Headlines for September 04, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope praises Indonesia’s inter-religious harmony
 Pope Francis: Listen to the pain of the earth and of victims of environmental catastrophes
 Orthodox prelates rap Moscow’s support of Russian offensive in Ukraine
 Federal court blocks Biden administration’s gender-surgery mandate
 Pope meets with Jesuits in Indonesia
 Indonesian leader praises Pope’s backing of two-state solution in Middle East
 Do not impose faith, Pope warns Indonesian religious
 Irish government inquiry finds 2,395 abuse allegations at religious-order schools
 USCCB reports $2M operating deficit; assets increase because of investments
 Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem decries Ukraine law
 Suspect arrested in French church fire
 Federal court upholds religious schools’ exemption from Title IX
 Thuringia’s bishops rue political party’s victory in state elections
 Vatican publishes pre-Jubilee prayer resource for priests
 Pakistan: Christian woman, sentenced for blasphemy, released from prison after 8 years

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Memorial of St. Clare, Virgin

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The Memorial of St. Clare of Assisi (1194-1253) is celebrated today. Clare was the first woman to practice the life of entire poverty as taught by St. Francis. Placed by him at the head of a few companions in the small convent of San Damiano, she governed her community for forty-two years thus founding at…

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