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Bishop defends allowing cathedral to be used for consecration of female Episcopal Church bishop, Australian bishops support climate change bill, priest killed in robbery in South Africa, Trump adds prayer clause for school funding, Mongolian & Holy See begin cultural exchange.

Belgium lawyer admits to screening out devout Catholics from jury, Utah law will require reporting child abuse in confession, woman named as Vatican's foreign ministry undersecretary, youngest bishop in the world was consecrated, Bishops in CAR warn against secret societies.

Pope Benedict wants name removed as co-author of book, record number of tourists to Holy Land, South Korean Catholics increase nearly 50%, Russian Christmas attendance lowest among Christian nations, Quebec to remove religious culture out of school curriculum.

Victims of flight PS752 remembered, Pope Benedict defends priestly celibacy, Cardinal Pell transferred to maximum security prison, seminarians kidnapped in Nigeria, Mexican bishops release letter after school shooting.

French bishops' remove gender of parents off baptismal certificates, Sister of St. Joseph named to the Order of Canada, Netflix can stream controversial film after 2 day ban, Maronite bishops urge Lebanon to stay out conflict, hundreds of thousands take part in Black Nazarene procession in Manila.

Sunday of the Word of God added for 3rd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Mexican priest kidnapped and shot, Church leaders voice concern over government secularization, new bishop for Antigonish, viral photo priest speaks out.

Pope Francis sends condolences regarding Iran plane crash, 30 of the casualties were from Edmonton. CNN reaches settlement with Covington teen. Three hermits excommunicated in the UK.

Pro-life group at University of Alberta wins appeal, earthquakes shake Puerto Rico, petition for same-sex marriage turned down in Philippines, Theodore McCarrick has moved to undisclosed location, China will introduce new state laws on religion, Netflix streams First Temptation of Christ.

Kenyan Catholic leaders alarmed over al-Shabab attacks, Caritas brings aid to Indonesian floods, United Methodist Church splitting over gay issues, and Shnorhavor Surb Tsnund.

Anti-semitic graffiti in London, Iraqi fears after Iran general killed, Australian Catholics ask for prayers in midst of bushfires, Pope attends funeral of Professor Maria Grazia Mara, Bach's church vandalized.

Happy 2020! Pope Francis apologizes after viral video surfaces, the Holy Father gives nod to women on Jan 1, Texan bishops offer condolences after church shooting, Cardinal Dolan condemns Hanukkah attack, 2010s saw new Canadian saints.

This show returns January 2, 2020. Special edition reporting on the Archdiocese of Vancouver report on clerical sexual abuse released today.

Pope in Thailand, 60 churches flooded in Venice, Vatican reaffirms 2 states in Holy Land, China detention of Muslims exposed, mom suing Detroit after homily reveals son's suicide.

Mob attacks cathedral in Nicaragua, Catholic music teacher sentenced in Vietnam, convents close in Hamilton, blind priest ordained, wear red on Red Wednesday.

Planned Parenthood wins $2.2 million settlement, Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified Dec 21, Emilio Moscoso beatified, CCCB release statement on persecuted Christians.

Diocese of London gives $1 million to poor fund, Pope to have lunch with the poor, Nicaraguan priest blocked from celebrating Mass, Quebec baptisms drop by 28%, Bangladesh celebrates their martyrs.

Chilean bishops plead for end to public unrest, Irish monastery vandalized, new replacement for Cardinal Pell, demonstrators arrested in Hong Kong church, Giving Tuesday grows.

Pell's final appeal to happen, Vatican not attending Nairobi Summit, Papal & Anglican visit to South Sudan, Cameroon deforestation, and Bethlehem working extra hours.

New USCCB president, new dominican saint, ISIS kills Syrian priest, Chaldeans asked to fast, Diocese of Fairbanks no longer mission territory, Canadian receives Ratzinger prize.

Baby returns to life after baptism, EU grants €2.9mil for artificial wombs, Pope Francis says we need a 'cultural revolution', Texas Catholics say no to Rodney Reed execution, Toronto Catholic schools to use gender identity terms.

Conscience protection bill block in US, introduced in Alberta; Turkey makes church a mosque; EU bishops issue statement on anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall; Lithuanian bishops call for organ donations.

Pakistan refugees in Thailand fear attending Papal Visit events, fire burns down church in Hoogmade, Netherlands, Mysuru priests accuse bishop of sexual and financial misconduct, Cardinal Collins calls faithful to look to St. Newman, 3 generations married in same dress and church.

Tree trunk used to break into church, bishop uninvited from USCCB meeting, Colombia observes 3 minutes of peace, Jesuit social justice at 50.

The hero in Pachamama crime confesses, bishops call on Bolivia election audit, Hebei Christians protect churches being demolished, Cardinal Dolan would have served Joe Biden communion, Philippines bishops call for special gift on World Day of the Poor.

New US bill could block funding for pro-life groups, Indonesian man suffers from Islamic law he advocated, Cathedral in Vermont opens as youth shelter, go to confession on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

Two priests make history in China, new Marian feast day, Franciscan named UN Person of the Year, lesbian files lawsuit in Indiana.

US house votes to recognize Armenian genocide, Turkey condemns move, Lebanese bishops commend peaceful uprising to PM resignation, Caritas Manila appeals for donations after earthquake, Catholic GeoHub launched.

Joe Biden denied communion, Abrahamic faiths sign against euthanasia, Sam Brownback has allocated $25 mill in protecting holy sits, Irish bishop says no to yoga.

Icon sells for €24m, Vatican Secret Archive ain't secret no more, Canadian saint relics at large, Lourdes organized pickpocketing, and a retirement home opened.

Pachamama carvings recovered, Mater Amazonia exhibit at Vatican Museums to open, Westminster bishop responds to 39 dead found in English lorry, seven Catholic demonstrators guilty of trespassing at naval base, Australia begins new cause for canonization.

Truett Foster McKeehan, son of TobyMac, has died, latest in Vatican finance scandal involves €50-million, record-breaking marathon running makes the sign of the cross, baseball chaplain calls his team his parish, Colorado releases abuse numbers, China shutting more churches down, Nobel-winner named to Pontifical Academy of Sciences, new scam impersonates bishops.

Polish bishops calling for St. JP2 to become a Doctor of the Church, Russian Orthodox clerics sign letter critical of Putin, Hong Kong's auxiliary bishop speaks out in peaceful demonstration, half of Bangladesh village baptized, pro-life groups call for end to fetal tissue in animal research.

Bishops address violence in Chile, Mexican bishops call for peace to cartel violence, Quebec historian reconstructing a saint's face, priest @Flas7.0 becomes latest Instagram sensation, Jesus saves a runner in Minnesota.

Pachamama carving from Amazon Synod tossed into River Tiber, leaked Vatican documents reveal large financial transactions, world Catholic population increases, Pope Francis on World Mission Sunday.

Explosion kills 62 in Afghan mosque bombing, bishop of Bissau proposes reconciliation commission, Australia's government considers protection for religious discrimination, groundbreaking begins for largest parish church in US.

A Kenyan priest who was kidnapped has been found dead, New York City mayor in feud over Mother Cabrini, assisted suicide laws pose dangers to disabled, Amazon Synod Indigenous priest says celibacy is a gift and not an obstacle to priesthood, Catholic teachers rally with Muslims against sex ed program in Ghana.

Smart rosary launched for 99 Euro, America's newest national shrine is its oldest, Nigerian bishop supports building a border wall, Philadelphia priest says safe injection sites is euthanasia, Quebec has another controversial bill.

Ethiopian Prime Minister wins Nobel Peace Prize, new bishops in Saint John, Sorsogon, and Nueva Pamplona, Cardinal Sarah not against the pope, and Vatican has new police director.

Eugenio Scalfari misquotes Pope Francis again, beatification process for St. John Paul II's parents begins, Little Sisters of the Poor file for exemption from contraceptives mandate, Auxiliary bishop of New York resigns, church in Louisville reaffirms sanctuary status.

Bishops of Europe: rediscover your roots, USCCB: don't redefine sex & gender, Brazilian saint canonization delays senate bill, Syria under attack, Haiti bishops call president to step down, and Brazil cardinal has died.

Amazon Synod discusses ordination of women deacons and married men as priests, no Irish reps will attend Newman canonization, Alberta March for Life in lawsuit with City of Edmonton over Light the Bridge, half a million marched against French bioethics bill, new bishop for Bismarck.

Pope Francis creates 13 new cardinals, Amazon Synod begins, Toronto saint in the making, Indiana bishops wants to end death penalty.

New Zealand Bishop resigns over complaint of sexual nature by woman, Buffalo Diocese and Bishop Richard Malone being investigated over handling of sexual abuse allegations, over 1700 laicized priests with sexual abuse accusations left unsupervised, Catholics celebrate 150th anniversary of Gandhi's birth, Pope Francis plants a tree, Bishop Emeritus Gérard Tremblay of Montreal passes away.

6 new beatifications approved, Botham Jean's brother shows act of Christian love in court to convicted murderer, Archdiocese of Toronto to livestream federal election debate tonight.

Vatican employees suspended after financial raid, Catholics and Protestants come together in Northern Ireland over new legislations, Bishops of Burundi release message for Extraordinary Missionary Month, Indigenous cathedral to be built in Amazon, Winnipeg archbishop new head of CCCB, Bishops John Snyder & Bishop John Kinney have died, Des Moine ordains native to diocese, Maltese bishop new head of Synod of Bishops.

Extraordinary Missionary Month begins, first Tikuna priest to be ordained, China bans under 18 from churches, UN Vatican representative named nuncio to Spain, Fr. James Martin meets Pope Francis.

Victoria and Tazmainia latest states to pass confession legislation, NSW has decriminalized abortion, 19 countries at UN General Assembly have stated there's no international right to abortion, Vatican has urged UNGA to protect rainforests, Bahrain praises Christians at UNGA, Cardinal William Levada has died.

Nova Scotia hospital does not need to perform MAiD, UAE recognizes 17 churches, China orders churches to celebrate PRC's 70th anniversary, 200 incidents of Christian violence in India this year, Manila bishop calls people to get vaccinated, film by Amazon shows horror of Chinese state abortions, Trump urged UN leaders to end religious persecution.

Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School non-Catholic status temporarily lifted, themes emerging from CCCB plenary meeting, French bishops urge citizens to oppose legislation on medically-assisted procreation, Vatican Observatory searches for life beyond, and a Falklands War statue has been returned.

Amazon Synod list of participants released, Archbishop Harry Flynn passes away, Sisters of Mercy join in youth climate change protests, Sir David Adjaye designs complex of worship for Abrahamic faiths, Detroit Mass Mob strikes again.