Headlines for February 04, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

 China bans Christian funerals as new rules take effect
 Pope Francis calls on Rome to be a ‘fraternal, inclusive city, open to the world’
 Trump administration announces steps to enforce federal conscience law
 Bishops voice opposition to President Trump’s restrictions on visas from Nigeria, 5 other nations
 ‘Give this country a chance,’ apostolic nuncio in Haiti pleads
 Blasphemy and biased education: Life for Pakistan’s religious minorities
 Vatican prefect, in speech, marks anniversary of Document on Human Fraternity
 Bahrian’s heir apparent meets with Pope
 Cardinal Turkson conveys Pope’s closeness to Venezuelans
 Bishops from US Northwest discuss audience with Pope
 9,000 houses of worship to close in Canada over next decade, heritage group predicts
 Baltimore museum exhibits missal that changed St. Francis of Assisi’s life
 Pope’s February prayer intention: Listen to the migrants’ cries

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Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of St. Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor

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The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, Deacon (306-373), called "the Harp of the Holy Spirit." Ephrem is the great classic Doctor of the Syrian church. As deacon at Edessa, he vigorously combated the heresies of his time, and to do so more effectively wrote poems and hymns about the…

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