Stories for week of November 20, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Nov. 25

 Papal prayer for Java earthquake victims, World Cup in Qatar
 Papal message to ‘martyred’ people of Ukraine
 Pope names two women to high Vatican posts
 Cardinal Zen found guilty in Hong Kong trial
 Pope: Women can give more ‘flavor’ to theology
 OAS leader meets with Pontiff
 French lawmakers approve bill enshrining abortion in the constitution
 Court dismisses Becciu’s lawsuit against Italian magazine
 Bishop Stika, Knoxville diocese to face apostolic visitation
 Bishop chairmen implore Congress to reverse course on harmful Respect for Marriage Act

Released Wednesday, Nov. 23

 Pope, at audience, speaks of spiritual consolation
 Judge orders NY Archdiocese to turn over its investigative records on Bishop Hubbard
 US commission examines relation between official religions, religious freedom
 Christians are called to be active protagonists of the changes that Chile needs, bishops say
 Vatican official: Agreement on appointment of Chinese bishops is not new in Church history
 USCCB, other Catholic organizations call for TPS status for Haiti, Somalia, Venezuela, and Yemen
 Catholic participants weigh in on results of UN climate change conference
 Pope links plight of Ukrainians today to Stalin’s genocide
 ‘You will be my witnesses’: Minnesota archbishop pens post-synodal letter
 New USCCB president criticized for work for Cardinal Sodano
 Bishop offers glimpse into life of Christians in Qatar
 German bishops’ president: ‘We want to be Catholic in a different way’
 Catholic leaders respond to shooting at Colorado nightclub

Released Tuesday, Nov. 22

 Jews and Christians should unite for peace, Pope says
 Ex-priest who desecrated church sentenced for felony obscenity
 Vatican memos warned economic reforms could become ‘charade’
 Pope ousts leaders of Caritas International
 US bishops mark charter’s 20th year, pledge continued outreach to survivors
 Medical organizations challenge FDA’s past approval of chemical abortion drugs
 Prelate takes stock of US bishops’ migration efforts
 Putin: Patriarch Kirill’s ‘wise words’ strengthen the cohesion of society
 German priest abducted in Mali’s capital in rare kidnapping
 Priest abducted, freed in Nigeria
 Leading Sudanese prelate: Abyei faces humanitarian catastrophe
 Vatican issues message for World Fisheries Day
 Archbishop Cordileone calls for respect for life of the unborn, greater Eucharistic reverence
 Nicaraguan bishops express concern for thousands who are leaving the country
 Papal tribute to late founder of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
 Atlético Madrid medic called in for Pope’s knee

Released Monday, Nov. 21

 US embassy to Vatican observes ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’
 Italian nun who won song competition leaves religious life
 Some Hindus join in Christ the King processions in India
 Pope meets with leaders of Roman Curia
 FBI head: most abortion-related violence aimed at pro-life centers
 Cardinal Müller rips German Synodal Path, explains limits of papal infallibility
 New prefect for Dicastery for Eastern Churches
 Bishop Hubbard asks Vatican for laicization
 Vatican to consider Nevada archdiocese
 ‘Do not be afraid to face difficult challenges,’ Pope tells Italian doctors in Africa
 Pope urges Catholics, Assyrian Christians to continue on common journey
 ‘God’s servant to the suffering people’ of Uganda is beatified
 Pope honors family roots in northern Italy with rare outing
 Nigerian archbishop says rich nations need to pay for environmental damage
 At Vatican meeting, ‘moratorium’ on German synodal way process suggested, rejected
 Number of abuse allegations against Spiritans is ‘frightening,’ says former Dublin archbishop
 The Zanchetta affair (Part 7): ‘Lucas’ and Father Belda Iniesta

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