Headlines for April 16, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Stabbing of Orthodox prelate seen as ‘terrorist incident’
 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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Monday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr

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Today is the Optional Memorial of Saint Apollinaris (d. 79). Early accounts report that Apollinaris was ordained bishop by Saint Peter himself and sent as a missionary bishop to Ravenna during the reign of the emperor Claudius. Renowned for his powers to heal in the name of Christ, he was frequently exiled,…

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