Headlines for November 08, 2019

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope, in message on ozone treaty, emphasizes dialogue, technology, and integral ecology
 Pope Francis calls for ‘cultural revolution’ to protect the vulnerable and the environment
 USCCB spokesman: Austen Ivereigh’s new book on Pope Francis make ‘false and misleading’ statements
 Colombian prelate criticizes Latin American bishops’ response to abuse crisis
 Paraguay’s leading prelate: Proposed pay increase for politicians is ‘immoral’
 ‘Work for a better and more integrated Europe,’ EU bishops state on 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall
 Vatican holds conference on prison pastoral care
 Cincinnati seminary’s enrollment surges
 Construction begins on largest Catholic parish in United States
 EU grants university $3.2M to develop artificial womb
 Mexican priest burns Pachamama in effigy
 Man who alleges abuse by McCarrick writes ‘essay for the faithful’

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Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest & Doctor of the Church

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619), the first Capuchin Franciscan to be honored as a Doctor. St. Lawrence was born in 1559 at Brindisi, a town located on the Adriatic coast of the heel of Italy. Educated from his youth by the Conventual Franciscan Friars, he acquired…

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