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Headlines for February 17, 2021

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 Lent is a journey of return to God, Pope preaches at Ash Wednesday Mass

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 Indian Christians protest after compulsory Hindu rites, prayers introduced in schools
 Council on Economy meets, reviews Vatican budget
 Vatican issues liturgical guidance for Holy Week services during epidemic
 9th Circuit rejects church’s challenge to California county’s Covid restrictions
 Vatican diplomat: The empowerment of women will contribute to peace and security
 Rocket attack strikes Erbil, less than 3 weeks before papal visit
 Colombians welcome Pope’s praise of efforts to protect Venezuelan migrants
 Italian court to hear obstruction charges against Legionaries in abuse case
 South Sudan: bishop says church services will continue despite ban
 Wearing a face covering shows lack of trust in God, Mexican bishop preaches
 Michigan priest responds following criticism of homily
 6% of Black Americans are Catholic, Pew survey finds
 Vandals target Denver parish
 Don’t hold elections at Easter, Kerala bishops urge
 Jesuit teacher of Pope Francis, abducted during Dirty War, dies at 94

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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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