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Headlines for November 13, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Pope reaffirms right of parents to educate their children in freedom
 Shrines are places of prayer, consolation, and hope, Pope tells shrine rectors, personnel
 ‘Enough’ conflict, says Pope Francis, as he calls for more aid to Gaza
 Nurture the inner life daily, Pope tells pilgrims
 Papal prayer for COP28, gratitude for Laudato Si’ Action Platform
 Papal appeal for humanitarian aid in war-torn Sudan
 Vatican commission weighs cases for 550 new martyrs
 Indi Gregory dies; father feels ‘pull of hell’
 Church leaders urge quiet Christmas celebrations in Holy Land
 Franciscan leader in Holy Land calls for end to Gaza bombing
 Benedictine nuns to take over Pope Benedict’s retirement home at Vatican
 Beijing bishop strengthens ties with Hong Kong
 Compromise proposals fail; Syro-Malabar crisis continues
 Ukrainian Church recalls 400th anniversary of martyrdom of St. Josaphat
 International Buddhist-Christian dialogue examines compassion, love

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