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Headlines for September 22, 2022

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope urges business consultants to promote diversity
 Pregnancy center demands release of firebombing video
 Cameroon Church leaders reject kidnappers’ ransom demand
 LGBT initiative reflects spirit of Pope Francis, Belgian leader says
 Pope receives Ivorian president
 Pope: May we pray for and help those with Alzheimer’s disease
 Renew commitment to nuclear test ban, Vatican Secretary of State urges
 Roll back abortions in VA hospitals, US bishops, military archdiocese urge
 ‘Building a Culture of Life in a Post-Roe World’: USCCB issues Respect Life Month statement
 Bishop meets with priests in troubled French diocese
 Pope encourages Norbertines to ‘rethink history,’ be missionaries
 Senior German bishop mishandled abuse cases, says report
 Papal prayer, call for solidarity for victims of Hurricane Fiona
 Bolivian VP meets with Pontiff
 In Haiti, radio hosts call for attacks on Catholic institutions
 Church source warns of worsening situation in Tigray

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December 19, O Root of Jesse (O Radix Jesse); Ember Friday

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Today is the Third of the O Antiphons, O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse). Christ the King, the Lord! Divine Wisdom, Adonai, the powerful God, is at the same time man with flesh and blood of the house of Jesse, the father of King David. Truly, the right of kingship has now passed from the house of…

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