Headlines for September 18, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Vatican, Italian prosecutors join to investigate leaks
 Pope, at general audience, recalls apostolic journey to Southeast Asia
 Pope, in book preface, lauds Enzo Bianchi, disciplined by Vatican in 2020
 Papal message for World Youth Day: ‘Those who hope in the Lord will run and not be weary’
 Direct yourselves to God, ‘first truth and supreme good’: Pope’s message for Québec anniversary
 Cardinal Parolin asks Russian official about prisoner exchanges with Ukraine
 At international conference, Holy See reiterates support for nuclear non-proliferation
 IVF insurance mandate halted in Senate
 US bishops propose new focus for CCHD
 Harris-Walz campaign rallies Catholic supporters
 New bishops take Vatican orientation courses
 Europe’s Eastern Catholic bishops gather in Romania

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Fri20 February
Lent

Friday after Ash Wednesday

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The first four Masses in Lent serve as a general introduction to Lent. They describe the essentials of a Lenten program. This Mass is concerned with fasting and teaches us what true fasting is. The Opening Prayer of today's Mass asks God to guide the Lenten penance we have begun. Franciso and Jacinta…

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