Headlines for January 06, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Chaldean patriarch: Iraqis are in shock, fearful
 Pope appeals for self-control, dialogue amid heightened threat of war
 In address to pilgrims, Pope reflects on meaning of Jesus’ birth
 ‘Conflict must be rejected,’ nuncio in Iran says
 Jesus is the only Savior, Pope tweets
 ‘Very sad and heartbreaking’: Cardinal Turkson reacts to tensions between US, Iran
 Australian bishops extend prayer campaign in response to devastating fires
 New Armenian patriarch praises Turkey’s Erdogan
 Ivory Coast cardinal calls for release of opposition figure’s supporters
 Methodists propose to split over same-sex marriage, clergy impasse
 Archbishop Paglia: Reject euthanasia, assisted suicide, and abandonment of the sick
 Following Trump speech, La Civiltà Cattolica editor recommends ‘ecumenism of hatred’ article
 Church in Pakistan begins ‘year of youth’

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Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr

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The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Agatha (d. 250), who died in defense of her purity, in Catania, Sicily. After Quintanus, the governor of Sicily, tried in vain to force her to consent to sin, she was imprisoned for a month with an evil woman. He then turned from sensuality to cruelty and had her…

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