Headlines for March 31, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope, at audience, prepares faithful for Easter Triduum
 Pope grants ‘time out’ to German archbishop faulted over abuse
 Kwara government imposes hijab on Catholic schools
 Common efforts needed in education to combat climate change, Pope tells UNESCO
 Sign-language interpretations of papal audiences to be available online
 Bandits kidnap priest, others in Kaduna village
 Gunmen kill priest, 3 parishioners in Nigeria
 Vatican releases new document: Pastoral Orientations on Climate Displaced Persons
 South Sudan’s government warns bishops against reopening churches for Easter
 Biden administration adds abortion access, gay rights to human rights list
 Defiant Irish priest will not pay fine for celebrating Mass
 Myanmar: demonstrations continue; over 500 killed
 US Catholics divided by party on whether Biden should be denied Communion over his abortion stance
 Italy sees worst gap between births, deaths since 1918 Spanish flu
 Massachusetts city council recognizes polygamous domestic partnerships
 Kentucky bishops applaud passage of school choice bill
 Dallas parish priest calls cops on maskless, pregnant mom holding baby during Mass
 Border surge straining shelters, says Mexican bishops’ migrant ministry

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The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663), who was born at Cupertino, Italy, and died in Osimo. He was of lowly origin and had little formal education. In his youth he was employed as an apprentice to a shoemaker. He joined the Conventual Franciscans as a lay brother but…

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