Headlines for August 09, 2024

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 New Vatican document rejects ‘disproportionate intervention’ to prolong life
 Pope urges hope, patience for Chinese Catholics
 Nicaragua, Brazil break diplomatic ties over crackdown on Church
 Nicaragua expels 7 more Catholic priests
 Anti-bullfighting activists arrested after interrupting Pope’s general audience
 Federal court permits Maine to exclude Catholic schools from tuition reimbursement program
 Christian aid groups cancel ecumenical trip to Holy Land, condemn Israeli violence
 Synod theologian lashes out at Church in United States, upholds German Church as model
 Kenyan splinter groups create ‘Married Bishops’ Conference’
 USCCB responds to claims about Catholic organizations serving migrants
 Knights of Columbus report rise in membership
 US Christian leaders appeal for persecuted religious minorities in India

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Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary

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The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary was instituted to honor Mary for the Christian victory over the Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Pope St. Pius V and all Christians had prayed the Rosary for victory. The Rosary, or the Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is one of the best prayers to Mary, the…

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