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A principal at a school in the Archdiocese of Chicago will not return to the school, after defying a mask mandate. The principal was suspended from his elementary school earlier this month, after he announced that his school could go mask-optional. At the time, the archdiocese still required masks in schools, regardless of local regulations. That policy has since changed.
A former executive of a historically Catholic non-profit in Michigan has been sentenced to prison, after pleading guilty on a charge related to embezzlement. John Lynch was CEO of Holy Cross Services from 2015 to 2017. He was fired after the board found apparent evidence of embezzlement. He pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, related to his embezzlement of almost $250,000 in funds.
The pope has advanced the sainthood cause of an Argentine cardinal who helped organize the first World Youth Day. Cardinal Eduardo Francisco Pironio was a member of the Roman Curia for two decades. He was friends with Pope Francis when they both lived in Argentina. The future pope even heard the cardinal’s confession at one point. The cardinal died in 1998.
Today is the feast day of Saint Simon, a relative of Jesus who is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew and Acts.