Headlines for November 16, 2023

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Transparency needs to be balanced by ‘effectiveness,’ Vatican finance leader tells Pope
 Pope Francis, local bishop lament slaughter in Cameroon village
 Holiness enriches families, communities, Pope says
 US bishops approve supplements to ‘Faithful Citizenship,’ affirm abortion ‘preeminent’ among issues
 Vatican plans shift to electric cars
 Prayer more important than programs, Pope tells US priests
 Swiss bishops speak to Pope about sexual abuse scandal
 Bishop Strickland appears near, but not at, bishops’ meeting
 English bishops welcome UK Supreme Court decision blocking deportation of asylum-seekers
 New Ways Ministry criticizes letter on gender ideology by San Francisco, Oakland bishops
 USCCB moves forward with Institute on the Catechism

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Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

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Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord which occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus and is also known as Candlemas Day, since the blessing and procession of candles is included in today's liturgy. See

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