Headlines for February 11, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope encourages Focolare in its charism of unity
 Ukrainian bishops rebuke German bishops for support of LGBT groups
 Cardinal Marx to step down as head of German bishops’ conference
 Use technology to prevent human trafficking, Pope tells pilgrims
 Filipino government drops charges against bishops who criticized Duterte
 Mountain state bishops ask Pope about Amazon synod, discuss range of issues
 Irish archbishop sees ‘scandalous’ failings in health care
 ‘Getting beyond deterrence’: Cardinal Turkson calls for ‘integral disarmament’
 At Vatican, IMF leader calls for ‘inclusive growth,’ integration, climate action
 Fight tirelessly for reconciliation, Colombian bishops say following meeting
 In Egypt, Coptic activist’s detention extended
 Returning from Davos, Vatican official speaks of ‘hopeful’ change in world leaders
 Background: World Day of the Sick
 Cardinal Tagle leaves Philippines to take up key Vatican post
 Cardinal Filoni discusses significance of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre
 Archbishop chides Buttigieg’s partner over abortion
 Vatican Secretary of State lauds, encourages work of Sant’Egidio community

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Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs

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The Church commemorates the Optional Memorial of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong (1746-1815). He was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 other Chinese Catholics. Among their number was an eighteen-year-old boy, Chi Zhuzi, who cried out to those who had just cut off his right arm and were…

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