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World Youth Day begins next week, August 1, in Lisbon Portugal. WYD is a weeklong celebration that attracts hundreds of thousands of young people from all over the world. The event was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985. It is celebrated every two to three years and is open to all young people who want to experience Jesus Christ with their peers. It is a way to grow in your faith and strengthen your relationship with Christ through prayer and the sacraments. WYD takes place every two to three years. This WYD would have taken place in 2022, but was delayed due to the pandemic.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254908/here-are-answers-to-your-questions-about-world-youth-day
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a new Biden administration rule limiting which migrants can apply for asylum. Referred to by some as a “transit ban,” the policy, which took effect May 11, automatically denied asylum to migrants who cross the border illegally or cross other countries illegally to get to the US. The now-blocked asylum policy went into effect after the end of Title 42, a public health order instituted by the Trump administration that barred entry to large numbers of migrants on the grounds of the COVID-19 health crisis. Catholic leaders at the border such as Dylan Corbett, executive director of the Catholic migrant aid group Hope Border Institute, applauded the ruling, assering that “there is no legal basis for the Biden administration’s asylum ban.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254917/california-federal-judge-blocks-biden-s-asylum-ban
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Victor the first, pope. The date of birth of Saint Victor is unknown, but we do know that he was Pope from 189 to 199. Victor was a native African, and his father's name was Felix. He is known for having obtained the release of many Christians who had been deported to the mines of Sardinia, and for being the first Pope to celebrate the liturgy and write Church documents in Latin rather than Greek. He is most famous, however, for decreeing that Easter be universally celebrated on a Sunday, a practice already common in the West, but not so in the East. He died in 199, possibly from martyrdom.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-victor-i-pope-527