Headlines for August 29, 2024

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 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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Wed17 September
Ordinary Time

Wednesday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop & Doctor; Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin & Doctor; Ember Wednesday

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Today the Church celebrates two Optional Memorials: St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor (1542-1621) was born in Montepulciano, Italy, and died in Rome. The son of noble parents, he entered the Society of Jesus, finishing his theological studies at Louvain, Belgium. His services to the Church…

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