Stories for week of March 10, 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Mar. 15

 India: new priest shunned as ‘bad omen’ after deadly accident
 Papal condemnation of New Zealand mosque shootings
 As Lenten Retreat ends, Pope thanks preacher
 New Zealand’s bishops deplore attacks on mosques
 Trump official praises role of Nicaraguan bishops in country’s crisis
 ‘You could hear a pin drop when the victims spoke,’ abuse commission member says of Vatican summit
 Up to 3 million Turkic Muslims imprisoned in Chinese government crackdown
 Good Friday ceases to be holiday in 2 Indian territories
 Indonesian bishops: vote for candidates committed to religious tolerance
 German bishops announce ‘binding synodal process’ on celibacy, sexual morality
 382 priests have abused 625 minors since 1990, according to report released by Poland’s bishops
 English dioceses see rise in number of people preparing to become Catholics
 ‘I am a fervent advocate of the social doctrine of the Church,’ EU executive says
 Vatican newspaper: ‘It is not too late to save the Earth’
 Vatican spokesman sees Pius XII as bridge between 2 eras
 USCCB committee chairman welcomes California governor’s death penalty moratorium

Released Thursday, Mar. 14

 Cardinal Danneels, papal adviser implicated in abuse cover-up, dead at 85
 Federal appeals court rules Ohio can defund Planned Parenthood
 Zambia’s bishops, other Christian leaders decry government action against freedom of the press
 Damascus archbishop, in Lenten message, laments dearth of young Christians in Syria
 Christian artist savagely attacked by Islamic radicals in Algeria
 Eucharistic yuca not on the table at Amazon synod, Vatican says
 Vatican editorial director weighs in on Archbishop Viganò
 Christian authorities condemn acquittal of suspected Jerusalem vandals
 Vatican foreign minister: Pope Francis will not meet with China’s Xi Jinping next week
 Indian bishop hospitalized after dozens of Catholics assault him in land dispute
 Few abuse scandals involve Pope Francis as directly as that of Argentine bishop
 Thousands surrender as Islamic State nears defeat in Syria
 Mexico’s president calls for abortion referendum
 Vatican spokesman: love, mercy, and courage are ‘the key words to understanding this pontificate’
 Mobile phones at church ‘are like having Satan stashed away in your pockets,’ Pakistani prelate says
 ‘We oppose US policy requiring asylum seekers to remain in Mexico,’ USCCB committee chairman writes

Released Wednesday, Mar. 13

 Pope celebrates 6th anniversary of election
 Defrocked priest found slain in Nevada
 Filipino bishops plan to end fees for funerals, other services
 One-third of American Catholics consider leaving Church, Gallup reports
 Care for the heart to recognize God’s presence, abbot tells Pope, Curia at Lenten retreat
 Trump administration admits a dozen Iranian Christian refugees; hundreds more in legal limbo in Austria
 2 Filipino bishops, 3 priests receive death threats
 Chhattisgarh Catholics hold all-night prayer vigils ahead of elections
 Chinese Christians ‘must fight against foreign influences,’ says government official who oversees Protestants
 ‘Consider us citizens equal to all the others,’ India’s Dalit Christians, Muslims plead
 Vatican official calls for far greater efforts against human trafficking
 Leading Venezuelan Jesuits call for peaceful transition of power
 Prominent Catholics in Northern Ireland speak out against ‘no deal’ Brexit
 Vatican newspaper’s editor interviews Microsoft president
  Papal almoner inaugurates pediatric healthcare center in Central African Republic
 Cardinal Pell sentenced to 6 years in prison for abusing 2 boys
 Cardinal Dolan, leading US rabbi welcome Pope’s decision to open archives from papacy of Pius XII

Released Tuesday, Mar. 12

 Chilean cardinal denies charge of ignoring abuse complaint
 Ireland’s former president renews criticism of male priesthood
 Hundreds of parents protest after Catholic school declines to admit child who lives with same-sex couple
 Utah teacher on leave after forcing student to wash off Ash Wednesday cross
 China rejects US ambassador’s criticism of religious repression
 West’s economic sanctions cause Christians to leave Syria, Aleppo priest says
 Panama’s bishops warn against xenophobia, political negativism
 Apostolic nuncio visits Nicaraguan political prisoners
 Federal court rejects California churches’ challenge to required abortion coverage
 Brooklyn diocese demands apology from NBC over ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit
 Nebraska dioceses ask judge to toss state attorney general’s abuse subpoenas
 Order explains transfer of nun who spoke against rape-accused bishop in India
 Bishop resigned following sexual harassment allegation, Baltimore archbishop reveals
 Ethiopian plane crash victims included 4 Catholic Relief Services workers

Released Monday, Mar. 11

 Investigation complete on misconduct charges against former West Virginia bishop
 Vatican’s former UN envoy exploited staff, skirted US law, former aides charge
 Nine newly beatified Spanish martyrs seen as testimony for today
 Will Vatican-China pact eliminate the ‘underground’ Church?
 Cardinal Müller answers critics of his ‘manifesto’
 Papal condolences after Ethiopian air disaster
 Cardinal O’Malley announces hotline for reporting bishops, cardinals
 Spokane’s bishop weighs in on gay priests, sex abuse, and abortion
 Deceased Tennessee bishop’s alleged victims speak out
 The world suggests temptations that lead us to ruin, Pope says in reflection on temptation of Christ
 Avoid hypocrisy, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 ‘Put God back at the center,’ Pope tells Roman clergy
 Pope, Curia begin annual Lenten retreat
 Sports can promote virtue and human development, Pope tells cyclists
 Pope issues message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
 New Armenian ambassador meets with Pope
 1st-ever meeting between Pope, Mormon leader
 Authentic human development is rooted in a change of heart, Pope tells conference participants

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