Headlines for August 06, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 In leaked letter, Venezuelan cardinals call for ‘civic resistance’ against Maduro
 Be amazed at the Mother of God, Pope preaches
 Indonesian police thwart attacks on Catholic churches ahead of papal visit
 Church in Chad protests priest’s arrest
 English bishops’ spokesman condemns rioting, defends migrants
 Utah Supreme Court prevents pro-life law from taking effect
 Vatican diplomat: St. John XXIII’s Pacem in Terris remains ‘a compelling plea to establish peace’
 After the end of Roe, a new beginning for maternity homes
 Pope transfers French archbishop to smaller diocese
 Italian Catholic schools leader arrested for sexual abuse of a minor

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Lent

Wednesday of the First Week of Lent; Ember Wednesday

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Today is Ember Wednesday, the beginning of the Spring or Lent Embertide. There are two principal objects for the Ember Days of this period of the year: the first is to offer to God the season of Spring, and, by fasting and…

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