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Stories for week of November 26, 2017

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Dec. 1

 Pope begs forgiveness for suffering of Rohingya
 Spanish Cardinal Canizares: Catalan separatists at odds with Church teaching
 Turkish president will attend re-opening of historic Orthodox church in Istanbul
 Pope ordains 16 priests during Mass in Bangladesh
 Malawi bishops challenge pro-abortion lobby to a referendum
 Pakistan’s religious minorities underrepresented in legislative bodies
 SCOTUS and the “Reproductive FACT Act”
 English archbishop: in Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis ‘has not in any way changed the teaching of the Church’
 Pro-Life advocate Gabriella Gambino joins Cardinal Farrell’s Vatican team
 Resignations and appointments (11/30)
 Zambian bishop laments rise in spouse murders
 Chile: former First Lady speaks out against papal visit
 Large iceberg breaks free from glacier in southern Chile
 Ireland awaits word on abortion law options
 Australia: same-sex marriage bill expected to pass Senate; conscience-protection amendments defeated
 US joins Africans to put parental rights back in UN sex ed policy
 Prelate criticizes Senate tax proposal and potential repeal of health insurance mandate
 Holy See urges UN member states to receive and protect migrants
 Leading Russian Orthodox official critiques documents of 2016 pan-Orthodox council
 Ukrainian Orthodox leader claims Catholics violently confiscated churches
 Church in South Korea steps up anti-abortion campaign
 Russia rejects US call to cut ties with North Korea

Released Thursday, Nov. 30

 Deputy director of Vatican bank ousted
 Pope sends video message to conference on Laudato Si’ in Costa Rica
 Papal greeting to Orthodox Patriarch on feast of St. Andrew
 Congo’s bishops urges President Kabila not to run for re-election
 Ghana’s bishops, in guidelines on Amoris Laetitia, avoid Communion controversy
 London-based Catholic Herald announces plans for American edition
 Arriving in Bangladesh, Pope quickly speaks of Rohingya
 ‘How urgent it is to grow towards full and visible communion,’ Pope says in St. Andrew’s Day message to Ecumenical Patriarch
 Baptists face persecution in Kazakhstan
 Egypt: 21 churches receive long-delayed government approval to build
 Philippines: priest discusses nightmare experience of being hostage of Muslim militants
 Jewish community in Belgium files lawsuit to overturn ban on religious slaughter of animals
 Prelate voices strong support for net neutrality protections
 Bangladesh prelate: ‘the Church needs less diplomacy and more faith’
 German bishops denounce persecution of Christians in Nigeria
 Bangladesh’s cardinal stresses importance of dialogue
 Pope leaves for Bangladesh after historic visit to Myanmar
 Ghana’s bishops analyze threats to family life, offer pastoral guidelines
 EU bishops offer recommendations for EU strategy in Iraq
 Amid political divisions, Kenya’s bishops appeal for end to violence, destruction of property
 Indian nun discusses challenges of serving in war-torn South Sudan
 Missionaries face steep challenges in Myanmar
 South Korea’s hidden treasure: a vibrant Catholic Church
 Tribal militias kill 43 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, abducts women, children
 Catholic Charities USA: ‘tell the Senate to support a tax code that prioritizes the poor’
 Tillerson on North Korea missile launch: diplomatic options viable ‘for now’

Released Wednesday, Nov. 29

 Washington archdiocese suing transit authority for ban on Christmas advertising
 USCCB promotes new Assistant General Secretary for Integral Human Development
 Papal challenge to bishops of Myanmar
 Pope’s homily at Mass in Yangon
 Religious leaders should unite for justice and peace, Pope tells Buddhist monks
 Former Vatican bank president explains decision to sign ‘filial correction’
 Pope’s open-air Mass biggest event in Myanmar history
 Bangladesh: Muslim leader to present Pope with fatwa against extremism
 Court strikes down Texas law against dismemberment abortions
 Federal court grants 51 Indonesian Christians a temporary stay of deportation
 In the sky this week
 Oppressed Christians in Bangladesh are awaiting papal visit
 Ukrainian Catholic leader: Moscow’s desire to dominate is major obstacle to peace
 Bishops hurt, disappointed by papal decision not to visit India
 DR Congo bishops thank Pope for prayer service, again call on Kabila to step down
 Largest Michelangelo exhibition in history opens in New York City
 Poland to phase out Sunday shopping by 2020
 Resignations and appointments (11/28)
 Cardinal DiNardo responds to Egypt mosque attack
 Prelate: termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti is ‘deeply troubling’
 At National Press Club, Iraqi archbishop, other panelists urge continued support for persecuted Christians
 ISIS claims suicide attack in Baghdad suburb
 Syrian refugee ordained in Australia
 Trump, Macron agree on Geneva process to end Syrian crisis

Released Tuesday, Nov. 28

 Priest to face trial for Texas murder committed in 1958
 SNAP acknowledges false accusation against St. Louis priest
 Australian archbishop, citing pacemaker surgery, delays court appearance
 Pope skirts Rohingya issue in talks to Myanmar’s political, religious leaders
 Vatican Secretary of State calls on faithful to defend unborn, work for inclusion of poor
 In irenic statement, Zimbabwe bishops forgive Mugabe, call for transition to democracy
 Head of Caritas India: works of mercy should be expressions of faith
 In Jakarta, the bishops remember the important role played by the Church in Indonesian history
 World Council of Churches leadership issues statements on Zimbabwe, Iraq, nuclear weapons
 Religious bodies call on UK government to support stateless people
 Over 100 priests gather for Mass for peace in Baja California
 Gujarat bishops warn that secular democracy is at risk in elections
 Nicaragua: cardinal laments killing of 2 boys by military
 Cardinal Parolin: the small Christian communities of Myanmar, Bangladesh need Pope’s encouragement
 Vatican releases postage stamps on Reformation, St. Francis of Sales
 Pope sends telegrams to heads of state from aboard papal flight to Myanmar
 Migrants drown, hundreds rescued off Libyan coast
 Free speech for crisis pregnancy centers? The Supreme Court will decide
 Bali volcano erupts: Mount Agung’s ash cloud leaves thousands stranded
 Photos of the Pope in Myanmar
 New round of Syria talks opens in Geneva
 Pope Francis: Angelus Address on the Solemnity of Christ the King

Released Monday, Nov. 27

 Cardinal Müller, in new interview, sees deep divisions in Church
 Christmas tree arrives in St. Peter’s Square
 Irish Catholics gather for ‘Rosary on the Coasts’
 Coptic Patriarch, Egyptian president, Pope voice sorrow after massacre at mosque
 India: electoral commission investigating prelate’s plea for prayers before vote
 Non-religious American accepting gender ideology, survey suggests
 Italian seminary scandal escalates; diocese threatens legal action
 Streamlined annulment process should allow bishop’s decision after one hearing, Pope says
 US could fund Christian militia groups in Middle East, lobby claims
 Joking with reporters on flight to Myanmar, Pope apologizes for heat
 Myanmar’s cardinal analyzes challenges for delicate papal visit
 Myanmar’s military leaders meet with Pontiff
 Pope arrives in Myanmar to begin historic visit (video)
 Papal audiences (11/25)
 In message on work, Pope warns against individualism, corruption
 Papal contribution to aid victims of DR Congo conflict
 Pope emphasizes the Cross in address to members of Catholic-Assyrian Church dialogue
 Pope devotes 2018 World Day of Peace message to migrants and refugees
 Resignations and appointments (11/24)
 Papal audiences (11/24)
 California: school founded by Dominican sisters in 1850 drops Catholic affiliation
 English bishop criticizes ‘draconian’ crackdown on pro-life vigils
 Nun beatified in Argentina
 Holy See opens nunciature in Malaysia
 Pope leads prayer service for peace in South Sudan, DR Congo
 Fidelity to God leads to change, Pope says in message on social doctrine
 Pope addresses Franciscans, reflects on ‘minority’
 Resignations and appointments (11/23)
 Papal audiences (11/23)
 Pope Francis: 11/22 general audience (full text)
 Resignations and appointments (11/22)
 Saudi Islamic affairs ministry delegation meets Pope at Vatican

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