Headlines for February 21, 2025

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Doctors’ briefing: Pope not out of danger
 British court backs Vatican in ‘trial of the century’ lawsuit
 In setback for USCCB, judge declines to reinstate refugee resettlement program funding
 Jerusalem’s Christian leaders back Armenian Patriarchate as Israel threatens to confiscate property
 IVF destroys human life, USCCB committee chairmen warn following Trump executive order
 Bishop, staff robbed by soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo
 Ukrainian Catholic leader: Russian ideology, not NATO expansion, led to war
 Pope’s hospital stay lengthened [updated Fri. AM]
 Vatican releases official medal for Jubilee year
 Ecumenical Patriarch sends message of support to ailing Pope
 Vatican cardinal visits Lebanon to convey Pope’s closeness
 Father Spadaro: Pope’s health situation is ‘delicate’ but not cause for alarm

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Thu26 March
Lent

Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent

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The weekday Masses towards the end of Lent are like a Passion Play. The Gospels, as one scene after the other, show the mounting hatred and growing tension. This is the “Abraham Mass,” telling of the inheritance received through Abraham. The Opening Prayer reminds us of our great inheritance received from Christ.…

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