Headlines for May 09, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Hear and follow the Lord, our Good Shepherd, Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope again rips liturgical traditionalists
 Moneyval praises Holy See’s efforts against money laundering, but raises ‘red flag’
 Pope’s health problems endanger Lebanon trip?
 Pope huddles with leaders of Roman Curia
 Pope sends friendly note to gay Catholics
 10 priests from Baoding’s underground church disappear in the hands of police
 Cardinal Pell questions ‘incomplete’ evidence from Becciu to Vatican court
 Ukrainian Orthodox leader appeals to Putin
 Masses disrupted in Los Angeles, New York; pro-life organization’s headquarters burned down
 Bishop concerned about Chinese military presence in Solomon Islands
 Albania’s Grand Mufti meets with Pope
 ‘Do not forget the tragedy of Cabo Delgado,’ bishop pleads
 Cardinal Parolin extends Vatican’s Covid vaccine mandate
 Maronite bishops demand peaceful election conditions
 1st US diocesan synod results speak of need to reach youth, marginalized

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Fri26 December
Christmas

Feast of St. Stephen, First Martyr

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On the Second day within the Octave of Christmas the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stoned outside Jerusalem, he died praying for his executioners. He was one of the seven deacons who helped the apostles; he was "filled with faith and with the Holy Spirit,"…

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