Headlines for December 31, 2024

Ordered from most to least recent.

 Top CWN headlines for 2024 in review
 McCarrick criminal trial suspended—forever
 Sri Lankan cardinal mandates male-only altar servers in his archdiocese
 Priest in India summoned to court for ‘pulpit abuse’
 Indian missionary priests attacked in Ghana
 Franciscan friar in Syria reports precautions, ‘without any fear,’ at Christmas Masses
 Vatican Mass for 2nd anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s death
 Vatican releases Pope’s prayer intentions for 2025
 A challenge for Cardinal Gregory
 White House releases strategy to counter Islamophobia, anti-Arab hate
 USCCB president pays tribute to President Carter’s work on behalf of peace

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Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist

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Today is the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist. The Church, having celebrated the earthly birthday of St. John the Baptist on June 24, today honors the anniversary of his martyrdom. Besides our Lord and our Lady, St. John the Baptist is the only one whose birth and death are thus celebrated.…

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