Headlines for April 18, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Francis intends to visit Argentina this year, governor says after audience
 Torture is inhuman, Pope says
 Pope urges renewal for Discalced Carmelites
 Pope Francis pays tribute to St. Pius X
 Vatican diplomat calls for immediate action, aid to address Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis
 Congo nears chaos, cardinal warns
 Kentucky bishop sees confusion in papal teaching
 Quebec’s bishops see mounting crisis of hunger
 Program announced for international meeting of parish priests at Vatican
 More abuse charges against retired Australian bishop
 Episcopalian bishops oppose Catholic group’s use of seminary property
 Palestinian Christian woman arrested without warrant, detained without charges
 Support indigenous efforts to ‘take care of their roots,’ nuncio tells UN forum
 Indian cardinal calls voting a ‘sacred duty,’ urges faithful to put it before pilgrimage
 Papal condolences following death of Colombian cardinal

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Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Junípero Serra, Priest (USA)

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Today the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784). Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Mallorca, Spain. He took the name Junípero when he entered the Franciscan Order in 1730. Ordained in 1737, he taught philosophy and theology at the University of Padua for…

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