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Stories for week of September 09, 2018

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Sep. 14

 Historic agreement between China and Vatican imminent, Taiwan foreign ministry says
 Cardinal Dolan says we need to ‘take Archbishop Viganò’s allegations seriously,’ hopes Cardinal Wuerl doesn’t resign
 Number of Christian refugees entering US falls 40%
 West Virginia attorney general pledges ‘close review’ of allegations against Bishop Bransfield
 Former priest recounts abuse by Archbishop McCarrick
 Woman sues Pennsylvania diocese over effort to ‘smear’ her over sexual abuse claims
 West Papua Catholics demand their bishop’s removal
 15,000 attend dedication of new Indonesian cathedral
 Pope encourages Europe’s bishops to show solidarity
 Central, Eastern European bishops discuss migration, gender ideology
 Pope links sexual abuse in Chile, Ireland, United States to ‘elitist,’ ‘clericalist’ Church
 Human resources official to serve as USCCB’s chief operating officer
 Pope Francis reflects on ‘theology of tenderness’
 Vatican newspaper highlights: Venezuela, Myanmar, papal remarks to bishops

Released Thursday, Sep. 13

 West Virginia bishop resigns, investigation launched into abuse charges
 Kerala police summon accused bishop for further questioning
 Indiana bishop cleared after prosecutor’s investigation
 Pope urges new bishops to persevere in trials
 US bishops report ‘fruitful’ meeting with Pontiff; no word on apostolic visitation
 Archdiocese of Boston removes priest from ministry following allegation
 United Arab Emirates seen as ‘oasis of freedom’ for foreign Christians
 Federal court: light and sound ordinance does not infringe on Catholic high school’s religious freedom
 Indiana university settles lawsuit by pro-life group
 Church not part of any plot to oust Duterte, bishops’ conference official says
 Archbishop Gänswein reflects on abuse scandal as the Church’s 9/11
 Vatican recognizes Korean martyrs’ shrine as official international pilgrimage site
 Bannon: Pope should not resign, but Church abuse tribunal needed
 Concerns grow that religious freedom in Malaysia is losing ground
 French bishops ‘saddened and chastened’ by abuse scandal
 2 people accuse Cardinal DiNardo of ignoring abuse by priest
 Cardinal pays tribute to Pakistani Christian soldiers
 Pope reflects on importance of the Holy Name of Mary
 Vatican newspaper highlights: Libya, abuse, Syria, and ‘end of male domination’

Released Wednesday, Sep. 12

 Cardinal Wuerl to meet with Pope, discuss resignation
 Council of Cardinals polishes draft for new apostolic constitution
 Venezuelan bishops meet with Pope, discuss economic crisis
 Vatican officials discuss Dreher’s ‘Benedict Option’
 Pope to visit Japan in 2019
 Another Nigerian priest killed
 German sex-abuse investigation uncovers over 3,600 cases
 Brazilian bishop resigns; charged with diverting diocesan funds
 Pope summons world’s bishops to Rome for February discussion of abuse crisis
 Protests in Florence against impending closure of historic Dominican friary
 Pope reflects on ‘the day of rest, prophecy of freedom’
 Pentecostal pastor arrested on charges of ‘forced conversions’ in Madhya Pradesh
 Vatican cardinal visits Vietnam
 Hong Kong Catholics remember 2 priests killed by the Communist Party
 Iraq: Basra archbishop laments ‘social catastrophe’
 Islamic extremism remains a problem in Indonesia, says Jakarta cathedral priest
 Coptic Orthodox bishop rejects ‘reconciliation session’ following anti-Christian violence
 Pope sends message to Nicaragua’s Ortega, prays for peace
 Dutch bishops express pain, shame over abuse
 Russia’s Catholic bishops offer support for Pope, criticize attacks
 Vatican’s foreign minister calls for renewed emphasis on universality of human rights
 India: 2 years after Supreme Court order, no investigation into Kandhamal acquittals
 Syrian rebels attack Christian city
 Cardinal concerned about Christians in new Philippine Muslim region
 Vatican newspaper highlights: migrants, human trafficking, climate, Korea, Council of Cardinals

Released Tuesday, Sep. 11

 Pope Benedict may have issued authoritative ‘precept’ in McCarrick case
 Coptic bishop rejects ‘reconciliation session,’ cites dangers to Christian minority in Egypt
 Beijing imposes new restrictions for religious activities online
 Pope Benedict ordered McCarrick to withdraw in 2007
 India: religious order rejects rape charges by its member
 Indian court investigates handling of rape charge against Catholic bishop
 Moscow patriarchate threatens ‘retaliatory measures’ against Constantinople
 Pope to meet with leaders of US bishops’ conference on September 13
 China’s rapid aging challenges government retirement system
 British bishop sees ‘3-level crisis’ of abuse, ‘homosexual circles,’ and cover-ups
 Prelates in Austria, Germany defend Pope Francis
 The bishop is a man of prayer, proclamation, and communion, Pope tells new missionary bishops
 Group: government officials are destroying crosses, burning Bibles in China
 Pope Francis: ‘the great accuser’ raises up ‘accusers of today to catch us in contradiction’
 EU court sees discrimination in Catholic hospital’s firing of divorced and remarried doctor
 No comment from Cardinal Re on Archbishop Viganò’s allegations
 Kentucky attorney general calls for grand jury to investigate state’s dioceses
 Cardinal Bo: words like ‘genocide,’ ‘ethnic cleansing’ are not ‘helpful’ in moving Myanmar forward
 Turkey replaces prosecutor who indicted US pastor Brunson
 Latin American religious meet in Medellín as Church grapples with abuse

Released Monday, Sep. 10

 Council of Cardinals backs Pope, suggests replacing some members
 10,000 join Eucharistic procession in Liverpool
 New Australian premier pledges support for religious freedom
 English bishop establishes first traditionalist parish
 Indian nuns call for action against bishop on rape charges
 Iraqi archbishop reports anti-government violence flaring in Basra
 Congo court acquits priest’s accused killers
 Chilean prosecutors to quiz three bishops
 Cardinal Cupich advises seminarians not to be ‘distracted’ by scandal
 Papal abuse commission: role is prevention, not investigation
 Cardinal O’Malley defends handling of letter on McCarrick
 Council of Cardinals meeting this week
 Argentina: raid at school for deaf in clerical abuse probe
 Cardinal Wuerl’s master of ceremonies calls on him to resign
 Nun beatified in Strasbourg
 New Italian government plans to curb Sunday shopping: Di Maio
 Scandinavian bishops urge faithful to pray and fast for the Pope
 Open your hearts to the needs of the suffering, Pope tells faithful
 Nebraska bishop joins calls for investigation of Archbishop Viganò’s allegations
 Letter from Cardinal Sandri confirms Archbishop Viganò’s claim that Vatican knew of McCarrick allegations in 2000
 Catholic donor denies he consulted on Viganò allegations against Pope Francis
 Pope thanks Benedictines for their witness
 Vatican Observatory hosts conference on meteorite curation
 Pope encourages cooperation between parents, teachers
 At least 20 killed in latest Plateau massacre in Nigeria
 President Trump calls Jewish faith leaders, rabbis
 Ecumenical Patriarch urges Orthodox Christians to live out faith’s ecological implications

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