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Stories for week of February 26, 2012

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Mar. 2

 Slain Pakistani Catholic praised on anniversary of his death
 Cuban bishops look forward to papal visit; exiles have misgivings
 Traditionalist Anglican group removes Archbishop Hepworth from top post
 Commitment to truth is theme of Vatican Lenten Retreat
 Obama mandate promises windfall for pharmaceutical companies
 Papal preacher will explore Eastern doctors of the Church in Lenten sermons
 White House tells US bishops: listen to liberal Catholics
 2.2 billion people denied religious freedom, says Vatican envoy
 Biden: contraceptive mandate mishandled, but 'compromise' is right
 SNAP leader ducked questions in damaging deposition
 Sebelius: contraception will cut medical costs
 Another 'VatiLeaks' story aims to unsettle Cardinal Bertone
 What if American Catholic hospitals close?
 Pro-lifers barred from midwifery in Scotland?
 Catholic college sued over failure to provide distraught student single room
 Religious leaders urge renewed efforts for Mideast peace
 China bans ‘nasty’ slogans in enforcing 1-child policy
 Telegraph exposé on sex-selective abortions
 Pakistan: 2 Christians kidnapped, woman tortured
 US bishops: ‘we will not rest’ until conscience protection restored

Released Thursday, Mar. 1

 Help neighbors come to know Jesus, Pope urges
 Annual Good Friday collection to support Christians in Holy Land
 Liberal group issues American Catholic voter guide
 Student union at London university says pro-life groups must invite pro-abortion speakers
 Political strategist suggests new plans for US bishops in HHS mandate fight
 Senate defeats bid to pass 'Rights of Conscience' bill
 Pope's March 2012 prayer intentions
 Vatican again draws attention to Doonby
 USCCB calls for First Friday fast for the world’s malnourished
 Cardinal O’Brien: repent over indifference to climate change
 USCCB spokeswoman laments Obama’s ‘deafness to the Constitution’
 Mob attacks American missionaries in Bangladesh
 Cardinal Bertone alarmed over Church’s future in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Released Wednesday, Feb. 29

 Cardinal Bertone disparages accuracy of Vatican leaks
 Midwives required to supervise abortions, Scottish court finds
 DC priest denies Communion to lesbian; archdiocese apologizes
 Senate to vote on bid to rescind HHS mandate; Sebelius promises compromise plan 'soon'
 Evidence supports Santorum on harmful effects of contraception
 Baptist leader supports Santorum critique of JFK 'Houston speech'
 French court overturns law banning denial of Armenian genocide
 Papal foundation funds 200 projects to spur agriculture in Africa
 Vatican UN envoy renews plea for peace in Syria
 New Evangelization counters ecclesiastical careerism, says Argentine cardinal
 Catholic University president becomes key leader for Catholic orthodoxy
 Benedict XVI becomes 6th-oldest Pontiff
 Live Action’s Lila Rose discusses conversion to Catholicism
 Obama’s faith-based council remains idle
 US bishops welcome Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
 New York Times: mergers with Catholic hospitals put women’s health at risk
 India: priest, 1,500 parishioners charged with attempted murder
 Bishop Lori rips HHS mandate in House Judiciary Committee testimony

Released Tuesday, Feb. 28

 England's top prelate supports Masses for gay Catholics
 Medical-ethics journal proposes acceptance of infanticide
 Profile of Sister Carol Keehan
 Exhibit in Rome features treasures of Vatican Archives
 Pontifical Commission fears faith eroding in Latin America
 Synod to focus on family role in transmitting faith
 Vatican-Vietnamese talks conclude quietly
 Legal analyst sees Democrats pushing contraception as wedge issue
 Assessing talks between SSPX and Vatican
 Judge rejects motion to drop charges in Philadelphia abuse case
 Schedule set for Pope's May visit to Milan
 Apology urged for forced adoptions in Australia
 Korean bishop urges acceptance of illegal immigrants' children
 Alberta bill may make it illegal to teach that homosexual acts are sinful
 ‘God Is the Bigger Elvis’
 Vatican spokesman laments plight of Somalia
 Author reflects on interview with Pope Benedict’s brother
 Pakistan: mob storms school following report of Qur’an burning
 Churches bombed in Nigeria

Released Monday, Feb. 27

 Armed band invades Syrian monastery
 Vatican, Vietnam discuss prospects for diplomatic ties
 English ordinariate members visit Rome on thanksgiving pilgrimage
 Health-care executive raps nuns who supported Obama mandate
 Researcher defends findings on sterilizations at Catholic hospitals
 Scottish cardinal pays tribute to slain Pakistani Catholic leader
 Hackers' attack on Vatican web site foiled
 Renew strength through Lenten discipline, Pope urges faithful
 Pope, Curia leaders enter week-long Lenten Retreat
 Catholic leader asks Israel for help to stop attacks on Christian shrines
 Pope raps IVF, calls for research on other treatment for fertility
 Israel: vicar of Hebrew-speaking Catholics discusses his conversion
 Vatican Bank president calls for reindustrialization of US, Europe
 Bill would ban construction of new churches in Kuwait
 Government confiscates 3 churches in Laos
 Cardinal George: no Catholic hospitals in 2 years unless HHS mandate is rescinded
 Holy See weighs in on Syrian crisis

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