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Stories for week of November 13, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Nov. 18

 Pope speaks of family roots, his own age, in new interview
 French bishop-designate withdraws, citing burnout
 Orthodox Patriarch supports move for common Easter date
 Vatican refuses to accept lawyer in suit by former auditor
 Vatican moving toward beatification of Brazilian ‘Red Bishop’?
 613 Italian sex abuse cases sent to Vatican, archbishop reveals
 Maryland probe finds 158 abusive Baltimore priests, over 600 victims
 German bishops meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican amid concern over Synodal Way
 Pope names 38-year-old Brazilian layman as new Secretary of Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
 New USCCB president on unity, the Eucharist, and holiness
 EU bishops’ commission calls for de-escalation following missile explosion in Poland
 Climate change threatens Honduran agriculture, Vatican newspaper warns
 Act on climate change ‘before it is too late’: new papal appeal to UN conference
 Cardinal Tagle asks Vatican conference participants: ‘Who will tell the story of Jesus?’
 Ivory Coast’s bishops warn against illegal gold mining
 Recap of US bishops’ fall meeting in Baltimore
 US bishops’ religious liberty chairman laments Senate vote on Respect for Marriage Act

Released Thursday, Nov. 17

 New report finds rise in persecution of Christians worldwide
 US bishops vote to reissue document on voting without revision
 French archbishop admits improper behavior, steps aside
 Vatican conference marks Propaganda Fide’s 400th anniversary
 Missionaries to Brazil’s indigenous peoples issue manifesto
 New USCCB president would welcome meeting with Biden, stands by comments on homosexuality and abuse crisis
 Georgia’s heartbeat abortion ban is held invalid
 Bishop Barron reconsecrates cemetery vandalized on Halloween
 Prelate links Catholic social teaching, Ukraine’s defense against invasion
 Ghana’s bishops call for ‘crusade against corruption’
 Forest rangers, local towns stop planned cut of Christmas tree for Vatican
 Senate advances Respect for Marriage Act in bipartisan 62-37 procedural vote
 Archbishop Gomez calls for evangelizing response to secular age
 Pope Francis wants an evangelizing Church in the United States, papal nuncio says

Released Wednesday, Nov. 16

 Hong Kong bishop calls for discernment, not action
 Pope pleads against escalation in Ukraine
 Pope speaks on desolation in spiritual life
 Peruvian journalist who investigated scandal-ridden lay group meets with Pope
 Papal condolences for families of victims of Istanbul bombing
 Federal judge rejects Biden administration’s transgender mandate
 India’s Supreme Court bows to Hindu nationalists on conversions
 Bolivian bishops call for wisdom and dialogue in the face of growing hatred and resentment
 Papal gratitude to ‘Match for Peace’ soccer players
 Pope Francis vows to help Yazidis during meeting with leader
 Pope encourages COP27, recalls Laudato Si’ Action Platform anniversary
 Vatican spokesman: Christian tradition, culture not enough to prevent war between Russia, Ukraine
 New Catholic medical school draws inspiration from Padre Pio
 US bishops elect Archbishops Broglio, Lori as new conference president and VP
 Senators reach deal on changes to Respect for Marriage Act, teeing up 1st vote this week

Released Tuesday, Nov. 15

 German archdiocese stumped on lay role in choosing new bishop
 FBI releases video of Buffalo pregnancy-help center firebombing
 Dutch cardinal wants encyclical on gender ideology
 Irish columnist: suppress Catholic religious orders
 Washington archdiocese cancels annual Mass for March for Life
 CCHD funding continues for group involved with Planned Parenthood, LGBTQ ideology
 Live the Gospel by treating others as a brother or sister, Pope says
 Pope to pharmacists: Combat throwaway culture with culture of care
 Ukrainian Catholic leader takes stock of war, discusses weeklong Vatican visit
 Maronite Patriarch criticizes adversaries who ‘do not want a Christian president’ in Lebanon
 Progressive clergy in Brazil facing death threats after Lula’s election
 Pope: May we turn wars, plagues into opportunities for conversion
 ‘Do no harm’: Catholic groups urge FDA not to approve over-the-counter birth control pill
 Catholic organizations urge Congress: Extend Medicaid postpartum, children’s health coverage to 12 months
 US bishops’ committee expresses solidarity with Church in Ethiopia following peace agreement
 Nigerian bishop warns against ‘healing ministries’ in the liturgy
 Cathedral to be built in Kyrgyzstan

Released Monday, Nov. 14

 Father Martin meets with Pope Francis at Vatican
 Apostolic nuncio urges India’s bishops to promote relations with other religions
 Papal warning to Catholic educators against ideological colonization
 Persevere in goodness, prayer, and service, Pope tells pilgrims
 Communication must be inclusive and truthful, Pope tells Vatican dicastery
 New vigil calls for justice for 1989 massacre of Jesuits in El Salvador
 Pope Francis says difficult times should inspire compassion for others
 US bishops post agenda for public session of meeting
 Nationwide Prayer Vigil for Life to continue after reversal of Roe v. Wade
 Detroit archbishop invites faithful to penance after Proposal 3 passage

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Saturday of the Third Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Damien de Veuster, Priest; Opt. Mem. of St. John of Avila

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Today the Proper Calendar for the US celebrates the Optional Memorial of Father Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. (1840-1889), formerly Joseph de Veuster, and fondly called St. Damien of Molokai. (In Hawaii this is an Obligatory Memorial.) He was a Belgian missionary of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of…

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