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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Memorial of St. Benedict, Abbot

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Today is the Memorial of St. Benedict (480-547), who was born at Nursia in Umbria in about 480 and was sent to Rome to be educated, but soon left the world to live a solitary life at Subiaco. After living in a cave in the mountains for two years as a hermit, he had acquired such a reputation that disciples…

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