Headlines for October 08, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Synod, October 7: Cardinal Hollerich calls for suggestions to make Church less ‘pyramidal’; women’s ministry discussion resurfaces
 Pope sends encouragement to Christians in the Middle East
 Pope finds paganism in ‘the air we breathe’
 Restoration of baldacchino at St. Peter’s nearing completion
 Over 200 US hospitals offer sex-change treatment for chlldren
 Vatican diplomat highlights importance of family life.
 Imperfect peace is preferable to just war, Vatican spokesman says
 Jesuits hold outsized influence at Synod on Synodality
 Citing Purdue ruling, bankruptcy judge permits victims to sue Buffalo parishes, schools
 Annual Red Mass celebrated ahead of Supreme Court term
 USCCB announces mental health novena

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Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary

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The Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary was instituted to honor Mary for the Christian victory over the Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571. Pope St. Pius V and all Christians had prayed the Rosary for victory. The Rosary, or the Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is one of the best prayers to Mary, the…

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