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Stories for week of December 02, 2018
Ordered from most to least recent.
Released Friday, Dec. 7
Los Angeles: nuns promise to repay funds diverted from Catholic school
Papal preacher reflects on ‘constant and reassuring presence’ of God
Amazon’s Bezos gives $15 million to Catholic Charities
Retiring head of Catholic Health Association proud of role in promoting Obamacare
Pope thanks donors of Vatican Christmas tree
Vatican ‘foreign minister’ prods OSCE to recognize essential human rights
Nicaragua: priest attacked in Managua’s cathedral with sulfuric acid
Philippine president accuses leading bishop of drug abuse
Kenyan bishops recall Sodom and Gomorrah, lament sexual abuse, promiscuity
‘Abortion cannot be supported,’ Irish bishops emphasize
The Lord is the rock on which to build our lives, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
Vatican publishes collection of Pope’s Latin-language tweets
Vatican Secretary of State, at Mass, honors memory of Cardinal Tauran
Pope reorganizes government of Vatican City State
Pope receives French documentary producer
Leading Canadian prelates meet with Pope
International Observatory on the Family, launched at Vatican press conference, to focus on family poverty
Spain’s new ambassador presents her credentials to Pope Francis
Russian, Vatican foreign ministers meet in Vienna
Eastern Orthodox leader visits South Korea
British prelate: limit detention of refugees to 28 days
Pope tells Mercedarians: live out your charism of redemptive service, ‘giving your life to save souls’
CAFOD on climate change: ‘we need action and we need it quickly’
Released Thursday, Dec. 6
Australian court overturns conviction of Archbishop Wilson
Kill bishops, Filipino president suggests
Pope’s December prayer intention: transmission of faith
Pope Francis to visit United Arab Emirates to take part in interfaith meeting
Prince Charles, Christian leaders pay tribute to Middle East’s persecuted Christians
Report: 114 Christians arrested in Iran over past week
What’s next for religious freedom in 2019? Faith leaders and policymakers weigh in
Egypt’s government grants legal recognition to 168 Christian church buildings
India’s current government is ‘unmitigated disaster’ human rights, says Jesuit spokesman
Pope pays surprise visit to Vatican library
Pope embraces man who lost family in flood
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ actor meets with Pope
In Philippines, bishop leads planting of 2,000 trees
Irish president honors 2 nuns
Ukrainian Catholic leader counsels prayer, fasting on bread and water in response to Russian aggression
Irish bishops publish ‘resource pack’ to help families meet challenges
Numerous priestly, religious vocations reported in Pakistan
South Korean bishops manifest their opposition to the death penalty
Fulani Muslim group attacks Catholic ministry in Central African Republic
Coptic Orthodox patriarch weighs in on regional politics, looks forward to visiting Saudi Arabia
Caritas: UN climate conference ‘must deliver plan to save planet’
Convey the beauty of eternity, Pope writes in message to pontifical academies
More than 300 asylum-seeking migrants arriving daily at Texas Catholic center
Philippines to deport wanted US priest
Vatican newspaper cautions against misuse of sedation in care of terminally ill
Released Wednesday, Dec. 5
Ukrainian Catholic bishops condemn Russian aggression
Pope Francis offers prayers, condolences to President Bush’s family
Pope begins new series of general audiences on the Lord’s Prayer
Prison sentences possible for violating new Swiss law on discrimination and sexual orientation
4 Algerian Christians charged with ‘inciting a Muslim to change his religion’
Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Thailand ask for help
Ecumenical leader: ‘no more time to waste’ in facing ‘existential challenge’ of climate change
+Father Ugo de Censi Scarafoni, SDB, 94
Abuse victims in New Brunswick waiting years for compensation
Archbishop ViganĂ² denies he defrauded his brother
Philippine bishops issue pastoral letter for Year of the Youth
Indian Ocean islands: bishops discuss crisis of faith, family life
Avvenire celebrates 50th anniversary
Cardinal assesses attack on diocese in Central African Republic
Church in Pakistan concludes Year of the Eucharist
Missionary priest abducted in September is still alive, Niger bishop says
Advent is a time to make peace, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
Diplomats at Vatican back nuns in fight against human trafficking
Catholic groups lobby for action at UN climate change conference
Released Tuesday, Dec. 4
Archbishop in Benin suspends prayer group that disrupted Mass
Italian birth, marriage rates in steep decline
California Catholics to consecrate state to Virgin Mary
Top Pennsylvania court: accused priests’ names will remain redacted in grand-jury report
Paraguay’s bishops call for conversion, justice as violent crime rises
Leading EU bishop: the Catholic Church supports the global migration treaty
Resist individualism, care for others, Lithuanian bishops say in Advent message
Abducted Christian students escape from Myanmar militia
Advent is a time for purification, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
Pope encourages Italian association in its work for peace
Base yourselves in God, mature, and grow, Pope tells young Jesuits
Ukrainian Catholic bishops of US issue Christmas letter
Vatican Secretary of State, at UN climate conference, sees ‘urgent need for swift action’
China’s underground priests warn of bleak future without religious freedom
President Trump: Hannukah message
Notorious Boston ex-priest again convicted
Vatican unveils website for extraordinary missionary month
+Father Lambert Greenan, OP, 101
Kidnapped Claretian priests freed in Cameroon
US bishops pay tribute to late President Bush
Released Monday, Dec. 3
Palestinian leader meets with Pontiff
Texas prosecutors seized Cardinal DiNardo’s computers
Chicago archdiocese could close 100 churches in massive reconfiguration
Bishop, other Christians blocked from voting in Indian state
Pope combines 2 rural Canadian dioceses
Advent calls for vigilance and prayer, Pope tells pilgrims
Papal appeal for prayer for Syria’s Christians
Pope Francis says he’s worried about homosexuality in the priesthood
Alliances need to be created to face the abuse scandal, Vatican official says
Jerusalem Patriarchate warns against desensitization to Palestinians’ plight
Proclaim Jesus with your faith and witness, Pope preaches on St. Andrew’s Day
Ecumenical leader laments killings of priests in Africa
German mosques should forego foreign funding, interior minister says
EWTN wins lawsuit over HHS contraception mandate
In tribute to late Italian bishop, Pope reflects on bitterness, fear, and the newness of the Gospel
Combat the ‘open wound’ of drug addiction, Pope tells conference participants
At cathedral, Pittsburgh bishop listens to survivors recount their abuse
Pray to your guardian angels, Pope says to child cancer victims
Ohio priest sentenced to 12 years in prison
Pope praises volunteerism based on the Gospel
Pope encourages Pakistan’s Christians to respond to persecution with faith and love
Op-ed praises prelate as ‘the bishop of Catholic social media’
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