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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