Headlines for October 13, 2021

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Leading French bishop discusses confessional seal with nation’s interior minister
 Theme of Pope’s general audience: ‘Christian freedom, universal leaven of liberation’
 Mafia is ‘killing Naples,’ archbishop says
 US bishops’ pro-life spokesman urges Biden to act like a Catholic
 US bishops’ migration chairman welcomes refugee admissions target of 125,000
 We’re against LGBTQ+ activities: Ghana’s bishops restate position
 Catholic troops can refuse Covid vaccine, archbishop declares
 Dozens of Catholic leaders worldwide urge G20 to ‘consign fossil fuels to history’
 Vatican issues message for World Mental Health Day
 Beatification of John Paul I expected before Easter
 Vatican launches family Rosary initiative
 Pakistani bishops want 30,000 vacant jobs reserved for minorities filled immediately
 2 nuns accused of ‘conversions’ seized at a bus stop in Uttar Pradesh
 Preservation board attempts to save deconsecrated Cincinnati church from demolition

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Ash Wednesday, the Beginning of Lent: The time has arrived in the Church year for the solemn observance of the great central act of history, the redemption of the human race by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the Roman Rite, the beginning of the forty days of penance is marked with the austere…

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