Headlines for January 15, 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope, at audience, decries exploitation of children
 Vatican increases penalties for illegal entry
 Cuba to release prisoners in Jubilee gesture
 See Christ in those in need, Pope urges Caritas
 Papal praise for Spanish cooperative
 Ukrainian Catholic, Orthodox primates discuss ecumenical ties
 Papal plea for landslide victims in Myanmar
 2 arson attacks on Sardinian church
 Italian bishops encourage enrollment in optional Catholic religion classes
 A year after attacks on Christian villages, bishop praises faithful, calls for aid
 Vatican newspaper draws attention to the ‘world’s most serious humanitarian crisis’ in Sudan
 49-year-old prelate resigns
 USCCB announces pro-life novena

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Thu26 March
Lent

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent

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The weekday Masses towards the end of Lent are like a Passion Play. The Gospels, as one scene after the other, show the mounting hatred and growing tension. This is the “Abraham Mass,” telling of the inheritance received through Abraham. The Opening Prayer reminds us of our great inheritance received from Christ.…

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