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Stories for week of November 27, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Dec. 2

 England and Wales: no longer a Christian majority
 Pope Francis praises Benedict’s ‘hermeneutic of reform’
 Former Colombian guerrilla leader convicted in archbishop’s assassination
 Vatican ‘foreign minister’ urges greater European cooperation
 German Synodal Path founder says goal is ‘pressure’ on Church to change teachings
 Former Anglican cleric withdraws request for Catholic ordination, to continue speaking out
 Pope to visit war-torn African countries soon
 Ukraine imposing restriction on Moscow-allied Orthodox churches
 Retired priest, pastoral assistant slain in Louisiana
 Ukrainian Catholic leader pleads for release of captured priests

Released Thursday, Dec. 1

 Sunday Mass attendance in Belgium falls to 2.5%
 Male fertility crash accelerating worldwide: study
 ‘Amid scandals and politics, Poland’s youths lose faith in Catholic Church’
 No information on whereabouts of 2 Ukrainian Catholic priests detained by Russian forces
 As violent strikes conclude, Bolivian prelates plead for peace
 ‘Love gives birth to heroes,’ Ukrainian Catholic leader says
 Vatican spokesman reflects on ‘3 men, a rudder, and our Christmas’
 Norwegian bishop: Catholic life leads ‘to persecution to some degree in this fallen world’
 Déjà vu in Vatican as ‘Vatileaks’ defendant cited at trial
 Pope prays for peace in ‘dear and martyred’ Ukraine
 CCHD awards ‘strategic national grant’ to environmental advocacy network
 USCCB committee chairman hopes violation of Vatican-China agreement will not be repeated
 December papal prayer intention: for volunteer not-for-profit organizations

Released Wednesday, Nov. 30

 Vatican web site hacked again
 Pope urges daily examination of conscience
 New lay leader for Vatican Economics secretariat
 Indian archbishop arrested in protest over development
 Jimmy Lai as a witness to truth—and Nobel Prize candidate?
 Warm papal message to Orthodox Patriarch on feast of St. Andrew
 Senate passes same-sex marriage bill, sending it back to the House
 More Russian government, religious officials condemn Pope’s remarks on Chechens, Buryats in Ukraine
 Pope grieves for ‘wise and gentle pastor’ Cardinal Baawobr
 Becciu meets with Pope Francis to ‘clarify’ secret recording amid mounting scandals
 Disgraced former USCCB official named pastor
 US bishops’ Eucharistic revival plans walking pilgrimages
 Christians now a minority in England and Wales
 Videos highlight faithful with disabilities’ participation in Synod
 In US dioceses, Catholics urged to focus on Holy Family, the Eucharist during Advent
 COMECE publishes its contribution to EU’s consultation on the social economy
 Chinese government spokesman speaks of ‘friendly consensus’ amid Vatican complaints

Released Tuesday, Nov. 29

 Down-syndrome woman loses challenge to UK’s abortion law
 Seattle archbishop criticized for purchase of expensive residence
 Kidnapped priest and companions released in Nigeria
 Chinese bishops brief Hong Kong Catholics on ‘Sinicization’ campaign
 Ukrainian Orthodox Church takes another step away from Moscow
 A full online guide to the world’s Catholic hierarchy
 USCCB committee deplores reemergence of anti-Semitism
 ‘Your pain is my pain’: Pope Francis pens letter marking 9 months of war in Ukraine
 ‘Dream big, like John XXIII and Martin Luther King,’ Pope tells Italian schoolchildren
 Pope encourages pastoral outreach of priests from Latin America
 Leaders of Synod’s continental stage hold 2-day meeting
 Philly prelate, leader in Hispanic ministry tapped to head bishop’s overseas charity
 Damascus archbishop hopes Advent will cast a light on the Syrian people’s silent ordeal
 Around 20 families a month: Patriarch Sako laments the emigration of Iraqi Christians
 Seoul archbishop renews call for Korean peace, reconciliation
 Leading Colombian prelate calls for perseverance in peace efforts
 Belgian bishops meet with Pope for their ad limina visit to Rome
 ‘Perversion’: Russia condemns Pope’s remarks on cruelty of soldiers in Ukraine

Released Monday, Nov. 28

 Cardinal Sarah: religious freedom under threat in Western nations, too
 Pope covers Ukraine, China, women, abortion, dissent in new interview
 May Advent awaken us to God’s presence in our daily lives, Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope: Violence against women must be addressed through a joint effort
 Life of Eritrean bishop at risk in notorious prison
 In India, dissident group, angered by uniform liturgy, prevents archbishop from entering cathedral
 Ecumenical Patriarch on Holodomor: The diabolical deeds of yesteryear are repeated before our eyes
 Vatican says China has violated agreement with Bishop Peng appointment
 Pope to Israelis and Palestinians: violence kills the future
 Vatican offers guidelines for investing in a way consistent with faith
 +Cardinal Richard Baawobr, MAfr, 63
 Another North Korea? Ortega tightens his grip on Nicaragua

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