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Headlines for October 15, 2020

Ordered from most to least recent.

 African prelate named to Council of Cardinals
 New prefect for Congregation for Causes of Saints
 St. Junípero Serra statue defaced, archbishop plans exorcism
 Divided federal appeals court rules against Texas ban on dismemberment abortions
 Papal encouragement for Global Compact on Education
 Court orders pay for Florida State’s ousted student senate president, a Catholic
 Vatican diplomat calls on nations to work together, recommit to development
 Nicaraguan bishop criticizes Ortega regime’s repression
 Pope Francis comforts parents of slain Italian priest
 Illinois bishops back clean energy legislation
 Chile’s bishops call for prayer, peace, and participation as constitutional vote nears
 ‘Mistaken identity’: judge dismisses child porn charges against former Catholic school principal
 Indiana priest who faked assault is suspended for abuse
 Pope names Rice University professor to pontifical academy

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Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop; Ember Wednesday

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 605), who was born in Rome and died in Canterbury, England, in 604. When Pope Gregory I heard that the pagans of Britain were disposed to accept the Catholic Faith, he sent the prior of St. Andrew, Augustine, and forty of his Benedictine…

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