Headlines for September 12, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Cardinal-designate Fernández, new DDF prefect, warns against bishops who think they can judge ‘doctrine of the Holy Father’
 Pope Francis: Marriage and Holy Orders are ‘signs of God’s spousal love for us’
 European bishops criticize proposed rules on ‘substances of human origin’
 Ukrainian Catholic leader thanks Pope for humanitarian aid
 US bishops’ international committee chairman urges humanitarian access for Nagorno-Karabakh
 Vatican bank rejects charge of supporting Russia
 Papal delegate rejects proposal to end Syro-Malabar liturgical dispute
 No penalty for Swiss priests who ‘concelebrated’ with woman
 Nicaraguan police arrest priest who requested prayers for imprisoned Bishop Álvarez
 Cleveland diocese issues sexuality, gender, and identity policy
 Cardinal Zuppi pays tribute to pro-abortion political figure, author of ‘God Save the Queer’
 Massachusetts priest faces charges for stealing parish funds
 South African bishops recall Mandela rival Buthelezi as ‘committed Christian’

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Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr

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The Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Agatha (d. 250), who died in defense of her purity, in Catania, Sicily. After Quintanus, the governor of Sicily, tried in vain to force her to consent to sin, she was imprisoned for a month with an evil woman. He then turned from sensuality to cruelty and had her…

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