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Plans are now set for Pope Francis to visit Kazakhstan in September for an interreligious meeting. Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced in April that a papal visit was possible. In his meeting with the media on his return flight from Canada Saturday, Pope Francis confirmed his intention to travel to the Central Asian country from September 13th to 15th, saying, “That wouldn’t be too rigorous a journey.” In Kazakhstan, there are five Catholic dioceses and approximately 250,000 Latin Rite Catholics, according to 2008 statistics, making up a small minority of its population of 18 million people. The first pope to travel to Kazakhstan was Pope Saint John Paul II, who visited the country, together with Armenia, in September 2001.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251927/pope-francis-to-visit-kazakhstan-in-september
Thirteen parishes in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, must stop offering Traditional Latin Masses on September 8 under new rules issued Friday by Bishop Michael Burbidge to conform with Pope Francis' liturgical directives. Under the rules, eight other parishes may continue to offer Masses in what is called the Extraordinary Form, but five of those may only do so in other locations besides their churches, including school buildings and a former church. Moreover, none of the eight parishes may publish the times of their Latin Masses in their bulletins, parish websites, or social media channels, in conformity with the Vatican's requirements. Three parishes in the 70-parish diocese may continue to host Latin Masses in their churches. They are: Saint Anthony Mission in King George, Saint Rita Church in Alexandria, and Saint John the Beloved in McLean.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251924/arlington-bishop-restricts-traditional-latin-masses
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Alphonsus Liguori, a doctor of the Church who is widely known for his contribution to moral theology and his great kindness. In 1732, he founded the Redemptorists, a preaching order. He was a great moral theologian and his famous book, “Moral Theology,” was published in 1748.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-alphonsus-liguori-550