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Stories for week of November 05, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Saturday, Nov. 11

 Pope Francis removes Bishop Strickland from office

Released Friday, Nov. 10

 Hong Kong rejects bishops’ petition to free Jimmy Lai
 Italian senate authorizes new inquiry in Orlandi case
 China tightens restrictions on religious education
 Catholics resist bid to require abortion education in schools in Northern Ireland
 HHS ‘transgender pronoun mandate’ seen as threat to religious freedom
 Congo prelate: push for ‘clean energy’ damages Africa, spurs conflict
 ‘The situation in North Gaza is unraveling,’ CRS spokeswoman warns
 GOP presidential candidates debate abortion in wake of Ohio referendum
 Papal message calls for pursuit of disarmament, but reaffirms ‘inalienable right to self-defense’
 Prelate offers 10 recommendations to Congress for protecting unaccompanied migrant children
 US population projected to begin declining in second half of century
 US bishops’ pro-life chairman praises pregnancy-help centers
 Ukrainian Catholic leader welcomes step toward EU membership, warns of looming humanitarian catastrophe
 Vatican hosts international conference for shrine leaders, personnel

Released Thursday, Nov. 9

 Polish bishops voice concerns about Church unity after Synod meeting
 Pro-life leader sues Biden administration for ‘malicious’ arrest and prosecution
 Papal thanks for Patrons of the Arts of the Vatican Museums
 Pope condemns ‘poisonous weed’ of violence against women
 Pope decries ‘tragedy unfolding’ in land where Jesus lived
 Schedule set for Pope’s trip to Dubai for COP 28 conference
 British court orders removal of baby’s life support
 Sisters of Life win exemption from state probe of pro-life centers
 Swiss president meets with Pontiff
 New organization examines slavery and Church in the US
 Ohio’s bishops lament enshrinement of abortion in state constitution
 Vatican foreign minister calls religious freedom ‘indispensable’ to conflict resolution
 Cardinal Dolan defends ‘culture warriors’
 By the numbers: Did Aparecida work?
 USCCB notes link between Supreme Court opioid case, diocesan bankruptcies
 Pope baptizes Ukrainian baby

Released Wednesday, Nov. 8

 Cardinal Ghirlanda meets with Pope amid rumors
 Vatican approves miracle attributed to late Argentine Cardinal Pironio
 Catholic religious murdered in Cameroon
 Pope again pleads for peace in Ukraine, Holy Land
 Papal autobiography due for publication in spring 2024
 Vatican hospital offers treatment for baby after British court ends life support
 Vatican OK’s transexuals for baptism, as godparents, marriage witnesses
 Christian faith growing in countries that persecute
 Major survey finds ‘conservative’ and ‘orthodox’ priests on the rise in the US
 Pope, at general audience, pays tribute to Venerable Madeleine Delbrêl
 Ohio voters enshrine abortion in state constitution
 Man posing as priest steals from Texas parishes
 Scholar analyzes religious composition of political parties over last 50 years
 Former USCCB official: The Vatican does not understand the Church in the United States
 Bishops back SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
 Theme of annual Vatican message to Hindus: ‘Building peace in truth, justice, love and freedom’

Released Tuesday, Nov. 7

 Church leaders call for release of Jimmy Lai
 Baltimore archdiocese closing religious service at church after pastor’s suspension
 Cardinal Parolin reflects on climate-change commitment
 US religious orders face crisis in support for elderly members
 Vatican delegate to UN calls for protection of Gaza civilians
 Jordan’s Christians to forego Christmas celebrations in solidarity with Gaza
 DA closes investigation into Mobile priest who left for Italy with 18-year-old
 Oldest black Catholic parish in New York City to become non-Catholic house of worship
 Ban on school, parish lawsuits remains as attorneys for victims, Baltimore archdiocese continue bankruptcy talks
 Thousands attend weekday Mass in Muslim Dubai
 California cathedral vandalized with paint; police investigating as possible hate crime
 Archbishop Cordileone reflects on gender ideology, ‘secular fundamentalism’
 California mother wins award from US bishops for poverty work
 Catalonian leader meets with Pontiff
 Papal praise for compassion of ‘Little House of Mercy’ in Sicily
 Pope invites children to teach world through their joy and purity

Released Monday, Nov. 6

 Missing elements in US bishops’ Eucharistic Revival program
 Brooklyn bishop removes pastor over controversial video
 German bishop instructs priests to bless same-sex unions
 Muslim leader praises Pope’s commitment to climate-change summit
 Ailing Pope does not deliver talk; Vatican reports ‘a bit of a cold’
 Pope calls Spanish bishops to Rome for sex-abuse discussion
 Cardinal denies drafting changes for papal conclave
 Report: Pope Francis looks at ‘synodal reforms’ to papal election process
 Iranian president, Pontiff discuss Israel-Hamas war: renewed papal call for cease-fire
 USCCB committee chairman lends support to national 15-week abortion ban
 Head of Church of Scotland meets with Pontiff
 Make ‘Life in the Spirit seminars’ widely available, Pope tells leaders of Catholic charismatic renewal
 Papal prayer for victims of quake in Nepal, floods in Europe
 Pope urges ‘stop in the name of God,’ calls for Gaza humanitarian aid
 Pope warns against duplicity

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Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday)

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"Jesus said: ‘The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me.’" Christ Himself is the Good Shepherd, who knows each one of His sheep, who gives His life for them and snatches them from the jaws of the marauding wolf. He is the true shepherd who fulfills Ezechiel's prophecy…

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