Headlines for February 04, 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Be patriotic and defend Ukraine, Pope Francis tells Ukrainian youth
 There is no greater work than evangelization, Pope tells Scandinavian pilgrims
 Syrian archbishop warns of threats against Christians, torture
 Russian Orthodox spokesman ‘bewildered, concerned’ by Vatican statements on sexuality
 New Orleans archbishop denies demanding funds from food charity
 Cardinal Becciu’s brother and Sardinian bishop indicted for embezzlement
 New York attorney general challenges Trump on gender treatment for children
 Archbishop Broglio praises Trump move to end funding for abortion-related travel
 Fear reigns despite ceasefire in Goma, Congo bishop reports
 Pope announces he will write apostolic exhortation on children
 In victory for Maine diocese, state court invalidates lifting of statute of limitations
 Arson at 17th-century Milan church
 Italian Holocaust survivor meets with Pontiff
 USCCB prelates offer Lunar New Year greetings

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Wednesday after Epiphany; Opt. Mem. of St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest

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Today is Wednesday after Epiphany and the Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest (1175-1275). Born in Barcelona, Spain, St. Raymond of Peñafort was the…

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