Headlines for February 29, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope warns Armenia’s bishops against ecclesiastical ambition
 Let Jesus guide efforts to protect rights, Pope tells Argentine judges
 France advances pro-abortion amendment to constitution
 Cardinal Burke launches novena for ‘a very troubled time’
 ‘Demos II’—identified as cardinal—writes ‘profile of the next Pope’
 Spanish archdiocese decries same-sex wedding in Catholic chapel
 Ukrainian Church opens beatification cause for former leader
 Papal condemnation of landmines
 Haitian bishop recovering in Miami after explosion at home
 Vatican overturns Canadian archbishop’s decision to close parish
 Man breaks into, vandalizes Oregon monastery
 Bishop named for troubled French archdiocese
 Group of US, Canadian, Latin American bishops hold summit
 In Alaska, permanent deacons are primary spiritual leaders in remote villages

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Memorial of St. Peter Claver, Priest

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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Peter Claver (1581-1654), who was born of a distinguished family in Catalonia, Spain. He became a Jesuit in 1604, and left for Colombia in 1610, dedicating himself to the service of black slaves. For thirty-three years he ministered to slaves, caring for the…

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