Headlines for February 23, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 El Paso bishop defends migrant shelter facing state lawsuit
 Kenyan archbishop sees ‘unprecedented’ attack on family life
 Pakistani bishop hails court rejection of anti-Christian pogrom whitewash
 New Secretary named for Christian unity dicastery
 USCCB criticizes Biden administration’s proposed expansion of abortion funding for Native Americans
 Catholic group seeks hate-crime investigation after New York cathedral funeral
 Greece’s minority Catholic Church condemns Parliament’s same-sex marriage vote
 In rare move, Pope names coadjutor for leading Argentine bishop, who is past retirement age
 Bernini’s baldachin masterpiece disappears from public view until jubilee year
 Vatican newspaper rues damage to ocean from Ghana’s dumping of used clothes
 Papal preacher takes to social media during Lent
 Papal basilicas launch ‘From Tourist to Pilgrim’ minisite as Jubilee guide

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Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. This feast brings to an end the season of Christmas. Ordinary Time lasts from the day after this feast to the Tuesday before Lent. The Church recalls Our Lord's second manifestation or epiphany which occurred on the occasion of His…

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