Headlines for February 21, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Australian bishop arrested
 Leading Vatican cardinals: German vote in favor of synodal council would be null and void
 Women detail alleged abuses by Rupnik
 Belgian bishops want Synod discussion of female diaconate, celibacy
 Cardinal Dolan applauds cathedral response to funeral uproar
 Vatican says Rupnik investigation is continuing
 Report: Cardinal calls for ‘permanent’ dialogue with Freemasons
 Proponents of women’s ordination among new consultors to Synod of Bishops
 German Catholic charity mobilizes against populist party
 Gay activists demand apology from New York cathedral
 Irish poll shows strong support for mothers at home
 Arson, vandalism doubled at US churches in 2023
 In Germany, 650 churches have closed since 2005
 Dalit Catholics seek representation in India’s synodality process
 NY-area church vandalized
 2025 papal prayer intentions released
 ‘The shock wave of war’: Vatican newspaper laments suffering in Sudan

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Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist

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Today is the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist. The Church, having celebrated the earthly birthday of St. John the Baptist on June 24, today honors the anniversary of his martyrdom. Besides our Lord and our Lady, St. John the Baptist is the only one whose birth and death are thus celebrated.…

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