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Stories for week of February 25, 2018

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Mar. 2

 Pope to visit Geneva to commemorate 70th anniversary of World Council of Churches
 Papal preacher’s 2nd Lenten sermon: ‘Let love be genuine’
 New report examines repression in Vietnam
 Boko Haram attacks Catholic parish in Cameroon
 Christians in Damascus are coming under heavy fire
 Philippine bishops’ commission, lay leaders issue pastoral statement against divorce
 Egyptian government “legalizes” 53 church buildings
 Chinese archdiocese declares year of youth, with focus on Our Lady of Lourdes, ‘spirit of martyrdom’
 South Africa: bishops’ conference official laments tax increase
 Despite big tech resistance, US House passes bill to allow prosecution of trafficking websites
 Pope Francis, cardinals to hear confessions at Lenten penance service
 6 aid workers killed by Islamist rebels in Central African Republic
 Sant’Egidio’s president discusses community’s growth, mission
 4 UN peacekeepers killed in central Mali mine blast as jihadists ramp up activity
 BBC charity sacked 6 over sexual misconduct
 Brazil’s top court approves controversial forestry law
 Why do Hispanics leave the church? The Encuentro project aims to find out
 Trump stuns lawmakers with seeming embrace of comprehensive gun control
 Civilians stay put despite ‘pause’ in Syria Ghouta bloodshed
 Resignations and appointments (3/1)
 Papal audiences (3/1)

Released Thursday, Mar. 1

 Cardinal Sarah sees first-world prelates undermining marriage and family
 L’Osservatore Romano decries ‘exploitation’ of nuns as housekeepers for prelates
 Egyptian government begins giving legal status to Christian churches
 Congregation for Doctrine of the Faith issues letter on salvation
 Shrine rector stabbed to death in India
 French Dominican receives Henri de Lubac Prize for dissertation on St. Catherine of Siena
 Anti-Semitic incidents in US soared by 57% in 2017, Anti-Defamation League says
 13 dead in Christian-Muslim violence in Nigeria
 No civilians leave Syria’s Ghouta; Putin blames rebels
 Kushner loses access to highly classified information
 30 elderly Christians keep the faith in Mogadishu
 Anti-Catholic youth occupy cathedral in Congo’s capital
 German bishops prepare Communion rules for mixed marriages
 USCCB, in Supreme Court brief, backs mandatory union fees for government employees
 Chicago cardinal calls on lawmakers to act to combat gun violence
 Philippine Catholics rally against drug-related killings, proposed legalization of divorce
 Primate calls on parishioners to be vigilant for the vulnerable during extreme weather
 Pope prays for Syria at general audience
 Prelate calls for immediate “humane solution” for Dreamers after Supreme Court decision
 Resignations and appointments (2/28)
 Cardinal Turkson calls for greater investment in combating rare diseases
 Pontifical academy hosts conference on palliative care
 Cardinal Parolin affirms Pius XII’s teaching on palliative care, cautions against ‘protracted and deep’ sedation
 Pope Francis: general audience on the presentation of the gifts at Mass (full text)

Released Wednesday, Feb. 28

 Council of Cardinals discussed Vatican cost controls, role of episcopal conferences
 New Jersey archdiocese loses challenge to state law on cemetery tombstone sales
 Church of the Holy Sepulcher reopens
 Korean archbishop apologizes after priest accused of attempted rape
 Catholic leaders consider married priests to ease Amazon clergy shortage
 Federal court: 1964 Civil Rights Act’s ban on sex discrimination extends to sexual orientation
 Catholic groups stage DACA protest on Capitol Hill; dozens arrested
 ‘Timeless’ new cathedral to be dedicated in Tennessee
 Syria conflict: Women ‘sexually exploited in return for aid’
 Los Angeles medieval art exhibit emphasizes identity politics
 Colombia’s ELN rebels to hold ceasefire during legislative elections
 Putin orders daily cease-fire in Syrian rebel enclave that UN calls ‘hell on Earth’
 In Australia, Catholic primary schools face overhaul
 Bangladeshi diocese marks 500th anniversary of evangelization
 Brazilian cardinal warns against ‘moral lynchings and destructive criticism’ on social media
 Archbishop Chaput pays tribute to St. John Paul’s encyclical on faith and reason
 Prelate reflects on the Jordan Peterson phenomenon
 In Confession, penitents find forgiveness, not threats, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Resignations and appointments (2/27)

Released Tuesday, Feb. 27

 Bishop Barros gives testimony in Chilean investigation
 Several dead in new Congo protests led by Catholic activists
 Council of Cardinals weighs proposal for regional tribunals to hear abuse cases
 India: Videos show Hindu nationalists attacking Christians, burning Bibles
 Iranian Christian refugees denied asylum by US
 North Korea open to talks with United States, South Korea says
 4 works of Blessed Fra Angelico reunited for first time in over 200 years
 Catholic groups plan nonviolent civil disobedience in US Senate office building on behalf of Dreamers
 Over 40 should face trial for South Sudan atrocities, UN team says
 Ex-Trump aide Rick Gates pleads guilty in Russia probe
 Syria: At least 500 civilians have been killed during week of bombing raids
 12 Jesuit colleges: peaceful gun control protests won’t impact admission
 DR Congo: Catholic lay group decries repression of peaceful protestors
 Be merciful towards others to receive mercy from the Lord, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump challenge on DACA
 Harvard places Christian group on probation for barring student in same-sex relationship from leadership
 Resignations and appointments (2/26)
 Former papal secretary named nuncio to South Korea, Mongolia
 Papal audiences (2/26)
 ‘In hardships, remember the glory of Jesus,’ Pope preaches at Roman parish
 Papal telegram of condolences for victims of Peruvian road accident

Released Monday, Feb. 26

 Church of the Holy Sepulcher closed in protest over Jerusalem tax policy
 Asia Bibi’s family meets with Pontiff
 Council of Cardinals meeting this week
 Rare snowstorm closes down offices in Rome
 Thriving new women’s religious community in Burundi serves orphans, single mothers
 Prelates decry persecution of Christians as Colosseum bathed in red light
 Church in South Africa issues Lenten anti-racism guide
 Spanish religious sister named curial official
 Ukrainian Catholic leader calls for just wages for workers
 US bishops’ conference: call members of Congress on February 26 to advocate for Dreamers
 EU bishops’ commission holds meeting on the role of common free time
 Nigeria: Search stepped up for 110 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram
 UNICEF’s deputy executive director resigns over his past conduct toward women
 Latin-America’s worst-ever refugee crisis: Venezuelans
 Houthi militia kidnaps 200 officers, soldiers loyal to slain Yemeni ex-president Saleh
 Ghouta residents now face being burned out of their destroyed homes
 Cardinal Collins decries ‘heavy-handed, dictatorial approach’ of Canadian government
 Southern African bishops discuss young people, leadership issues
 Pope prays for and with victims of religious persecution
 Pope appeals for immediate cessation of violence in Syria
 Pope Francis: Angelus address on the Transfiguration of Christ
 Papal preacher’s 1st Lenten sermon: ‘Do not be conformed to this world’
 Leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina meet with Pope
 ‘Make the ineffable Beauty of God’s love perceptible,’ Pope tells group dedicated to artistic preservation
 Papal audiences (2/24)

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