Headlines for April 27, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Clergy among 12 arrested after bishop-elect shot in South Sudan
 Bishop Bätzing opens path to Protestants receiving Holy Communion in Germany
 US bishops welcome President Biden’s goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
 Pope encourages Poor Clare nuns in their vocation
 India’s bishops say government negligent in addressing pandemic
 China continues restraints on ‘underground’ Catholics
 England’s bishops encourage Catholics to place Sunday Mass at the heart of their post-pandemic lives
 Pope would like to visit North Korea, prelate says
 Faith-based aid agencies urge governments to address global famine
 New Mexico dioceses respond differently after governor lift limits
 Papal gift of medical equipment to Armenia
 Iraqi cardinal blames hospital tragedy on corruption
 ‘Prayer, consultation, verification’: Cardinal Ouellet discusses work of Congregation of Bishops
 Cardinal Cupich, Holocaust survivor share hate speech concerns
 Conference examines the ‘Biden effect’ on the Church
 Rally at Connecticut Catholic college ‘affirms support for LGBTQ+ community’

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