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Headlines for April 16, 2024

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 Stabbing of Orthodox prelate seen as ‘terrorist incident’

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 Pope calls for Mideast peace, religious freedom for region’s Christians
 Brussels police shut down conservative conference
 Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on transgender procedures for minors
 Baltimore archdiocese unveils parish consolidation plan
 Fake priest arrested for stealing from churches across the US
 USCCB committee chairman affirms Church’s closeness to immigrant laborers
 Criminals attack church facility in Odisha state in India
 Congo authorities restrict cardinal’s access at airport
 Colombian Cardinal Pedro Rubiano Saenz dead at 91
 Abuse victims reject NY diocese’s $200M settlement offer
 Leading EU official meets with Pontiff; demography discussed
 Polish bishops launch day of prayer for unborn after lawmakers advance pro-abortion bills
 Lower religious practice correlates with lower mental health
 Papal prayer for victims of Australian stabbings

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On Holy Saturday, the Church waits at the Lord's tomb, in prayer and fasting, meditating on his Passion and Death and on his Descent into Hell and awaiting his Resurrection. The Church abstains from the Sacrifice of the Mass, with the sacred table left bare, until after the solemn Vigil, that is, the anticipation…

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