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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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Vatican News
Countdown to World Youth Day Seoul 2027 begins: Here’s what we know so far

WYD Seoul 2027 will take place Aug. 3–8, 2027, in Seoul, South Korea. [...]

Michigan ends restriction on Catholic counselors who treat kids with gender dysphoria

A Catholic Charities affiliate sued Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other state officials after the governor signed into law a ban on “conversion therapy.” [...]

Pope Leo XIV to Peruvian youth: Do not be afraid to be God's instruments

“Many people need that joyful and contagious witness that a young person in love with Christ can convey,” Pope Leo XIV observed. [...]

West Virginia Catholic parishes rally to support communities hit by flash flooding

The flooding that swept through north-central West Virginia killed at least two people, authorities said. [...]

Bartek Krakowiak: From professed convert to troubled vandal at Medjugorje

After a troubled youth and a powerful conversion experience, Polish national Bartłomiej “Bartek” Krakowiak has been arrested and charged with acts of vandalism at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje. [...]

Middle East & African News
Cardinal says Nigeria’s president has rejected bishops’ concerns about state of country

Cardinal John Onaiyekan brought concerns and feedback of the Nigerian bishops to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 28. [...]

Priest murdered, followed by kidnappings at Mass in Nigeria

While the local Church was still mourning the priest’s death, yet another act of violence shook the country’s Catholics. [...]

Priests who experienced church desecrations firsthand address how best to react

“Every day there are attacks against the Most Holy Virgin in many ways,” noted Father Manuel Navarro. [...]

Why St. John Vianney is a model for all priests

The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century later, Pope John XXIII reflected on the life of the saint. [...]

Discalced Carmelites call Seculars to embrace vocation as ‘coequal members of the order’

The first World Meeting of OCDS Carmelites in the history of the order took place July 23–26 in Ávila, Spain. [...]

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Prayer of the Day

O almighty and most merciful God, I give You thanks with all the powers of my soul for this and all other mercies, graces, and blessings bestowed on me, and prostrating myself at Your sacred feet, I offer myself to be henceforth forever Yours. Let nothing in life or death ever separate me from You! I renounce with my whole soul all my treasons against You, and all the abominations and sins of my past life. I renew my promises made in Baptism, and from this moment I dedicate myself eternally to ... [...]

Saint of the Day
Cardinal says Nigeria’s president has rejected bishops’ concerns about state of country

Cardinal John Onaiyekan brought concerns and feedback of the Nigerian bishops to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 28. [...]

Daily Readings

Reading 1: Jeremiah 31:1-7, Responsorial Psalm: Jeremiah 31:10-13, Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 [...]