Headlines for March 29, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Irish government: public Mass is a criminal offense
 Cardinal Sarah urges Pope to rescind ban on private Masses at St. Peter’s
 Pope calls for ‘proactive repentance where necessary’ as Vatican City’s judicial year begins
 Papal prayer for victims of Indonesian cathedral attack
 ‘Let us ask for the grace to be amazed,’ Pope preaches on Palm Sunday
 Two Polish bishops sanctioned for neglect of abuse charges
 Court denies University of Iowa officials immunity in religious freedom case
 English bishop speaks out after mother loses appeal over life support for 5-year-old girl
 Consecrated women and men are ‘witnesses to the beauty of God,’ Vatican cardinal says
 Church in China saved from demolition, but cannot be used
 US bishop chairman welcomes repeal of death penalty in Virginia
 Papal preacher concludes Friday Lenten sermons to Pope, Curia
 Paris archbishop suppresses experimental pastoral center
 Vatican diplomat laments persecution, calls for recognition of religions’ contributions to peace
 Vatican observes ‘Earth Hour’
 Maronite Patriarch, Lebanon’s interim PM discuss political and economic crisis

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