Headlines for April 02, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Francis sees Cardinal Sarah as ‘bitter,’ rips Archbishop Gänswein
 Vatican document on human dignity due April 8
 Retrospective: Pope John Paul II died 19 years ago today
 Pope accepts resignation of Peruvian prelate, a member of scandal-plagued group
 DDF decision restores accused Minnesota priest to ministry in case that involved clergy dicastery, Signatura
 Vatican envoy calls for stronger action on crimes against humanity
 Hindu nationalists call for Caritas license for foreign funding to be revoked
 San Antonio parish hit by vandals Easter Sunday, marking 3rd incident within a month
 Canadian dioceses sign covenant with Native American group
 Diocese of Sacramento files for bankruptcy
 Vatican News now available in 53 languages

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Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs

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Today is the Memorial of St. Paul Miki, a Japanese Jesuit, and his twenty-five companions (d. 1597), who were martyred in Nagasaki, Japan. They were the first martyrs of East Asia to be canonized. They were killed simultaneously by being raised on crosses and then stabbed with spears. Their executioners…

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