Headlines for February 23, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Human rights must have objective basis, Vatican official tells UN
 Irish archbishops appeal to prime minister to allow some return to worship
 Archbishop content as church vandals arraigned
 Pope asks new Swiss bishop to serve until 2026
 Vatican diplomat calls for renewed commitment to multilateralism
 Religious superior failed to tell other dioceses that priest had been banned from ministry
 Court prohibits enforcement of South Carolina’s new fetal heartbeat law
 Leading Argentine prelate deplores vaccination scandal
 In Lenten message, Chilean bishops apologize for abuse
 EU bishops’ commission calls for universal vaccine access
 South Sudan’s Christian leaders call for peace, security, and stability
 Cardinal: New nuclear ban treaty will give non-nuclear states leverage in international law
 Sole African-American Jesuit in formation reflects on racism
 Norwegian bishop celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass in the snow

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Fourth Sunday of Advent; O Dayspring (O Oriens)

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Gospel Excerpt: Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to…

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