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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Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas); Opt Mem of St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr

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Today is the Fifth day within the Octave of Christmas. The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170), bishop and martyr. He was born in London and after studying in Paris, he first became chancellor to the king and then in 1162 was chosen Archbishop of Canterbury. He…

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