Headlines for February 22, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 ‘Let us think of the desert’: Pope Francis reflects on Christ’s temptation
 Papal tribute to 90th anniversary of Divine Mercy apparition
 During pandemic, be like the Good Samaritan, Pope tells Los Angeles religious ed congress
 Pro-lifers oppose Biden choice for Cabinet seat
 Myanmar: bishops join in urgent plea for peace
 Bandits raze Catholic church, homes in Kaduna
 Belgian Catholics contest 15-person limit in one of world’s biggest churches
 8 beatification causes advance
 Sports are a path to holiness, Pope says to Italian soccer team
 Papal visit to writer, Holocaust survivor in Rome
 Pope accepts Cardinal Sarah’s resignation
 Bangladeshi Christians concerned by government inaction after church attack
 Planned Parenthood abortion business increased despite Covid shutdown
 Members of Curia begin private Lenten retreat
 Assisi cardinal named Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica
 New Asia-Oceania Church network pursues sustainable common home
 US bishops’ president urges prayer, support for those suffering from storms

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Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Junípero Serra, Priest (USA)

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Today the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784). Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Mallorca, Spain. He took the name Junípero when he entered the Franciscan Order in 1730. Ordained in 1737, he taught philosophy and theology at the University of Padua for…

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