Headlines for September 06, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope urges welcome and protection for Afghan refugees
 Ask the Lord for healing from interior deafness, Pope tells pilgrims
 Pope calls for a ‘better politics’: the ‘architecture’ and ‘artisanship’ of peace
 International Eucharistic Congress opens in Budapest
 Federal court rules against Catholic high school that fired substitute teacher in same-sex marriage
 Slovakia eases Covid-vaccination rule for papal visit
 3 Chicago priests step aside amid investigations into inappropriate relationships with adults
 After 14 years, new bishop of Wuhan appointed
 Rioting in Montenegro over installation of Orthodox prelate
 Catholic and Shi’ite leaders urge participation in Iraqi vote
 Papal prayer request for upcoming apostolic journey
 Franciscan bishop beatified in Argentina
 Theme of US bishops’ Labor Day statement: A Dream for a Better Economy
 Former President Trump ‘surprised that we didn’t do better with the Catholic vote’
 Archbishop Cordileone: Our duty to challenge Catholic politicians who support abortion rights

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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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