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Stories for week of November 29, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Dec. 4

 Archbishop debunks report of Benedict’s voice loss
 Pope greets ten new ambassadors to Holy See
 Australian court refuses to dismiss charges against reporters in Pell case
 Vatican publishes guidance for bishops on ecumenism
 Archbishop Chaput rebukes Cardinal Gregory on Communion for Biden
 Former DeSales University priest indicted on child pornography offenses
 Diocese of Pittsburgh pays $19.2M to settle 224 clergy abuse claims
 Haiti’s bishops declare 3 days of prayer and fasting
 Indonesian president, Catholic groups deplore jihadist attack on Christians
 Justice Dept. files suit against NY village over zoning restrictions that target Orthodox Jews
 English bishops issue updated statement on Covid vaccine
 Alberta, Northwest Territories bishops: It is morally permissible to receive Covid vaccine derived from abortion
 In year-end message, leading South African bishop discusses corruption, Covid fatigue
 Australian bishops establish Catholic Safeguarding Limited
 Papal condolences following death of Archbishop Tessier
 US government aid supports Sant’Egidio community, International Union of Superiors General
 Malaysian bishops decry violence against women and children
 Pope calls on Church in Argentina to promote social friendship
 Pope establishes Worldwide Prayer Network as Vatican entity
 French bishops welcome ‘realistic’ new measures for public Masses

Released Thursday, Dec. 3

 Supreme Court orders reconsideration of California ban on indoor religious services
 Nigerian priest released by kidnappers
 English court: teen lacks mature judgment to make gender transition
 Muted installation for new Patriarch of Jerusalem; few pilgrims to Holy Land
 Swiss bishops worried by exodus from Church
 Most Americans oppose special treatment for churches in Covid lockdown
 Include disabled people in society, Pope insists
 Vienna terrorist attack reportedly intended to target church youth group
 Australian archdiocese plans ‘big and broad’ ad campaign to draw Catholics to Mass
 Trier’s cathedral becomes center of mourning after SUV attack
 Archbishop: Christians in Damascus reject closure of churches due to pandemic
 Venezuelans ‘yearn for a peaceful change,’ bishops say in election statement
 Former seminary investigator: McCarrick was ‘epicenter’ of problems
 Vatican diplomat urges all nations to ratify anti-cluster bomb treaty
 Guatemala’s bishops call for dialogue: ‘Today’s debts are tomorrow’s hunger’
 Political Islam has become ‘a nightmare’ for Muslims, Egypt’s grand mufti says
 Italian bishops say ‘midnight Mass’ must end before 10 pm curfew
 ‘They are an example to all of us’: papal tribute to missionaries slain in El Salvador in 1980
 Pope prays for Nigeria after terrorist attack on farmworkers

Released Wednesday, Dec. 2

 God loves even sinful man, Pope assures audience
 Italian bishops expect public Christmas celebrations
 43 priests die in Italy’s 2nd Covid wave
 De Blasio defends withholding Covid testing funds from Catholic schools
 New Zealand: rape victim testifies before royal commission
 Former South Korean dictator sentenced for slandering priest
 Father Rutler accused of sexual assault, denies allegation
 Over 230 abuse suits filed against New Jersey dioceses in past year
 Colorado attorney general’s report identifies 9 new priests accused of abuse
 Vatican diplomat, in Saudi Arabia, calls for respect for religious freedom
 Council of Cardinals reflects on life of the Church in midst of pandemic
 Panama archbishop decries abortion, corruption
 Shops and homes of Coptic Christians ransacked, set on fire in Egyptian village
 Federal appeals court: Medicaid patients may not sue Texas for defunding Planned Parenthood
 Funeral home that lost Supreme Court transgender case will pay $250,000 settlement
 ‘The violence is not stopping,’ Belarus bishops warn
 Include the undocumented in the Census, USCCB urges
 Pontifical commission, religious superiors discuss abuse prevention, inculturation
 Papal tribute to Zairean rite
 Pope to judges: Promote justice, dignity, equality
 New bishop appointed for troubled Buffalo diocese
 December papal prayer intention: For a life of prayer

Released Tuesday, Dec. 1

 Belgium bishops question ban on public worship
 Santa Fe archdiocese announces layoffs
 Cardinal Pell says Vatican finance scandals surprised him
 China mulls new rules on foreigners to ‘prohibit religious extremism’
 Supreme Court declines case of Louisiana pastor who defied Covid orders
 Federal appeals court upholds Kentucky governor’s closing of religious schools
 Christmas tree rises In St. Peter’s Square
 Papal call for ‘firm rejection’ of death penalty
 Eritrean bishops call for peace in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
 Pontifical academy president: after state and market, now is the time for community
 New Zealand’s bishops pledge to listen to abuse survivors, work with royal commission
 Pope discusses 6 points on which to build social rights
 Holy See delegation, in Istanbul, takes part in patronal feast of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
 Canadian bishop resigns at age of 64 ‘for the good of the Church’
 People want ‘better government,’ not more government, Kenya’s bishops say
 Pope Francis reflects on Advent as time of expectation and hope
 Papal prayer for new cardinals, Central American disaster victims, pandemic difficulties
 God’s closeness, our watchfulness: Pope celebrates Mass with new cardinals

Released Monday, Nov. 30

 Pope reaffirms ecumenical commitment in message to Orthodox Patriarch
 Archbishop Cordileone weighing legal action against San Francisco restrictions
 Top French court blocks government restrictions on religious worship
 Christians killed in troubled Indonesian island province
 Pope will forego December 8 tradition, substitute private devotion
 Pittsburgh diocese to merge 40 parishes into 14
 Pope creates 13 new cardinals, urges them to remain on Jesus’ road
 Report blames leading Canadian Church officials for ignoring warning signs about abusive priest
 European bishops discuss interreligious dialogue, religious education, and fraternity
 Philippine bishops encourage faithful to become Jesus’ missionary disciples
 Peruvian cardinal praises young protestors
 Christians, Muslims from Minya recommend removing religious affiliation from Egyptian ID documents
 Pope Francis: Church’s social doctrine makes us agents of hope
 Papal support for radio station’s Advent initiative
 European Parliament denounces pro-life ruling by Poland’s Supreme Court
 ‘Let the Earth breathe’: Economy of Francesco issues 12-point final statement
 New translation of Roman Missal implemented in Italy
 ‘May the Church be united’: papal call to Slovenia’s Catholics

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