Headlines for January 19, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Report: Christian persecution at its highest point in 30 years
 Pope calls missile attack on Ukraine apartment building heartbreaking
 Vatican offers plenary indulgence to National March for Life participants
 Pope lauds Cambodian Buddhists for ‘ecological conversion’
 British man fined for praying near abortion clinic
 After 5 years, Pope names archbishop for Venezuela’s capital
 How steep is Poland’s drop in Mass attendance?
 Vatican decrees move six candidates closer to beatification
 Cardinal Schönborn encouraged Pope Benedict to accept election
 Ukraine as a focus during Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
 Thousands gather at site of Jesus’ baptism in Jordan for special Mass
 Novena for life, national prayer vigil for life begin January 19
 South Carolina Supreme Court invalidates fetal heartbeat abortion ban
 Cardinal Parolin: ‘Choosing the Mafia is choosing slavery’
 Sainthood cause of former FOCUS missionary prompts flood of prayer requests
 Researchers discover written records of biblical King David

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Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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The Church celebrates the Solemnity St. Joseph, the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the foster-father of Jesus. St. Joseph was probably born in Bethlehem and probably died in Nazareth. His important mission in God's plan of salvation was "to legally insert Jesus Christ into the line of David from…

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