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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Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs

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Today is the Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter (d. 304) who were two Roman martyrs who suffered under the Diocletian persecution. The first was an exorcist, the second a priest. Their cultus was so important that after peace was restored to the Church, Constantine built a basilica in their…

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