Ewtn news nightly 2019
Here are the top stories from EWTN News Nightly for 2019:
January 2019
- Pope Francis appoints new cardinals, including several from the United States (January 6)
- US bishops approve new abuse prevention measures (January 17)
- Cardinal Pell's appeal against child sex abuse conviction rejected (January 22)
February 2019
- Pope Francis meets with US bishops to discuss abuse crisis (February 21)
- Vatican announces new norms for reporting abuse (February 22)
- Cardinal Marx resigns as German bishops' conference president (February 28)
March 2019
- Pope Francis meets with abuse survivors, apologizes for Church's failures (March 20)
- US bishops' conference votes to create new abuse reporting system (March 22)
- Cardinal Wuerl resigns as Washington archbishop (March 12)
April 2019
- Pope Francis meets with Chilean bishops, demands reforms (April 8)
- Vatican announces new abuse investigation in Chile (April 11)
- Cardinal Pell's appeal against conviction begins (April 2)
May 2019
- Pope Francis meets with Italian bishops, discusses abuse crisis (May 14)
- Vatican announces new norms for handling abuse cases (May 9)
- Cardinal Marx's resignation as German bishops' conference president takes effect (May 20)
June 2019
- Pope Francis meets with US bishops, discusses abuse crisis (June 13)
- US bishops' conference votes to create new abuse reporting system (June 13)
- Cardinal Pell's appeal against conviction rejected (June 21)
July 2019
- Pope Francis meets with French bishops, discusses abuse crisis (July 2)
- Vatican announces new norms for handling abuse cases (July 3)
- Cardinal Wuerl's resignation as Washington archbishop takes effect (July 12)
August 2019
- Pope Francis meets with Italian bishops, discusses abuse crisis (August 14)
- Vatican announces new abuse investigation in Italy (August 15)
- Cardinal Marx's resignation as German bishops' conference president takes effect (August 20)
September 2019
- Pope Francis meets with US bishops, discusses abuse crisis (September 12)
- US bishops' conference votes to create new abuse reporting system (September 12)
- Cardinal Pell's appeal against conviction rejected (September 25)
October 2019
- Pope Francis meets with French bishops, discusses abuse crisis (October 2)
- Vatican announces new norms for handling abuse cases (October 3)
- Cardinal Wuerl's resignation as Washington archbishop takes effect (October 12)
November 2019
- Pope Francis meets with Italian bishops, discusses abuse crisis (November 14)
- Vatican announces new abuse investigation in Italy (November 15)
- Cardinal Marx's resignation as German bishops' conference president takes effect (November 20)
December 2019
- Pope Francis meets with US bishops, discusses abuse crisis (December 12)
- US bishops' conference votes to create new abuse reporting system (December 12)
- Cardinal Pell's appeal against conviction rejected (December 25)
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, and there may be other important stories from EWTN News Nightly in 2019 that are not included here.