Headlines for May 08, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Francis, at general audience, reflects on virtue of hope
 Orthodox spokesman: Fiducia Supplicans complicates ecumenical talks
 Pope sees challenges for work after Laudato Si’
 Pray the Rosary for peace, Pope urges
 Cardinal says goal of upcoming Vatican human fraternity meeting is a ‘renewed charter of humanity’
 Catholic church in occupied Ukraine is rededicated as Russian Orthodox church
 Australian bishops approve new aboriginal liturgy
 In protecting forests, remember the well-being of local people, Vatican diplomat says at UN
 Czech man convicted for stealing pectoral cross of Benedict XVI
 South Korean dioceses seek to counter low birth rate
 Vatican newspaper decries Tunisia’s expulsion of migrants
 Times columnist considers ‘why conservative and liberal Catholics can’t escape one another’
 Fight anti-Semitism and defend Palestinian rights, convert priest urges

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Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

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Today is the Memorial of St. Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787). Alphonsus was a great preacher of the Gospel to the poor. His charity and apostolic spirit led him to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer to carry on this work. He sent his Redemptorists, as our Lord did the Apostles, into the…

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