November 30
Irish Church 'obsessively' hid child abuse
Report: One priest admitted abusing more than 100 children
Irish child abuse survivors criticize payout offer
Christian Brothers proposes package of 161 million euros
Vatican: Don't turn churches into nightclubs
...if decision was taken to sell the places of worship
Film claims Jesus was taught by druids
'Did Those Feet' makes wild claims about the Christ Child
US nuns not complying with Vatican study
'There's been almost universal resistance'
Kennedy to speak on health care after Church feud
Clashed for weeks over publicly financed abortion
Ex-nun launches campaign for seat in US Congress
'I am surely a dark horse candidate'
NJ bishops campaign against gay marriage
Letter to parishes asks Catholics for prayers
Detroit church buys unwanted guns from residents
Parish uses event to try to make streets safer
November 25
Groups decry 'Hardball' treatment of Bishop Tobin
Chris Matthews goes apoplectic, rants at Church leader
Two Senate hopefuls criticize R.I. bishop
Capuano, Coakley support Congressman Patrick Kennedy
Push to rids schools of crucifixes in Spain
Ministry of Justice wants religious symbols gone
Web site targeting 'hypocritical' gay priests
Homosexual activists want ammunition to pummel Church
Baltimore city council passes pregnancy center bill
Pregnancy centers must disclose their pro-life status
Four US bishops refused to collect for CCHD
Funding to ACORN and other anti-Church orgs at issue
FBI: Hate crimes against religious groups on rise
Catholics, Jews, targets for those who disagree with them
TIME: Charles Darwin's legacy has a dark side
Scientist was wrong, and his ideas have been abused
Health bill revives abortion group activism
Both sides mobilizing support like they haven't in years
November 24
Abortion battle to be waged in Baltimore
City Council proposes crack-down on faith-based orgs
Mass. DA cut priest sex abuser deal in 1995
Agreed not to prosecute three schoolboys' complaints
Nun: Pope would whip himself before ordinations
John Paul II practiced regular self-mortification
Ghana bishops condemn pedophilia, homosexuality
...and killing of others for power and wealth
Rebel priest says he's willing to step down
Polish parish and archdiocese have long been at odds
Canadian child-porn bishop gets new court date
Ottawa airport found illegal images of children on laptop
Diocese seeks OK for benefits to accused priests
Says Church has 'an obligation under Canon Law'
Palestinian nun takes step toward sainthood
Co-founded charity dedicated to educating Arab girls
4,000 Anglican priests to join Catholics
'We are not becoming soft on celibacy for Catholic priests'
November 23
Bishop Tobin to Kennedy: Avoid Communion
...because of RI lawmaker's support for abortion rights
Catholics set up task force for Anglican exodus
Main issue is now the ownership of parish churches
Catholics battle over CCHD anti-poverty funding
Agencies receiving bishops' funding under investigation
Benedict XVI: Artists are 'custodians of beauty'
Complete text of Pope's speech given in Sistine Chapel
Christ's 'death certificate' found on Turin shroud
Vatican researcher claims to have discovered Jesus' name
Shutting office over Christmas is discrimination?
Employers group says it's insensitive to other religions
Christian leaders issue 'call of conscience'
Catholics, Protestants affirm opposition to abortion
Vatican sinks teeth into vampire film sequel
Review says New Moon is 'dangerous' and morally empty
Gunman kills Russian priest at Moscow church
Previously received death threats for converting Muslims
November 20
Anglican leader mounts direct challenge to Rome
Makes no apologies for ordination of women priests
$40,000 in rare coins left at Catholic shrine
Woman says she wanted Virgin Mary to 'watch over' them
Hong Kong student charged with blackmail of priest
$800K extortion, threat to reveal 'intimate photographs'
Woman charges doctor with forcing abortion
Lawsuit: She yelled stop, abortionist continued
Scientology accused of torture and forced abortions
Australian senator calls for government inquiry
Bishop calls claims against CCHD's work 'outrageous'
Says no funds goes to groups that oppose Church teaching
Prolifers: Senate health care bill unacceptable
Advances Obama's vision to revamp health insurance
Syrian archbishop thumps Iraqi social system
Traces persecution of Christians to the Qu'ran
Gays reject Church's attempt to 'cure' them
Protesting therapy aimed at helping them become celibate
November 19
Bishops discuss authority over Catholic colleges
Fallout continues from Obama-Notre Dame controversy
Bishops' $1.8M study: Gay priests not the problem
...in clergy sex-abuses scandals
Bishops OK marriage pastoral -- with many changes
'Worthy of giving us direction for the next three years'
Man arrested for 'anti-Christian' mall disturbance
Muslim allegedly tore a crucifix from someone's neck
Italian mayors order crucifixes put in classrooms
Revolt underway against European court ruling
U.S. bishops approve new Mass translations
Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie lost his 10-year battle
Pope John Paul II's sainthood on fast track?
Vatican OKs beatification process to proceed
Vatican highlights 'signs of hope' in China
Cardinal Bertone reiterates importance of reconciliation
Cardinal Napier: 'Africa needs water, not GMOs'
Durban archbishop says aid group misunderstands needs
November 18
Bishops defend role in health care bill debate
Answering duty to nation to raise moral concerns
George: Time to move beyond clergy scandals
Urges bishops to build bridges with universities, media
Coalition calls for reform of CCHD collection
Bishops accused of funding controversial anti-Church groups
Rwandan priest acquitted of genocide charges
Judge said prosecution had failed to prove its case
Parishioners stand by priest accused of abuse
...after archdiocese says accusations appear credible
El Salvador honors Jesuits slain by army in 1989
Priests decorated with country's highest honor
Mexican bishops: Enough with drugs and violence
'"We are shocked, and we are moved to act...'
UK bishop: Afghan war must end soon
Devise strategy to bring swift end to 8-year conflict
Gaddafi tries to convert 200 women to Islam
Libyan leader invites 'attractive girls' to Rome villa
November 17
Play depicting Jesus as gay packs church
Handful of protesters outside called it blasphemous
US bishops open 4-day confab in Baltimore
On the agenda: items related to marriage, reproduction
US Bishops split over new Mass translation
Confrontation and controversy expected at confab
Court allows same sex marriage in Argentina
Buenos Aires grants first marriage license to gays
Dublin down to one Catholic priest per parish
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: 'We have 46 priests over 80'
Great Roman polyphony returns to Saint Peter's
Former head of Sistine chapel choir returns
Honduran cardinal: President removed constitutionally
Church leadership accused of backing military coup
Sexually-transmitted diseases still on rise
Researchers conclude teens not talking about sex enough
Cardinal: Church in China showing signs of hope
Still 'more a time of sowing than of reaping'
November 16
Pols defy Church pressure on DC gay marriage
City council accuses archdiocese of 'discrimination'
Bishop D'Arcy retires from 'Notre Dame's diocese'
Harrisburg bishop appointed to lead South Bend-Ft. Wayne
Bishop: Catholic Church needs more internet savvy
Vatican hosts four-day meeting on using the media
Pope names new leader for Milwaukee archdiocese
Listecki is retired lieutenant colonel in U.S. Army
UK' parenting czar: lesbians make better parents
Children brought up by female couples more aspirational?
Elderly, disabled to be forced to suicide in UK?
Under changes to 'assisted suicide' rules -- could be
Irish bishop questions 'ban' on women priests
Also expresses sadness at Church's exclusion of gays
Obama bent on including abortion in health care bill
White House says president objects to Stupak amendment
Meeting possible between Pope, Patriarch Kirill
'We are moving to a moment when it becomes possible'
November 13
Homosexual priest getting married -- to a man
Views himself as a 'pioneer' for a basic human right
Kidnappers free Irish priest in Philippines
Moro Islamic Liberation Front assisted with release
Catholic priest abducted, murdered in Guatemala
Forty-five year old Franciscan was working in Honduras
Forbes magazine ranks Obama most powerful man
Pope Benedict comes in 11th, after Rupert Murdoch
Jesuit sexual abuse claims may reach 500
Oregon Province numbers stun even victims' attorney
Britain dubbed abortion capital of Europe
'Terminations' for teenagers leap by a third
PP loses bid to silence former clinic director
Judge says no to gag order request by abortion group
Op/Ed: New '2012' movie is clearly anti-Catholic
Director has made no bones about his anti-religious bias
Facebook, Wikipedia execs brief Vatican on Web
Confab explores what Internet means for Church's mission
November 12
Patrick Kennedy troubled by bishop's comments
Congressman 'disconcerted' to have his faith questioned
Catholic documents in oldest US city preserved
415 year-old marriage record still legible
Diocese wants changes in same-sex marriage bill
Warns Catholic Charities may not be able to serve
Ireland seeks extradition of priest from Indiana
81-year-old faces charges that he raped a boy in 1968
Court orders diocese to turn over documents
Bridgetown has sought to keep abuse files secret
Irish shrine becomes focal point for divisions
Ten thousand faithful ignore bishop's plea to steer clear
UK to study use of human DNA in animals
'It sounds yucky, but it may be well worth doing'
Gay blog forecasts violence against Christians
FBI investigating terrorism threats posted by homosexuals
Priest released on bail day after sentencing
Convicted of sexual assault in decade of abuse
November 11
RI bishop calls on Kennedy to convert, repent
Thomas Tobin: What makes him think he's Catholic?
Calif. Dem: IRS should scrutinize bishops
Pro-abortion Rep asks 'Who elected them to Congress?'
Vatican: Pope is not trying to 'lure' Anglicans
Benedict XVI is accommodating legitimate aspirations
Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows
Priests caught in the middle of nation's drug war
Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life
Experts to study possibility of extraterrestrial life
Deacon claims miracle cure by Cardinal Newman
Boston man overcomes crippling spinal condition
Transsexual Jesus play mocks Christianity
Archbishop denounces publicly funded 'Queen of Heaven'
Another priest found murdered in Brazil
Fourth in less than five months
Anti-Holocaust bishop appeals German ruling
Objecting to $23,000 fine means he'll go on trial
November 10
Pro-abortion groups now oppose health care bill
Passage in House bittersweet for many liberal supporters
Abortion fight turns to the Senate
Planned Parenthood hoping to recover from loss in House
New Vatican constitution on converts released
Document provides full details on Anglican ordinariates
Italians want crucifixes to stay in classrooms
Some 84 percent oppose ruling by the European Court
Chaplain: 'total chaos' after Fort Hood shootings
Priest anointed 11 of the 13 who died in deadly spree
Teen charged in New Mexico nun killing
FBI: No evidence to suggest a religiously motivated murder
NY's Archbishop Dolan has 'taken the gloves off'
Was 'blistering attack' on Times, Dowd too heavy-handed?
New mosque in Nicaragua fires up rumor mill
In poor country, 'everyone asks' if Iran helped out
Diocese's sex abuse documents could be revealed
Bridgeport's Lori has tried to keep them sealed
November 9
House votes for ban on abortion subsidies
...in a new government-run health insurance plan
Editorial: Catholics fear a good idea gone bad
Access to basic health care should be a right for all
Doubt thrown on Weakland 'secret' files testimony
'I've heard about it, but I've never seen those files'
Pope Benedict honors Paul VI in Italian birthplace
Hails predecessor's achievements as a 'reforming Pope'
Abortion business announces its own 'termination'
'Not just a coincidence. God works in mysterious ways'
European Union reform treaty passes last test
President of the Czech Republic signs Lisbon Treaty
Thousands mourn modern day mystic in Italy
Founder of Cenacles of Prayer, mother of five dies
Settlement reached in diocese bankruptcy dispute
Agreement puts abuse cases on hold in Delaware
Paraguayan president hit with 3rd paternity suit
Woman files petition asking judge to order DNA test
November 6
Pope's offer accepted by Anglican province
Traditional Anglican Communion in UK says yes to Rome
Arrest made in slaying of New Mexico nun
'No further details will be released at this time'
Judge denies order in Catholic diocese case
Settlement negotiations failed with dozen victims
Bishop Tobin challenges lawmakers over abortion
...while stressing Church's support for health-care reform
Planned Parenthood's abortion quotas exposed
Ex-director: We'd have client goal every month
255 artists to meet Pope to revive relations
November 21 meeting to be held at the Sistine Chapel
Holy See: John Paul II beatification not imminent
Vatican press office denies report by Italian daily
Slain NJ priest tried to summon help through 911
Murderer answered dispatcher's redialed phone call
Gay activist leaders blame Obama for loss in Maine
President didn't speak out forcefully in defense of law
November 5
Italy PM: Crucifix ruling denies Europe's roots
'This is not acceptable for us Italians'
Maine voters reject same-sex marriage
Overturning a marriage equality law passed in May
Nun 'reprimanded' for abortion rights activism
Dominican sister escorts women into abortion clinics
Pope calls on Iran to allow Christian worship
Says Catholics need 'the essential conditions' to survive
Vatican newspaper denounces Swiss theologian
Says Hans Kung published many lies and inaccuracies
Ohio Catholic priests to meet on marriage issues
Confab to address divorce rates cohabitation, same-sex
Pope speaks on proper role of theological debate
Informed by faith and guided by the magisterium
Pope to meet Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury
Benedict XVI remains committed to ecumenical dialogue
Opus Dei founder is focus of new movie
'There Be Dragons' set during the Spanish Civil War
November 4
FBI investigates nun's murder in New Mexico
Blessed Sacrament sister killed on Navajo reservation
Planned Parenthood director leaves abortion life
Woman has change of heart after watching an ultrasound
Vatican seeks to clarify review of US sisters
Nuns still crying foul over perceived 'crackdown'
Italians outraged as EU rules against crucifixes
Court says schoolroom display offense against secularity
Spokane diocese gets more abuse reports
21 new accusations by adults about childhood issues
Gathering at Knock 'anything but holy'
'Our basilica was left in a terrible state afterwards'
Pope to visit Jesus' burial cloth in Turin
Shroud will be on public display during 2010
Church bell-ringing ends with bishop's conviction
Charged with 'disturbing the peace' after complaints
Victim of Stalinist church persecutions beatified
Hungarian Bishop Zoltan Meszlenyi recognized as martyr
November 3
Critics blast media over Vatican-Halloween story
No, the Pope did not condemn trick-or-treating
Bolivian bishops: Leave skulls alone
Asking faithful to set aside growing trend
Filipino exorcist: Hair on my arms stood on end
There was a moaning 'coming from the refrigerator
Court won't stop release of Church documents
Connecticut diocese continues fight, appeals again
Pro-gay marriage Catholics hold protest
Group holds vigil outside Diocese of Portland's Cathedral
Row brewing with Church over visionary claims
Witness say sun 'danced in the sky' at Knock, Ireland
Six thousand call for N Ireland abuse inquiry
Torment suffered by hundreds of children at issue
John Paul II 'to be beatified within months'?
Reports from Italy say Pope on the path to sainthood
Vietnam monastery coveretd into public square
Bishop condemns aggressive demolition by government
November 2
Archbishop bans Legionaries from Miami diocese
Disgraced order 'surprised and disappointed'
NY Times refuses to publish Archbishop Dolan op-ed
Prelate charges columnist Dowd with anti-Catholic bias
Dolan: Anti-Catholicism is nation's other pastime
A few recent examples in the New York Times attest
Philippines: No ransom for kidnapped Irish priest
Government rejects a $2 million demanded from abductors
Levada: No celibacy issue in reception of Anglicans
Clarification released by Vatican press office
Bishops: Oppose health care reform re abortion
'We will raise our voices to protect the unborn'
Church reports: 15,000 Bibles seized in Malaysia
...because they referred to 'God; as 'Allah'
Patrick Kennedy to meet RI bishop on health care
After public argument over Obama's national overhaul
'Miracle' as communion Host becomes heart tissue
Catholic Church in Poland is investigating claims
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