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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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Diocese of Phoenix pioneers role for priestly well-being: No priest should walk ‘alone’

Father Greg Schlarb will accompany priests across the Diocese of Phoenix as part of a novel plan to ensure priests are healthy — spiritually, physically, and mentally. [...]

China pressures underground Catholics to join state church, rights group says

“A decade into Xi Jinping’s Sinicization campaign and nearly eight years since the 2018 Holy See-China agreement, Catholics in China face escalating repression” researcher Yalkun Uluyol said. [...]

Bishop reminds Venezuelan people: ‘Christ’s resurrection is a source of solace and strength’

Caracas Auxiliary Bishop-elect José Gómez reminded Venezuelans that they “possess the capacity, through the grace of God and with the solidarity of their brothers and sisters, to overcome” suffering. [...]

Young U.S. men overtake women in saying religion is ‘very important’

Numbers of U.S. young men and women who frequently attend religious services have increased, Gallup data shows. [...]

Donald Trump on tensions with Pope Leo XIV: ‘I have nothing against the pope’

The president downplayed his public criticism of Leo while falsely claiming that the Holy Father said Iran “can have a nuclear weapon.” [...]

Middle East & African News
Diocese of Phoenix pioneers role for priestly well-being: No priest should walk ‘alone’

Father Greg Schlarb will accompany priests across the Diocese of Phoenix as part of a novel plan to ensure priests are healthy — spiritually, physically, and mentally. [...]

China pressures underground Catholics to join state church, rights group says

“A decade into Xi Jinping’s Sinicization campaign and nearly eight years since the 2018 Holy See-China agreement, Catholics in China face escalating repression” researcher Yalkun Uluyol said. [...]

Bishop reminds Venezuelan people: ‘Christ’s resurrection is a source of solace and strength’

Caracas Auxiliary Bishop-elect José Gómez reminded Venezuelans that they “possess the capacity, through the grace of God and with the solidarity of their brothers and sisters, to overcome” suffering. [...]

Young U.S. men overtake women in saying religion is ‘very important’

Numbers of U.S. young men and women who frequently attend religious services have increased, Gallup data shows. [...]

Donald Trump on tensions with Pope Leo XIV: ‘I have nothing against the pope’

The president downplayed his public criticism of Leo while falsely claiming that the Holy Father said Iran “can have a nuclear weapon.” [...]

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Prayer of the Day

God, my Father, may I love You in all things and above all things. May I reach the joy which You have prepared for me in Heaven. Nothing is good that is against Your Will, and all that is good comes from Your Hand. Place in my heart a desire to please You and fill my mind with thoughts of Your Love, so that I may grow in Your Wisdom and enjoy Your Peace. [...]

Saint of the Day
Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon: The Eucharist sustains us amid fear, suffering

The pope celebrated Mass in French in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, during the second leg of his trip in Africa. [...]

Daily Readings

Reading 1: Acts of Apostles 5:34-42, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 27:13-14, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 27:4, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 27:1, Gospel: John 6:1-15 [...]