Headlines for August 06, 2024

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 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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Sat19 September
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Saturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Januarius, Bishop & Martyr; Ember Saturday

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Januarius (d. 304). Very little is known about this martyr saint. He was Bishop of Benevento in Campania. He died near Naples, about the year 304, martyred under the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. Around the year 400 the relics of St. Januarius were moved to Naples,…

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