Catholic News | February 13

Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news.

• Pope Francis visits recently renovated Rome parish
• Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley condemns bills proposed to expand abortion access in Massachusetts
• Disturbing trend in contemporary conflict: child soldiers
• 10th plenary assembly for members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors 

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 Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news for March 22, 2019.

• Pope Francis will sign his letter to young people at the Holy House of Loreto on March 25th the feast of the Annunciation
• 10 bishops of Kazakhstan's Episcopal Conference met with the pope this past week
• Auxiliary Bishop Yuri Kasabutski of Minsk, Belarus reports "Belarus officials are arbitrarily denying residence and work permits to visiting Catholic priests and nuns, when the country still lacks enough people to serve in ministry. “
• To Raise the Fallen is a new book on the spiritual writings of Irish priest Father Donal O'Sullivan

Kevin Nelson reports on Catholic news.

• Ethiopian Airlines crash
• Leaders from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican
• U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops publishes "The Order of Blessing the Oil of Catechumens and of the Sick, and of Consecrating the Chrism”
• Pope and members of the Roman Curia begin Lenten retreat

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• Pope Francis visits to Roman parishes after taking a break due to travel and the Summit on Abuse
• Archbishop Thomas Rodi (Mobile, Alabama) is asking for prayers after EF4 tornado hits Alabama
• Pope meets with supervisors, staff members and assistants working at the Vatican Secret Archives
• Papal video message played at the inauguration of pediatric medical center in Central African Republic