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Pope Francis on Sunday called for January 26 to be a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, as the threat of a Russian invasion rises. Russia has sent an estimated 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian border in recent days, with some NATO countries fearing an invasion. Catholic bishops in Ukraine and Poland said on Monday that rising tensions with Russia pose “a great danger” to the whole of Europe.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250191/pope-francis-calls-for-day-of-prayer-for-ukraine
President Joe Biden pledged to defend a so-called right to abortion and reaffirmed his commitment to the widespread availability of the procedure in a Jan. 22 statement marking the anniversary of Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.The statement was released one day after tens of thousands of pro-life advocates gathered in Washington for the annual March for Life. Biden is the second Catholic president and the first to be elected since Roe v Wade.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250190/president-joe-biden-and-vice-president-kamala-harris-release-pro-abortion-statement-on-anniversary-of-roe-v-wade
Today, the Church celebrates St. Francis de Sales, a 16th-century French priest and bishop who is the patron saint of writers and Christian unity. During Francis’ ministry in heavily Protestant Switzerland, he wrote and distributed religious tracts that helped between 40,000 and 70,000 return to the Catholic faith.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-francis-de-sales-126