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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Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Fabian, Pope & Martyr; Opt Mem St. Sebastian, Martyr

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St. Fabian and St. Sebastian have always been paired together, with their names coupled in the ancient martyrologies, and still paired in the Litany of Saints. The Church today celebrates separate Optional Memorials for Sts. Fabian and Sebastian: St. Fabian (d. 250) was Pope from 236 to…

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