Headlines for September 05, 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope Francis arrives in Mozambique
 Brazilian archbishop, others warn of ‘imminent risk of genocide’ for some indigenous peoples
 Cardinals Burke, Brandmüller say Amazon synod challenges deposit of faith
 As persecution intensifies, Nicaraguan bishops declare week of prayer
 Pope, on trip to Africa, addresses words to journalists, prays for Bahamas
 Christians in Jharkand march to protest government harassment
 Cardinal Tobin, other Catholic demonstrators form human cross to protest separation of immigrant families
 Argentine bishops ask government to declare food emergency
 Mexican and US border bishops discuss immigration issues, human rights
 Archbishop Paglia outlines Pope’s vision for John Paul II Institute, reflects on bioethics, technology
 Cardinal Tagle calls for love for the environment as Church in Philippines celebrates Season of Creation
 Minnesota court declines to intervene in church demolition suit
 Russian Orthodox in Western Europe caught between Moscow and Constantinople
 USCCB president requests prayers, donations for hurricane victims

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Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

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Today is the Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380). She was born Catherine Benincasa in Siena at a date that remains uncertain, was favored with visions from the age of seven. Becoming a tertiary of the Dominican Order, she acquired great influence by her life of prayer and extraordinary…

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