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November 25, 2020
** Religion & Public Life
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** Under Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals has become less European ([link removed])
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Unless his reign is short, a Roman Catholic pontiff will appoint most of the men who vote for his successor. But Pope Francis’ additions to the College of Cardinals since his election in 2013 also have served another purpose – tilting the leadership structure of the Roman Catholic Church away from its historic European base and toward developing nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The pope recently announced that he will appoint nine new voting cardinals (in addition to four other cardinals who are over 80 and therefore ineligible to vote). After this latest group is elevated at a Nov. 28 ceremony in Vatican City, the College of Cardinals will have 128 voting members, 42% of whom are European, down from 52% in 2013. An updated Fact Tank post ([link removed]) has details.
** Media mentions
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In rural East Tennessee, a mobile clinic run by nuns and aging volunteers cares for the body and the soul ([link removed])
Nov. 23 - Religion News Service
Churches push back against coronavirus restrictions ([link removed])
Nov. 20 - The Wall Street Journal*
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China mulls new rules on foreigners to ‘prohibit religious extremism’ ([link removed])
Nov. 25 - CNN
Pope decries plight of Chinese Uighurs as new Catholic bishop is ordained in China ([link removed])
Nov. 24 - The Wall Street Journal*
India’s most populous state criminalizes ‘forced’ religious conversions by marriage ([link removed])
Nov. 24 - Reuters
Washington’s soon-to-be cardinal says he won’t deny Joe Biden Communion ([link removed])
Nov. 24 - Catholic News Service
U.S. bishops’ internal memo: Catholics can take COVID-19 vaccines ([link removed])
Nov. 23 - America*
Catholic Church cancels Guadalupe pilgrimage over pandemic ([link removed])
Nov. 23 - The Associated Press
With a kiss, Netflix gets tangled in India’s religious tensions ([link removed])
Nov. 23 - The New York Times*
Biden gives new hope to refugees fleeing religious persecution ([link removed])
Nov. 20 - NPR
Serbian church patriarch dies from COVID-19 after leading open-casket funeral of bishop killed by the virus ([link removed])
Nov. 20 - CNN
Alleging sex abuse, four sue Vatican over handling of McCarrick ([link removed])
Nov. 19 - The Associated Press
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