Headlines for January 13, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Emeritus Benedict, Cardinal Sarah author new book on priesthood, celibacy
 Cardinal Pell moved to new maximum-security prison
 Pope emphasizes ‘welcome’ in audience with Pontifical Ethiopian College
 May we ‘understand increasingly the gift of our Baptism and live it coherently,’ Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope Francis baptizes 32 children during Mass in Sistine Chapel
 French bishops to remove references to parents’ sex on birth certificates
 Love is expressed in concrete actions, Pope preaches at weekday Mass
 Leaders of Catholic women’s organization meet with Pope
 Four Nigerian seminarians kidnapped
 Dutch survey: when churches close, most parishioners don’t seek another
 Texas bishops denounce governor’s decision not to accept refugees
 Vatican officials hail importance of migration, 2018 global compact
 Seasoned Vatican diplomat named nuncio in France, succeeding accused prelate
 Catholic, Protestant leaders welcome new political agreement for Northern Ireland
 Rome’s Lutheran pastor meets with Pope
 Following scandal, Caritas in Central African Republic adopts safeguarding policies
 Bishops from Europe, North America visit Gaza
 Cardinal Tagle urges prayers for peace amid tension in Middle East

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Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Sts. Sixtus II, Pope; and Companions, Martyrs; St. Cajetan, Priest

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Today is the Optional Memorial of Sts. Sixtus II and his companions (d. 258). Pope Sixtus II was one of the first victims of the persecution under the Emperor Valerian. Felicissimus and Agapitus were two of his deacons who were executed with him. Sixtus governed the Church from 256 to 258. His name is…

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