Stories for week of November 24, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

Released Friday, Nov. 29

 Filipino prelate pleads for calm as government leaders feud
 Vatican prosecutor confirms existence of dossier on ‘Vatican girl’ disappearance
 British Parliament votes in favor of euthanasia
 World Council of Churches releases statements on Gaza, Ukraine, climate
 Jerusalem cardinal presents new Arabic translation of the Bible
 7th of ‘Pope Francis’s laundries’ opens in Italy
 Vatican to publish Chinese-language summaries of Pope’s general audiences
 Vatican Library’s leaders discuss 2024-25 cultural initiatives
 Docility to Providence, integral education: papal encouragement for Calansantian religious family
 Pope lauds work of ESNE, Hispanic Catholic TV network
 Pope asks International Theological Commission to ‘put Christ back at the center’ and ‘develop a theology of synodality’
 Leading Vatican prelates condemn political oppression in Nicaragua, Venezuela, US State Dept. says

Released Thursday, Nov. 28

 CWN closed for Thanksgiving Day

Released Wednesday, Nov. 27

 Congo archbishop defies general’s order banning Mass
 Pope again asks prayers for peace in Ukraine, Holy Land
 Congressmen inquire about federal funding for abortion
 Pope, at general audience, reflects on the fruits of the Holy Spirit
 USCCB announces $14.7M in home missions grant recipients
 St. Peter’s Basilica installs new webcams, launches magazine
 Ukrainian Catholic leader calls for world recognition of Holodomor famine
 Researcher paints bleak picture of Catholic practice in Italy
 14th-century English church suffers extensive vandalism
 Haiti on the brink: bishops issue a ‘cry of alarm’ for peace

Released Tuesday, Nov. 26

 Vatican dicasteries seek to define crime of ‘spiritual abuse’
 UK religious leaders unite against assisted-suicide bill
 Iraqi prelate sees Christian unity as ‘only solution to today’s challenges’
 Vatican news services hit by internet outages
 Jimmy Lai ‘convicted’ of good journalism, McGurn argues
 Pope, UN chief call on nations to end use of antipersonnel land mines
 Syro-Malabar priest, a future cardinal, ordained a bishop
 Promote the family without excluding anyone, Pope Francis tells John Paul II Institute
 Congo’s president meets with Pontiff
 South Sudanese diocese devastated by war
 USCCB announces National Prayer Vigil for Life
 Papal praise, advice for Druze peace organization in Israel
 Continue to promote road safety, Pope tells Italian motorcyclists

Released Monday, Nov. 25

 Illinois diocese, citing unspecified ‘incident,’ cancels tour of relics of St. Jude
 Former Vatican security chief reports no knowledge of ‘Vatican girl’ mystery
 Brazilian bishop, critic of Pachamama, expelled from diocese, dead at 84
 Congo cardinal raps government drive for 3rd presidential term
 Pope meets with Jains, calls for inter-religious solidarity
 Vatican celebrates mediating role in 1984 Argentine-Chile treaty
 Cardinal Ayuso Guixot, Vatican head of inter-religious dialogue, dies at 72
 Jerusalem patriarchs encourage faithful to celebrate Christmas despite dangers
 Vatican moves several closer to canonization, beatification
 Pope points to ‘novel features’ in Synod report
 Vatican announces papal visit to Corsica
 Papal reflections for fishermen, health care workers
 ‘Mercy does not cancel out justice’ in matrimonial processes, Pope tells Roman Rota
 Leading meteorologist, Pontiff discuss climate change
 Papal appeals for Myanmar, other war-torn lands
 2 Spanish Civil War martyrs beatified in Barcelona
 Jesus transforms the meaning of ‘king’ and ‘world,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Accusations, approval, and truth: papal homily for feast of Christ the King, World Youth Day

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