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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Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlūf, Priest

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The Optional Memorial of St. Sharbel Makhlūf (1828-1868) is celebrated today. He was a Lebanese monk, born in a small mountain village and ordained in 1858. Devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary, he spent the last twenty-three years of his life as a hermit. Despite temptations to wealth and comfort, Saint…

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