Headlines for May 05, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope asks religious orders to act with ‘great prudence and shrewdness’ in selling property
 Russian Orthodox Church scolds Pope Francis after ‘Putin’s altar boy’ remark
 Orban told Pope that Russia plans to end war on May 9; US officials skeptical
 Pope highlights variety of callings in message for Day of Prayer for Vocations
 Pope, using wheelchair, speaks on human fragility
 USCCB: Pray, fast for reversal of Roe v. Wade
 Schönstatt founder’s beatification cause put on hold
 New barracks will allow for possibility of women Swiss Guards
 Chaldean Patriarch calls for ‘civil and democratic’ Iraq to discourage emigration
 EU targets Moscow Patriarch in new sanctions
 Abuse allegations against former Capuchin provincial found ‘unsubstantiated’ after independent review
 Catholic News Service to cease domestic operations at year’s end
 Pope sends ‘terrible moral signal’ to dictators, Wall Street Journal says in editorial

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Wednesday 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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