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Circular Letter of the Archdiocese of Windhoek

KM 357 /08/ 2024 | August - December 2024
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11

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7 Crookston, Minnesota, parishes to lose Sunday Masses in reorganization plan citing priest shortage

If “your parish is going to cease having Sunday Mass, it feels like a death, because it is,” Bishop Andrew Cozzens of Crookston, Minnesota, said. [...]

Missouri bishops warn elimination of state income tax could burden lower-income residents

“Every system of taxation must serve the common good,” the bishops told Catholics ahead of an August vote on the measure. [...]

EU lawmakers push special envoy on Pakistan forced conversions ahead of appeal

As a Pakistani court prepares to hear Maria Shahbaz’s appeal, European lawmakers are pressing the EU’s religious freedom envoy to make forced conversions a priority. [...]

Vatican weighing papal trip to Ukraine

The Holy See’s foreign minister said it is evaluating the timing and conditions for a possible visit to the country by Pope Leo XIV. [...]

Priest who fled Nicaragua prays daily for God to free country from ‘cruel regime’

A Nicaraguan priest shares his trials of persecution and exile, and his hope for a free Nicaragua delivered from the oppression of the Ortega regime. [...]

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Priest who fled Nicaragua prays daily for God to free country from ‘cruel regime’

A Nicaraguan priest shares his trials of persecution and exile, and his hope for a free Nicaragua delivered from the oppression of the Ortega regime. [...]

U.S. bishops tighten funeral policies after growth of ‘irregular practices’

The bishops addressed departures from acceptable Church norms regarding the handling of cremated remains and the time and place of eulogies, among other 'liturgical anomalies' during funerals. [...]

Catholic sisters bring free medical care to Kenya slum, uncover hidden illnesses

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Archdiocese of Mombasa set up a medical camp to offer screenings and care to underserved patients. [...]

One-of-a-kind spiritual center in Pittsburgh focuses on ‘miracles saint’ St. Sharbel

The Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center is home to the first-class relic associated with the healing of a Phoenix woman in 2016 by the intercession of St. Sharbel, whose feast [...]

U.S. ambassador clarifies view on pope’s role in politics, war after Vatican response

Burch said his recent comments to the New York Times were not meant to imply that Pope Leo’s statements about the Iran war should be seen as simply diplomatic — [...]

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Prayer of the Day

O God, Who did cause the children of Israel to traverse the Red Sea dryshod; Thou Who did point out by a star to the Magi the road that led them to Thee; grant us we beseech Thee, a prosperous journey and propitious weather; so that, under the guidance of Thy holy angels we may safely reach that journey's end, and later the haven of eternal salvation. Hear, O Lord, the prayers of Thy servants. Bless their journeyings. Thou Who art everywhere present, shower ... [...]

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Priest who fled Nicaragua prays daily for God to free country from ‘cruel regime’

A Nicaraguan priest shares his trials of persecution and exile, and his hope for a free Nicaragua delivered from the oppression of the Ortega regime. [...]

Daily Readings

Reading 1: Jeremiah 3:14-17, Responsorial Psalm: Jeremiah 31:10-13, Gospel: Matthew 13:18-23 [...]