Headlines for September 13, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope, at general audience, pays tribute to Blessed José Gregorio Hernández
 Pope Francis sends envoy to China to discuss Ukraine war
 Be ‘beggars for peace,’ Pope says
 Swiss bishops’ study finds more than 1,000 cases of clergy sexual abuse
 Abortion figures up in 2023
 Appeals court says Catholic group can install Stations of the Cross prayer trail
 USCCB weighs in on Biden administration’s emergency spending request
 New Mexico archbishop backs governor’s ban on firearms
 A personal prelature for Filipino migrant workers?
 Spanish bishop defends appointment of new rector for Opus Dei shrine
 College student in Philadelphia among lay voting members of Synod
 Ukrainian Catholic archbishop announces covering of Nazi monument in Pennsylvania cemetery
 Let’s ‘individually, collectively’ work for lasting peace, Ethiopian bishops say in new year’s message
 Swedish cardinal, Lutheran leader make joint DC visit for ecumenical dialogue
 Vatican to inaugurate ‘House of Sport’

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Fifth Day within the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas); Opt Mem of St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr

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Today is the Fifth day within the Octave of Christmas. The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170), bishop and martyr. He was born in London and after studying in Paris, he first became chancellor to the king and then in 1162 was chosen Archbishop of Canterbury. He…

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