Headlines for August 29, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope encourages youth to go to Mass, Confession; pays tribute to St. Augustine, prays for peace
 Bishops, in Labor Day statement, lament wage theft, other violations of human dignity
 Body of St. Teresa of Avila still incorrupt
 Father Rosica faces sex-assault charge
 ‘Vatican Girl’ brother voices no confidence in Vatican probe of her fate
 Abuse scandals in East Timor met by silence, but Pope’s visit brings new attention
 Pope makes quiet visit to St. Monica’s tomb in Rome
 No American groups present at 3 consecutive papal general audiences
 ‘Know yourself, choose yourself, grow yourself, give yourself’: religious community confronts future

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Fri20 February
Lent

Friday after Ash Wednesday

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The first four Masses in Lent serve as a general introduction to Lent. They describe the essentials of a Lenten program. This Mass is concerned with fasting and teaches us what true fasting is. The Opening Prayer of today's Mass asks God to guide the Lenten penance we have begun. Franciso and Jacinta…

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