters in Canada, bishop says
 At Geneva ecumenical event, Catholic speaker emphasizes preferential option for the poor
 Syro-Malabar bishops threaten canonical action against priests, religious who speak to media without permission
 Delhi court rejects plea for state probe into clergy abuse claims
 Abu Sayyaf is responsible for cathedral bombing, Philippine president says
 Thousands take part in rally for Catholic school ransacked by Hindus in Maharashtra
 In United Arab Emirates, bishop sees Pope as bridge between Muslims, Asian Catholic migrants
 Renaissance painting of Christ, presumed lost, rediscovered at Connecticut auction
 Abducted Jesuit’s family meets with Pope
 Mali’s bishops mark 130th anniversary of nation’s evangelization
 Vatican diplomat: 220,000 Catholic schools educate more than 65 million students, over half of them non-Christian
 Cardinal Nichols welcomes inquiry into persecution of Christians
 Bishops’ commission calls on EU nations to share responsibility for migrants stranded at sea
 Venezuela: pro-Maduro crowd attacks parishioners during Mass

Released Wednesday, Jan. 30

 Chinese regime recognizes bishop from ‘underground’ Church
 Pope’s February trip will be first visit to Arabian peninsula
 Pope recalls apostolic journey to Panama, laments ‘nationalisms that raise walls’
 Iowa’s ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion law ruled unconstitutional
 Clergy child abuse reporting laws uneven across the US
 Cardinal Dolan asks: Why are Cuomo, Democrats alienating Catholics?
 Church in Bangladesh celebrates 500th anniversary of evangelization
 Myanmar’s cardinal deplores proposed Chinese-funded dam
 Return of Christians to the Nineveh Plain remains uncertain, Kurdish official says
 Pope assures support for Filipino bishops
 Burkina Faso’s bishops express concern about ‘unprecedented’ civil strife
 ‘Stop the repression,’ Venezuelan bishops plead
 Influential journal publishes Pope’s ‘Letters of Tribulation’
 In message to Havana conference, Pope urges fraternal civilization for authentic human promotion
 Catholic Schools Week celebrated across US

Released Tuesday, Jan. 29

 Russian Orthodox report 1,000 new parishes per year
 More pastoral support for marriage needed, Pope says
 March for Life apologizes for condemning Covington Catholic students
 Pakistan’s top court frees Asia Bibi
 Denying allegation, CDF official resigns from position
 Vatican spokesman rues lack of compassion, spirit of condemnation in Catholic media
 New York State lawmakers vote to ease statute of limitations for molestation
 Fear is fraternity’s main adversary, Vatican newspaper’s new editor says
 Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith reports ‘lively discussions’ with Indian bishops, theologians
 Benedict XVI, German-speaking rabbis engage in unofficial discussions
 Office of Papal Charities brings 1,300 to theater show
 Manhattan street given new name in honor of St. Óscar Romero
 Thanking World Youth Day volunteers, Pope discusses prayer, generosity
 Pakistan blocked young Catholics from attending World Youth Day
 Pope to California pilgrim: clerical sex abuse is a ‘horrible crime’
 40 young Polish sailors meet with Pope
 Pope recalls Holocaust, prays for Venezuela, laments attacks in Colombia, Philippines
 Philippine bishops condemn Jolo cathedral bombings
 Lisbon to host 2022 World Youth Day
 Leading Asian prelate: uphold traditional values by caring for the elderly and infirm

Released Monday, Jan. 28

 Pope downplays expectations for February summit during in-flight interview
 Pro-abortion Irish lawmaker denied Communion
 Christians now only 2% of Syrian population
 Covington bishop apologizes for ‘premature statement’ on pro-life students
 +Cardinal Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, CMF, 89
 ‘You young people are the now of God,’ Pope preaches at World Youth Day’s closing Mass
 New Lima archbishop seen as marked shift from predecessor
 Cubans inaugurate 1st new Catholic church since Castro took power in 1959
 Pope asks young people at prayer vigil: “Are you willing to be an ‘influencer’ like Mary?”
 Turn to Jesus when you face weariness, Pope tells Panama’s priests, religious, and lay movement members
 Italy says it’s closing refugee center where Pope celebrated Mass
 20 dead as bombs target Sunday Mass in Philippine cathedral
 Italian bishops offer to care for minors stranded in Mediterranean Sea
 ‘We do not need nationalism,’ but a ‘fraternal and cosmopolitan’ patriotism, Cardinal Marx declares
 ‘Rescue us from paralysis’ in the face of suffering, Pope prays at World Youth Day Via Crucis
 Addressing young prisoners, Pope contrasts Jesus’ approach of conversion with the gossip, complaining of ‘doctors of the law’
 ‘We are deeply grateful for the President’s pro-life commitment,’ USCCB committee chairman says

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