Headlines for May 13, 2024

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 Pope urges obedience to Syro-Malabar liturgical rules
 Peace in politics, in the world starts in people’s hearts, Pope says at World Meeting on Human Fraternity
 Step by step, Jesus leads us to heaven, Pope tells pilgrims
 Children’s Declaration on Fraternity signed during papal meeting with children
 Workers at Vatican Museums file labor complaint
 ‘Work for security, justice and peace in the Sahel,’ papal message urges
 Oblates voice concern about priests detained in Belarus
 Bavaria supports the Church and the protection of life, leader says following papal audience
 Pope: Holy See ready to facilitate exchange of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war
 Teen with rifle disrupts First Communion Mass in Louisiana
 Nigerian Catholic school closed after terrorist attack
 Papal appeals for prayers for peace, mothers
 Decline in birth causes fears for future

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Memorial of St. Peter Claver, Priest

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Today the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Peter Claver (1581-1654), who was born of a distinguished family in Catalonia, Spain. He became a Jesuit in 1604, and left for Colombia in 1610, dedicating himself to the service of black slaves. For thirty-three years he ministered to slaves, caring for the…

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