The Catholic Loop – January 16, 2015

The Catholic Loop – Today’s news headlines for the busy Catholic | January 16, 2015

1.  Free expression has limits, Pope Francis said aboard the plane to Manila, the Philippines, adding that “to kill in the name of God is an aberration”.  He also confirmed a canonisation for his US visit.
2. “Many hundreds of thousands” of Filipinos lined the streets Manila, the Philippines, in an unofficial welcome last night, and today the Holy Father met with priests, religious and seminarians.
3. Disturbing satellite images reveal the horrifying destruction caused by Boko Haram’s latest massacre in Baga, Nigeria where around 2,500 have been reportedly killed.
4. Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona has been appointed the new Bishop for Chaldean Catholics in Sydney.
5. And Malawi Catholics are mourning the death of Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuzu of Mzuzu who died in a car accident yesterday, aged 59.