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Stories for week of November 03, 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Nov. 8

 Paraguay’s leading prelate: Proposed pay increase for politicians is ‘immoral’
 Mexican priest burns Pachamama in effigy
 ‘Work for a better and more integrated Europe,’ EU bishops state on 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
 Colombian prelate criticizes Latin American bishops’ response to abuse crisis
 Vatican holds conference on prison pastoral care
 Pope, in message on ozone treaty, emphasizes dialogue, technology, and integral ecology
 Pope Francis calls for ‘cultural revolution’ to protect the vulnerable and the environment
 Cincinnati seminary’s enrollment surges
 Construction begins on largest Catholic parish in United States
 Man who alleges abuse by McCarrick writes ‘essay for the faithful’
 EU grants university $3.2M to develop artificial womb
 USCCB spokesman: Austen Ivereigh’s new book on Pope Francis make ‘false and misleading’ statements

Released Thursday, Nov. 7

 McCarrick pressed hard for troubled hospital loan
 Judge blocks Trump’s ‘conscience protection’ policy
 Turkish government again makes historic church a mosque
 Indian bishop denies allegations of sexual and financial misconduct
 Muslims mob destroys a Catholic church in Punjab
 Following synod, Pope restructures Brazilian dioceses
 USCCB launches national civility effort through 2020 election
 Leading Vatican diplomat warns against ‘unilateral’ reactions to multinational trade agreements
 Ethiopian cardinal emphasizes Church’s openness to refugees
 Vatican newspaper offers inaccurate reporting on US election
 Nigerian priest kidnapped, released
 Lithuanian bishops strongly recommend organ donation
 Kenya’s bishops announce 6-month anti-corruption campaign
 The Lord waits for everyone, good or bad, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Caritas offers 27 EU policy recommendations to address ‘political and social crisis’ of migration

Released Wednesday, Nov. 6

 Cardinal Pell objected to Vatican hospital loan
 Minnesota bishop under fire for handling of abuse complaints
 37 Mysuru priests accuse bishop of sexual misconduct, corruption
 US bishops arrive in Rome for ad limina visit with Pope Francis
 After Argentine order’s suppression, victims struggle to move forward
 Since 1969, 57 Jesuits slain for ‘defending justice and reconciliation’
 Church in Cameroon battles the destruction of forests
 South Sudan bishops: Pope’s peace gesture should not be in vain
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you’
 LCWR, Catholic Relief Services, religious orders condemn US withdrawal from Paris climate agreement
 Vatican newspaper: Award of Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian leader is well deserved
 Find new ways to assist Sahel’s ‘increasingly vulnerable people,’ prelate urges
 Vatican diplomat: Respect religious freedom in fight against terrorism
 USCCB pro-life chairman urges Congress to support Dignity for Aborted Children Act
 Video released for Pope’s monthly prayer intention

Released Tuesday, Nov. 5

 Disgraced Bishop Bransfield not welcome at US bishops’ meeting
 Venezuela cardinal: Maduro leading nation to ruin
 Nicaraguan cardinal decries desecration of protesters’ tombs
 Church leaders launch anti-poverty drive in Philippines
 Jesuits celebrate 50 years of emphasis on social justice
 Rome’s pontifical universities award 1st joint diplomas in integral ecology
 Irish nun, winner of State Department award, promotes girls’ education in South Sudan
 Colombian bishops call for ‘3 minutes for peace’
 Catholic patriarch decries corruption, sectarianism as Iraqi protests continue
 Catholics, Orthodox Christians face threat of ethnic cleansing in northern Syria
 British government examines human rights, including religious freedom, in 30 countries
 ‘It is necessary to overcome the legacy of the Enlightenment,’ Pope tells leaders of Catholic universities
 Pope preaches about the Resurrection during Requiem Mass for deceased cardinals, bishops
 Pope prays for Christians, other victims of violence in Ethiopia
 In new book-length interview, Pope Francis discusses Church’s missionary nature

Released Monday, Nov. 4

 New records raise new questions about West Virginia diocesan finances
 Investigation of Buffalo diocese complete; Vatican to receive report
 Vatican auditor ousted to avoid disclosure of irregularities?
 Austrian man takes credit for throwing Pachamama in Tiber
 Cardinal Dolan: would not deny Communion to Biden
 Trump administration lifts ban on funding for Christian adoption groups
 Chinese faithful occupy church in bid to stop demolition
 ‘God condemns sin, but tries to save the sinner,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 UK inquiry: Pope’s words ‘difficult to reconcile’ with Vatican’s lack of cooperation with abuse inquiry
 Argentine reports say Pope Francis won’t go home in 2020 after all
 Bolivian bishops urge transparency amid signs of electoral fraud
 Generational divide among evangelicals shakes prominent seminary
 Christ’s love is not like a soap opera, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 In speech at Pontifical Lateran University, Pope calls for global educational pact for peace
 In video message to young Catholics and Jews, Pope discusses death
 On All Souls’ Day, Pope preaches on identity, place, and hope
 Holiness is ‘gift and call,’ Pope says on All Saints’ Day
 Pope’s November prayer intention: Dialogue and reconciliation in the Middle East
 Bishops welcome proposed federal rule change on faith-based adoption, foster care agencies
 Pope encourages ‘competence and compassion’ in care of sick and disabled
 Foster respect for the dignity of prisoners of war, Pope tells military chaplains
 Pope extends feast of Our Lady of Loreto to the universal Church

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