Headlines for January 25, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Francis: Use the time God gives us to convert our lives
 Draw near to others, as God drew near to us, and read God’s word: papal homily
 Ailing Pope, reducing appearances, prays for homeless dead
 ‘Come and see’: theme of papal message for World Communications Day
 US bishops lament President Biden’s executive order on gender identity, sexual orientation
 US bishops’ pro-life chairman decries Biden-Harris statement on anniversary of Roe v. Wade
 Pope recalls Sunday of the Word of God, urges all to read Bible
 Listen to the faithful and to be united in prayer, Pope says to leaders of Church in Latin America
 Sign nuclear weapons treaty, Australian bishops urge prime minister
 Cardinal Parolin encourages Climate Action Summit
 Pope pens foreword to book on human trafficking victim
 In Northern Ireland, government, bishops extend shutdown of churches until March 5
 Family ministry begins with listening, recognizing grace, Vatican cardinal says
 Filipino priest shot and killed
 Papal almoner presides at funeral for homeless Roman
 Spanish mayor tears down cross at convent
 Caritas leader calls on US, European nations to renounce ‘vaccine nationalism’
 Young people are bearing the pandemic’s greatest burden, leading Italian cardinal says

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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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