Headlines for February 27, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Catholic ethicists decry lax ‘brain-death’ standards [Exclusive]
 Vatican prelate clarifies: Catholicism incompatible with Masonry
 Pope condemns bloodshed in Burkina Faso and calls for peace
 Uruguay: bishop clarifies blessing for same-sex couple
 Cardinal reinstates lay charismatic leader who admitted abuse
 Congo cardinal questions EU support for Rwandan mining
 Ethiopian monastery attacked; 4 monks slain
 Papal appeal for just and lasting peace in Ukraine, prayer for nations suffering from violence, cold
 Palestinian-American wins international peace prize
 Finnish study disputes reported link between ‘trans’ identity, youth suicide
 USCCB committee chairman calls for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, rues Russian persecution of Church
 Philippine shrine designated an international shrine
 Brazilian study warns Catholic ‘digital influencers’ spurn bishops
 Women Synod participants share reflections in webinars

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Memorial of St. Scholastica, Virgin

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Today is the Memorial of St. Scholastica (480-547). She was the twin sister of St. Benedict, the Patriarch of Western monasticism. She was born in Umbria, Italy, about 480. Under Benedict's direction, Scholastica founded a community of nuns near the great Benedictine monastery Monte Cassino. Inspired by…

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