Headlines for February 06, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Francis says priestly celibacy is a ‘decisive grace’ for the Latin rite
 Paksitani court upholds forced marriage of 14-year-old Catholic girl to Muslim man
 Pope urges global finance leaders to reduce economic inequality
 Bishops, Catholic Charities, hospitals ‘deeply opposed’ to Trump administration’s ‘unacceptable’ Medicaid plan
 Economies should be socially inclusive, economist Sachs says in Vatican workshop keynote
 In China, new administrative rules on religion come into force amid ongoing restrictions
 Bishops applaud Trump administration’s efforts to expand parental choice in education
 Celebration in Abu Dhabi marks 1st anniversary of Document on Human Fraternity
 British astrophysicist named to pontifical academy
 Vatican prelate praises Tebow’s prom for those with special needs
 USCCB releases ‘faithful citizenship’ videos
 West Bank parishioners say Trump peace plan does not bode well for the future
 Stone by stone: mapping of the floor of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre begins

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Friday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Sts. Sixtus II, Pope; and Companions, Martyrs; St. Cajetan, Priest

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Today is the Optional Memorial of Sts. Sixtus II and his companions (d. 258). Pope Sixtus II was one of the first victims of the persecution under the Emperor Valerian. Felicissimus and Agapitus were two of his deacons who were executed with him. Sixtus governed the Church from 256 to 258. His name is…

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