Headlines for May 03, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Archbishop Cordileone issues pastoral letter on dignity of the unborn, Holy Communion, and Catholic politicians
 ‘Listen’ to people’s suffering, Pope tells Italy’s Catholic Action
 Pope opens marathon of prayer with Rosary in St. Peter’s Basilica
 Abide in Christ: papal reflection on Sunday Gospel
 Vatican adds 7 invocations to Litany of St. Joseph
 ‘Remain firm in your convictions and in your faith,’ Pope tells Chemin Neuf
 Papal message as new cathedral blessed in Madagascar
 Pope Francis asks for prayers for peace in Myanmar
 Papal Easter greetings to Eastern churches
 Vatican cardinal: priests deserve vaccine for ‘socially useful service’
 Canonization approved for Charles de Foucauld, six others
 Remaining kidnapped nuns, priests freed in Haiti
 Vatican diplomat laments human rights violations in the Amazon region
 Federal court upholds NJ Catholic school’s right to fire teacher
 ‘When the Holy Father touches Ukrainian soil, the war will come to an end,’ leading prelate says

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Saturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Januarius, Bishop & Martyr; Ember Saturday

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Januarius (d. 304). Very little is known about this martyr saint. He was Bishop of Benevento in Campania. He died near Naples, about the year 304, martyred under the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. Around the year 400 the relics of St. Januarius were moved to Naples,…

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