Headlines for September 04, 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope orders action as Holy See’s debt swells
 McCarrick still denies wrongdoing
 Pope: ‘it’s an honor that Americans attack me’
 Pope begins trip to Mozambique, Madagascar, Mauritius
 Buffalo’s Bishop Malone rejects resignation despite new revelations
 Pope commends Mauritius for rich cultural and religious traditions
 French Cardinal Etchegaray, former vice-dean of College of Cardinals, dead at 96
 Hong Kong auxiliary bishop calls for ‘Friday fasting’ amid ongoing protests
 Police investigate Indian bishop for financial breach of trust
 Pope Francis entrusts his 31st apostolic Journey to Mary
 Colombian Cardinal Pimiento dead at 100
 Violators of Indian state’s new anti-conversion law face up to 7 years in jail
 Polish, German bishops mark start WWII urging for new peace efforts
 Australian bishops: Overcome online hatred, division, exploitation
 New York bishops support law requiring public school abuse-prevention classes
 Miraculous cure of Irish woman confirmed at Knock shrine
 Lithuanian cardinal-elect was imprisoned in Soviet labor camps, exiled to Siberia
 South Africa’s Cardinal Napier urges politicians to stop inciting hatred
 Video released for Pope’s monthly prayer intention
 English bishop creates Laudato Si’ oasis

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Saturday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Januarius, Bishop & Martyr; Ember Saturday

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Januarius (d. 304). Very little is known about this martyr saint. He was Bishop of Benevento in Campania. He died near Naples, about the year 304, martyred under the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. Around the year 400 the relics of St. Januarius were moved to Naples,…

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