Headlines for January 19, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Francis pays tribute to Rev. Martin Luther King’s legacy of nonviolence
 ‘Appeals to objective truth are treated as attempts to oppress,’ US bishops’ chairman says on Religious Freedom Day
 Joe Scheidler, ‘godfather’ of pro-life activism, dead at 93
 Cardinal Gregory to deliver invocation at Covid memorial before inauguration
 Biden taps transgender health secretary
 DR Congo bishop: ‘We have been on the Via Dolorosa for years’
 ‘For the love of God, send us oxygen,’ plead bishops in Brazil’s Amazon region
 ‘The misery of the Central African people is unspeakable,’ bishops warn
 Archbishop Paglia: To promote the gift of life, ‘change of approach is extremely relevant’
 Southern Africa: bishops, religious alarmed over Covid variant’s spread
 President-elect’s Cabinet nominee for science is pontifical academy member
 Kentucky bishop weighs in on Catholic public officials and the death penalty
 DC, Maryland, Delaware bishops issue statement for MLK Day
 Papal condolences following death of former almoner
 English ordinariate celebrates 10th anniversary

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Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641). St. Jane was a married woman and a mother of seven children from Dijon, France. Her husband was killed in a hunting accident. In 1604, upon being deeply moved by the preaching of Francis de Sales, Jane asked him to become her…

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