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Papal prayers, best wishes for Japan’s new emperor

May 03, 2019

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CWN Editor's Note: Emperor Naruhito, 59, succeeded his father, Emperor Akihito, who abdicated because of old age and declining health.

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Tue20 May
Easter

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest

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The Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444). Bernardine left the world at an early age in order to lead a hermit's life. When he was twenty-two, he entered the Franciscan Order, one of whose glories he is. Having been made General of the Order, he resigned this charge…

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