Headlines for July 18, 2024

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 Plenary indulgence offered for World Day for Grandparents
 Islamist insurgents have destroyed 18 Catholic churches in Mozambique this year, bishop says
 Pope commemorates 1500th anniversary of Roman Marian apparition
 National Eucharistic Congress opens in Indianapolis
 Prominent French priest, Abbé Pierre, accused of abuse
 USCCB committee, other Catholic organizations urge passage of ‘Yes in God’s Backyard Act’
 Holy See grateful that human genetic resources are excluded from intellectual property treaty
 Christians slowly return to Ninveh region after ISIS devasatation
 Poland’s former WYD director arrested
 Knoxville diocese sells former bishop’s mansion for $1.4 million
 Canonist asks: How will bishops react to VP candidate Vance’s stance in favor of chemical abortions?
 NY diocese not liable for abuse in non-diocesan institutions, federal court affirms

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Memorial of Sts. Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs

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Today's Memorial of Saints Cornelius (d. 253) and Cyprian (190-258) commemorates two friends in the service of Christ and his Church. Cornelius, a Roman, was the twenty-first Pope during the reign of the Emperor Gallus and Volusian. He had to oppose Novatian, the first anti-pope, who believed that apostates…

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