Headlines for July 22, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Vatican statement urges solidarity in face of pandemic
 ‘Sue us,’ says Philippine bishop after Duterte criticizes pastoral letter
 Office of Civil Rights intervenes to allow Catholic in Maryland hospital to receive sacraments
 Attacks on Catholic statues continue
 Vatican denies approving exhumation of Gen. Franco
 Chinese officials: replace religious images with pictures of President Xi
 Sino-Vatican agreement after 2 years: flags and monitoring
 Vatican cardinal weighs in on Hagia Sophia, CO19 origin
 July 24: day of mourning for Hagia Sophia
 Nashville diocese responds to report on handling of adult abuse case
 Kidnapped Enugu priest regains freedom
 Italian priest presides at same-sex union
 Taiwan president attends Taipei archbishop’s installation
 New Vatican document ‘a major step forward’ in protecting minors, abuse commission member says
 In California, Ventura city council decides to remove Junipero Serra statues at city hall
 15 children in chains freed from Nigeria Quran school
 Cardinal Brandmüller discusses interpretation of Vatican II
 Ancient Buddha statue discovered in Pakistan, destroyed for being ‘un-Islamic’
 In Kerala, Church forms volunteers’ groups for decent burial of CO19 victims

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Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas); Opt Mem of St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr

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Today is the Fifth day within the Octave of Christmas. The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170), bishop and martyr. He was born in London and after studying in Paris, he first became chancellor to the king and then in 1162 was chosen Archbishop of Canterbury. He…

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