The Catholic Loop | January 15, 2015

The Catholic Loop – Today’s news headlines for the busy Catholic | January 15, 2015

1. Yesterday Pope Francis canonised Sri Lanka’s first saint, St Joseph Vaz, reminded the country about Mary’s forgiveness during a visit to a Marian shrine, and made a quick visit to the local Buddhist temple.
2.  Indian priests in England save a 19^th century church that was closed down two months ago.
3.  Filipinos will welcome Pope Francis later today with “rock-star intensity”, with the Pontiff’s face already on posters, shirts, dolls, coins and other memorabilia.
4.  The US Bishops are inviting Catholics to make a digital pilgrimage for 9 days to pray for an end to abortion and the protection of all human life.
5.  Exiled nuns and priests from Kurdish Iraq have been given a fresh start.