Headlines for April 06, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 London police halt Good Friday service, say pandemic protocols violated
 Hans Küng, dissident theologian, dead at 93
 In UK and Ireland, some prelates, priests criticize Vatican document on same-sex blessings
 Treasures rescued from rubble of Christchurch’s demolished cathedral
 Retired Mexican bishop plans run for legislature
 Vatican Secretary of State defends agreement with China, calls for Church unity
 In Indonesia, anti-Christian terrorist attacks remain part of the landscape
 Churches’ challenge to Minnesota Covid orders moves ahead
 Newark Archdiocese let priest work after 1 abuse allegation—now there are 2 more
 Nigerian bishop calls for end to violence
 Church leaders in Africa: US return to Paris climate accord could make up for ‘lost momentum’
 Archbishop Chaput pens book on ‘Things Worth Dying For’
 Maronite Patriarch to Hezbollah: Stop dragging Lebanon into wars and divisions

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Wednesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop & Doctor; Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin & Doctor; Ember Wednesday

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Today the Church celebrates two Optional Memorials: St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor (1542-1621) was born in Montepulciano, Italy, and died in Rome. The son of noble parents, he entered the Society of Jesus, finishing his theological studies at Louvain, Belgium. His services to the Church…

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