Headlines for August 26, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope denounces Ukraine’s ban on Moscow-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church
 Papal Angelus address: Christ alone has the words of eternal life
 Pope calls on Catholic lawmakers to renounce war as a means of solving conflicts
 Trump would veto national abortion ban, Vance says
 ‘Renew your hope in Jesus’: papal encouragement for Nicaraguans
 Papal message: Eucharistic adoration helps you become the Christian you are called to be
 Lebanon pays a price for Israel-Palestine conflict, Pope tells families of blast victims
 Leading Ugandan lawmaker, accused of corruption, meets with Pontiff
 Chicago pregnancy-help center vandalized after Democratic convention
 World Council of Churches cautions on Ukraine law against Russia-backed churches
 Nigerian archbishop sees government ‘sitting on a time bomb’
 Luxembourg Catholic charity scandal deepens
 Papal solidarity with monkeypox victims
 Barcelona’s mayor meets with Pontiff

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Thursday of the Thirty-Fourth Week of Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of Thanksgiving Day (USA)

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Today in the United States is the Optional Memorial of Thanksgiving Day in the dioceses of the United States. In 1621 colonists in New England gave communal thanks and praise to God for his abundant mercies and blessings. This became a tradition and in 1863 Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed a legal holiday.…

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