Headlines for January 06, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Christ is the star that guides the Magi, Pope says
 Pope tells faithful: make more time for worship
 French archbishop, others protest proposed law against religious extremism
 Tucson diocese: no indoor Mass for a month
 Federal appeals court: County Covid order closing all high schools infringes parochial schools’ rights
 Polish parliament honors Cardinal Wyszynski
 Germany: Catholic officials ask reporters for ‘silence’ on child abuse report
 Uganda’s bishops caution police on election
 Central African Republic: regional capital now a ghost town, bishop reports
 Mass to be celebrated at West Bank baptismal site for first time since 1954
 Vatican, Lutheran body recall 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s excommunication
 Judge dismisses 12 Covington Catholic students’ defamation suit against media outlets
 Chicago activist priest removed from parish for decades-old abuse allegation
 Bishops in Dominican Republic deplore violence against women
 National Prayer Vigil for Life to take place virtually
 Video released for January papal prayer intention
 Leading Korean prelate links pandemic, ecological damage

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Memorial of St. Benedict, Abbot

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Today is the Memorial of St. Benedict (480-547), who was born at Nursia in Umbria in about 480 and was sent to Rome to be educated, but soon left the world to live a solitary life at Subiaco. After living in a cave in the mountains for two years as a hermit, he had acquired such a reputation that disciples…

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