Headlines for January 18, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Evangelization starts with intimacy with Jesus, Pope tells audience
 Pope Francis recalls 25th anniversary of JPII’s visit to Cuba
 Pope laments attack on Pentecostal church in DR Congo
 DDF consigns Msgr. Tony Anatrella, priest-psychotherapist and former Vatican consultor, to life of prayer
 Pope says priests must never deny absolution
 Nicaraguan priest found guilty of conspiring against state
 USCCB migration chairman expresses opposition to Border Safety and Security Act
 Nigerian priest released after January 14 kidnapping
 Church of England bishops balk at same-sex marriage
 McCarrick’s lawyers say he’s not competent to stand trial
 Myanmar: army burns church, convent, homes in alleged rebel village
 US abortion statistics show decline
 Italy’s decree against migrant rescue ship should be scrapped, bishop says
 Man who set Spokane Catholic school ablaze sentenced to 5 years
 A historic meeting of Orthodox Christian scholars convenes to confront divisions and war
 The world’s oldest person, a French nun, dies at 118
 West Coast rallies, marches ‘reinvigorate’ people about pro-life issues

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Wednesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop & Doctor; Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin & Doctor; Ember Wednesday

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Today the Church celebrates two Optional Memorials: St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor (1542-1621) was born in Montepulciano, Italy, and died in Rome. The son of noble parents, he entered the Society of Jesus, finishing his theological studies at Louvain, Belgium. His services to the Church…

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