Headlines for September 19, 2024

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 Vatican gives cautious approval for Medjugorje devotions
 Tight secrecy imposed on Synod participants, even after Synod’s conclusion
 USCCB pro-life chairman calls for ‘revival of prayer and action,’ vote for candidates who defend human life, dignity
 Vatican diplomat pushes back against language of plant, animal, and fungi rights
 Pope encourages move to align calendars for Easter
 Blood of St. Januarius liquefies again
 Thousands leaving Catholic Church in Austria
 Pope Francis: Pass along treasure of Poland’s faith, tradition to the young
 Papal appeals for World Alzheimer’s Day, prayer for peace
 Notre Dame theologian wins prestigious Ratzinger Prize
 Papal prayer for European flood victims

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Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

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Today is the Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380). She was born Catherine Benincasa in Siena at a date that remains uncertain, was favored with visions from the age of seven. Becoming a tertiary of the Dominican Order, she acquired great influence by her life of prayer and extraordinary…

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