11.   At a gathering earlier this year, some cardinals said the Vatican should let local dioceses participate in the selection of bishops, which now is decided by Rome.

12.   Earlier this year, some cardinals raised sensitive issues such as letting local dioceses share some power with the Vatican, like in the selection of bishops.

13.   He gave no other details of the itinerary, which customarily comes from the local diocese hosting the pontiff when he visits.

14.   It said they burned three cars and damaged a number of government buildings and an office of the local Catholic diocese.

15.   On Wednesday, Alexy said that Greek Catholics had virtually eliminated all Orthodox in three local dioceses in western Ukraine through proselytizing activities.

16.   Slomsek transferred the local diocese from Austria to Maribor, thereby reducing the Germanic influence over the local church.

17.   The Fray Bartolome de las Casas Human Rights Center accused the government of fabricating the charges to harass the local Roman Catholic diocese, headed by Bishop Samuel Ruiz.

18.   This summer, scores of disaffected Catholics began writing and telephoning their local dioceses to demand that their names be stricken from baptismal rolls.

19.   Deakin was in Dili as a guest of the local diocese.