Stories for week of November 12, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Nov. 17

 Bishop Strickland discusses removal in TV interview
 Syrian prelate denounces violence in Gaza, urges two-state solution
 Pakistani government returns college to Presbyterian ownership
 Pro-lifer found guilty under FACE act; prison sentence looms
 Papal encouragement for Filipino pilgrims
 Catholic Relief Services calls for ‘immediate cessation of violence’ in Gaza to allow aid
 Colleges that emphasize fidelity to Catholic teaching see ‘unprecedented’ enrollment numbers
 National Eucharistic Congress releases schedule, offers scholarships
 Conference looks at role of Eastern Catholics in ecumenism
 Angolan bishop denounces political corruption
 Recap of US bishops’ fall meeting in Baltimore
 Vatican dicastery issues statement following Buddhist-Christian dialogue on compassion, love
 Pope Francis pays tribute to Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, author of The Mystical City of God

Released Thursday, Nov. 16

 Vatican plans shift to electric cars
 Holiness enriches families, communities, Pope says
 Prayer more important than programs, Pope tells US priests
 Bishop Strickland appears near, but not at, bishops’ meeting
 Transparency needs to be balanced by ‘effectiveness,’ Vatican finance leader tells Pope
 English bishops welcome UK Supreme Court decision blocking deportation of asylum-seekers
 New Ways Ministry criticizes letter on gender ideology by San Francisco, Oakland bishops
 Pope Francis, local bishop lament slaughter in Cameroon village
 USCCB moves forward with Institute on the Catechism
 US bishops approve supplements to ‘Faithful Citizenship,’ affirm abortion ‘preeminent’ among issues
 Swiss bishops speak to Pope about sexual abuse scandal

Released Wednesday, Nov. 15

 AMA retains opposition to assisted suicide
 Ghana Church leader raps ‘uncontrolled corruption’
 Legalized marijuana ‘disastrous to our society,’ says Denver archbishop
 Papal call for daily prayer for peace
 Share the joy of the Gospel with others, Pope says at general audience
 US bishops vote for committee chairmen, voice support for Hecker beatification cause
 Archbishop Broglio, Cardinal Pierre spar on synodality in the US Church
 189 public works planned in Rome for 2025 Jubilee
 Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith confirms that the Catholic faith and Freemasonry are irreconcilable

Released Tuesday, Nov. 14

 Survey shows ‘Gen Z’ ambivalent on sexual identity
 German bishops empower lay voters in policy-making body
 Peru legislators recognize right to life for unborn
 Shanghai bishop pushes for ‘sinicization’ of Catholic Church
 Polish archbishop voices serious questions about Synod on Synodality
 Keep up hope in dark times, Pope writes in World Youth Day message
 Brooklyn bishop reports 40% drop in Mass attendance in five years
 Pope Francis praises Sicilian bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse
 Brazil pro-LGBTQ network reports welcome in Church, pushback in society
 Synod at halftime: Bishop Rhoades on synodality and evangelization
 US bishops begin fall meeting with prayers, Mass for peace
 French bishops discuss abortion; adult baptisms on the rise
 Pope thanks School Sisters of Notre Dame for ‘making Christ visible’
 Leading Lithuanian lawmaker discusses Ukraine with Pontiff
 Pope receives Sikhs from United Arab Emirates, praises selfless service

Released Monday, Nov. 13

 Franciscan leader in Holy Land calls for end to Gaza bombing
 Vatican commission weighs cases for 550 new martyrs
 Indi Gregory dies; father feels ‘pull of hell’
 Benedictine nuns to take over Pope Benedict’s retirement home at Vatican
 Beijing bishop strengthens ties with Hong Kong
 Compromise proposals fail; Syro-Malabar crisis continues
 Church leaders urge quiet Christmas celebrations in Holy Land
 Pope reaffirms right of parents to educate their children in freedom
 Shrines are places of prayer, consolation, and hope, Pope tells shrine rectors, personnel
 International Buddhist-Christian dialogue examines compassion, love
 Ukrainian Church recalls 400th anniversary of martyrdom of St. Josaphat
 Papal prayer for COP28, gratitude for Laudato Si’ Action Platform
 ‘Enough’ conflict, says Pope Francis, as he calls for more aid to Gaza
 Papal appeal for humanitarian aid in war-torn Sudan
 Nurture the inner life daily, Pope tells pilgrims

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Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs

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The Church commemorates the Optional Memorial of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong (1746-1815). He was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 other Chinese Catholics. Among their number was an eighteen-year-old boy, Chi Zhuzi, who cried out to those who had just cut off his right arm and were…

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