Headlines for September 13, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope, in Hungary, meets with Orbán, laments anti-Semitism, concludes Eucharistic Congress
 Pope arrives in Slovakia, meets with other Christian leaders
 Papal message to interfaith summit: If we want peace on earth, ‘we cannot lose sight of heaven’
 Listen, discern, bear witness: papal audience with Discalced Carmelites
 The family is alive in prayer, Word of God, and service: papal message to families
 Swiss Guard to admit women?
 Pope renews critique of ‘rigid’ Catholicism [Corrected]
 Vatican cardinal reassures Jews after papal remarks
 President of European Council discusses Afghan refugees with Pontiff
 Wyszynski’s beatification ceremony gathers thousands in Poland
 USCCB president recalls 20th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
 Maternity ward to close, as nurses quit to avoid vaccination
 Students’ lawsuit challenges vaccine mandate at Jesuit university
 Vietnamese catechist, family jailed for teaching faith
 Don’t slander St. Junípero Serra, Archbishops Cordileone and Gomez write in op-ed

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Lent

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent

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Today we have a venerable Lenten Mass. This Mass is best understood by remembering that the ancient catechumens (or prospective converts) used to come for instructions to the first part of Lenten Masses. The catechumens heard the readings and homily, and then left the church. The offertory procession and remainder…

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