Headlines for December 04, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Limit homilies to under 10 minutes, Pope tells priests
 Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square will feature Italian lagoon
 Pope, in book foreword, calls for jubilee ceasefire
 Members of Council of Cardinals discuss collegiality, women, diocesan curias
 South Korean bishops urge president to apologize for martial-law declaration
 Central American bishops urge special prayer for Nicaragua
 500 theologians to attend ‘historic’ Vatican conference
 Hungarian PM Orbán meets with Pope Francis
 Hope is an anchor, Pope says in video
 Archbishop of Canterbury will not join public Christmas celebrations
 ‘Climate of fear’ descends upon Christians after rebel takeover of Aleppo
 US churches encouraged to toll bells for reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral

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Fri20 February
Lent

Friday after Ash Wednesday

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The first four Masses in Lent serve as a general introduction to Lent. They describe the essentials of a Lenten program. This Mass is concerned with fasting and teaches us what true fasting is. The Opening Prayer of today's Mass asks God to guide the Lenten penance we have begun. Franciso and Jacinta…

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