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A new bishop created under the 2018 Vatican-China deal has been ordained in China. Pope Francis appointed the 49-year-old coadjutor bishop of a diocese in north-central China. Before his appointment as bishop, he was secretary of the Chinese bishops’ conference.
The retired head of the Vatican’s liturgy office underwent robot-assisted surgery this week in Italy. Cardinal Robert Sarah was the most senior African prelate at the Vatican before his retirement. Doctors said the surgery on the 76-year-old was successful. The reason for Cardinal Sarah’s surgery has not been made public.
A Catholic priest in southern India has been arrested for alleged hate speech after making political remarks, including criticism of India’s ruling party. The priest has denied the charges. He says videos criticizing his remarks were deceptively edited. He apologized for any hurt he may have caused.
The Vatican has unveiled the official image of the next World Meeting of Families, which will be held next June, in Rome. The image features the Wedding at Cana, the first miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John. The image was painted by a Slovenian Jesuit priest. The priest said he painted the Wedding at Cana because the family is the expression of a sacrament.
Today is the feast day of Saint Martha. Martha is mentioned in three Gospel passages. In the Gospel of Luke, she receives Jesus into her home and worries herself with serving him. In the Gospel of John, she witnesses Jesus raising her brother Lazarus from the grave. She is mentioned another time in the Gospel of John. Saint Martha is the patron of housewives, servants, waiters and cooks.