Headlines for August 12, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 True faith and prayer open the heart, Pope tells pilgrims
 Vatican Secretary of State speaks with Iran’s president
 Pope speaks on discernment to religious preparing for chapter meetings
 Illinois governor signs law requiring hospitals to provide some abortions
 ‘In harmony with Creation’: papal tweet hails wisdom of indigenous peoples
 Franciscan leader in Holy Land asks prayers for peace on August 15
 In interview, Pope expresses desire to visit China
 Pope recalls WWII atomic bombings, appeals for peace in war-torn countries
 Andorra: abortion issue raises question for bishop’s traditional role
 ‘Beautiful’ papal friendship with Poor Clare monastery
 Canadian bishops, in letter, express ‘renewed Catholic commitment to Indigenous reconciliation’
 Indiana diocese welcomes burgeoning Latin Mass community of nuns

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Tuesday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Junípero Serra, Priest (USA)

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Today the United States celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Junípero Serra (1713-1784). Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Mallorca, Spain. He took the name Junípero when he entered the Franciscan Order in 1730. Ordained in 1737, he taught philosophy and theology at the University of Padua for…

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