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Pope Francis has expressed deep sorrow and mourning at the news of a deadly rampage at a day care center in Thailand that left at least 34 people dead — 23 of them children. “Deeply saddened to learn of the horrific attack that took place at a child-care centre in Uthai Sawan, His Holiness Pope Francis offers his heartfelt condolences and the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all those affected by this act of unspeakable violence against innocent children,” the pope’s message said. The pope prayed that grieving families and all those injured would receive support from their neighbors and concluded his message with “blessings of peace and perseverance in every good.” According to media reports, the massacre was perpetrated by a single man, armed with a gun and knife, on October 6 in the town of Uthai Sawan, some 310 miles northeast of the capital Bangkok. The massacre is understood to be one of the worst involving children in history.
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Unlimited abortion would become a fundamental right, as would abortion on viable unborn children, if voters pass the proposed California ballot measure Proposition 1, a broad coalition has warned. Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento said Proposition 1 seeks to make abortion a “fundamental right” in California while “removing any commonsense limits on late-term abortions.” Soto said Proposition 1 is “an unneeded, radical, and expensive proposition.” He invoked Pope Francis’ rejection of a “throwaway culture,” saying “the leaders of a ‘throwaway society’ are trying to impose an expensive ideology on California.” Bishop Soto said that October is “a time to renew our commitment to pray, advocate and do works of mercy promoting the dignity of human life.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252492/california-voters-must-reject-no-limit-proposition-1-abortion-amendment-critics-say
Today the Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion. Pope Saint Pius V attributed the victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the day of the battle through a campaign to pray the Rosary throughout Europe.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/feast-of-our-lady-of-the-rosary-617