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Stories for week of February 18, 2018
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Released Friday, Feb. 23
Catholic bishops urge parishes not to cooperate with Texas Right to Life
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Cardinal Sarah sees decline in faith in the Eucharist
German bishops approve Communion for non-Catholic spouses
Pope, Curia leaders conclude Lenten Retreat
Turkish government blocks election of new Armenian patriarch
Undeground priest laments climate surrounding China-Vatican talks
Lesbian couple files suit after Catholic Charities declines to place refugee foster children with them
Cardinal Marx calls for dialogue with Eastern European bishops
South Korean Catholics collect 1 million signatures in effort to keep abortion illegal
Hindu attacks on Christians double in India
Recent polls encourage Ireland’s pro-life advocates
British court orders life support removed from toddler with rare brain disorder
Hosts ‘miraculously’ preserved 16 months after devastating earthquake
Archbishop of Canterbury sees ‘ecumenical spring’
CAFOD devotes Lenten campaign to saving lives in Zimbabwe
Pope Francis thanks Italy’s Anti-Usury Council
Resignations and appointments (2/22)
Pope, Curia hear call to ‘listen to the thirst of the periphery’
UN warns of extraordinary humanitarian disaster in southeast Congo
Vatican diplomat praises draft of global migration compact, offers suggestions for improvement
Anger in Nigerian village as girls still missing after Boko Haram attack
Message of Pope Francis for the 2018 World Youth Day
Venezuela opposition alliance rejects ‘fraudulent’ elections
‘Hell on earth’: UN mulls Syria action as Eastern Ghouta deaths rise
Released Thursday, Feb. 22
Bishop Paprocki bars Senator Durbin from Communion
Congo bishop explains background of conflict with government
Tajikistan imposes tighter controls on religion
Togo’s bishops invite ‘entire population’ to Eucharistic adoration amid national political crisis
Priest warns that Lebanon ‘can no longer pay the bills of other people’s wars’
Leading Lithuanian prelate writes emigrants on 100th anniversary of nation’s independence
Archbishop of Erbil: Christians in Iraq are ‘scourged, wounded, but still there’
Bon Secours merging with Ohio’s Mercy Health
China and religion: a snapshot
DR Congo bishops issue statement on political crisis
Prelate: spiritual reform of the Curia is ongoing
Lenten retreat: Pope, Curia reflect on Jesus’ thirst, women’s tears
Bulgaria mourns hermit famed for generosity
Olympics are ‘favorable moment for encountering God,’ says head of Holy See delegation
On eve of worldwide day of prayer, USCCB official examines crises in DRC, South Sudan
Oxfam probing 26 new cases of sexual misconduct
The Church wrestles with transhumanism
Venezuela invites UN to monitor presidential election
New report examines newborn mortality rates
USCCB president offers condolences on the death of the Rev. Billy Graham
Syria’s Ghouta residents ‘wait to die’ as more bombs fall
Released Wednesday, Feb. 21
Rev. Billy Graham dead at 99
Clergy file 2nd criminal complaint against Syro-Malabar prelate for real-estate deals
Judge of Roman Rota sentenced for child pornography
Archbishop Scicluna, papal investigator, hospitalized in Chile
Egypt’s top Muslim university open to Coptic students, but Qu’ran requirement stays
Leading French imam calls for radical reforms to end extremism, safeguard Eastern Christians
Congo bishops denounce ‘bloody repression,’ propaganda campaign against Church
Pakistan: Christian teen arrested for blasphemy on social media
Archbishop Scicluna arrives in Chile to hear testimony in the Barros case
English bishop joins call for change in immigration detention law
Theme of Lenten retreat for Pope, Curia: recognizing our thirst for God
Pope to young Romanians: no answers to hard questions
New Anglican interfaith commission begins work with meeting in Cairo
German bishops discuss translation of Lord’s Prayer
Parents lose custody of teenage daughter who wants to “transition” to a boy
Russian religious leaders lament attack on church
New Ontario law allows for larger ‘safe zone’ for abortion providers
Girls and teachers escape as Boko Haram gunmen attack Nigerian school
Resignations and appointments (2/20)
Theresa May hits out at ‘horrific’ behavior of Oxfam staff over scandal
Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks
After latest shooting, we should pray and be angry, Archbishop Chaput says
Enclave bombarded by Syrian regime suffers deadliest day in 3 years
Released Tuesday, Feb. 20
Cardinal Müller rejects idea of ‘paradigm shift’ in Catholic doctrine
Diocese announces Cardinal Mahony will not appear at anniversary celebration
Vatican accord with China by end of March?
China expert fears accord would establish ‘national Church’
Congo bishops decry ‘defamation campaign against Church’ as country prepares for election
Nigeria: herdsmen continue rampage, kill 4 in Kaduna, 3 in Jos
Boko Haram strikes again in northern Cameroon, killing pregnant woman and setting church on fire
Merkel gives pivotal job to conservative Catholic, sparking succession talk
Indonesian bishop forgives man who conducted attack on church
EU bishops’ commission hosts panel discussion on the Church and farming
German bishops’ development agency’s Lenten focus: responsible water use
Baptists report increasing persecution of Christians in Nagaland
Overcoming the sin of tribalism: a challenge for the Church of Africa
Cowboy, engineer, saint: America magazine on the trail of St. José Brochero
Pope’s homilies, addresses as Archbishop of Buenos Aires published
Oxfam releases Haiti prostitution scandal details as American branch distances itself
Nigeria’s Boko Haram crisis: Court frees 475 suspects
14 killed in Mozambique dump collapse
USCCB president, vice president, and migration chair announce national call-in day for Dreamers
Netanyahu says Israel could act against Iran’s ‘empire’
Chinese journalist argues Vatican sees deal with Beijing as “good for business”
Vatican foundation considers Sahel aid
Islamic State claims responsibility for Russia church shooting
Appointments: Eastern Catholic Churches (2/19)
Resignations and appointments (2/19)
Pope, on First Sunday of Lent, reflects on temptation, conversion, and the Good News
Released Monday, Feb. 19
Palestinian leader asks Vatican to lead conference on Jerusalem’s future
Nigerian bishop, rejected by diocesan priests, announces resignation
Pope-emeritus Benedict still writing, cardinal says
Pope, Curia leaders begin Lenten Retreat
Underground Catholic: We are excluded from dialogue between China and the Holy See
Parish looted, hosts desecrated in Bangladesh
Iranian Christian convert begins 3rd month of detention
Catholic mother sentenced to week in jail for contempt of court after having child baptized
Mysterious pool and fountain discovered at ancient Christian site in Israel
Vatican ‘foreign minister’ praises tolerance, respect for religious communities in Azerbaijan
Syriac Orthodox patriarch decries Turkish incursion
Massive data gaps leave refugee, migrant and displaced children in danger
Trump administration proposes ‘paradigm shift’ in federal education policies
Prepare yourselves for total fidelity to Christ and His Church, Pope tells seminarians
Pope names members of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
Resignations and appointments (2/17)
Papal audiences (2/17)
Resignations and appointments (2/16)
Papal audiences (2/16)
Pope Francis: prayer, fasting, almsgiving are remedies for our lack of charity
Tillerson holds prolonged talks in Turkey trying to mend soured relationship
Polish priest’s criticism of bishops, government sparks controversy
Conscientious objection to abortion, euthanasia at risk, warns international Catholic doctors’ group
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