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Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral is today, and many Catholics are praying for the repose of her soul, and for the new King, Charles III. The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have released statements, made comments, and issued pastoral letters about the death of Her Majesty. “Our prayer is that she is now received into the merciful presence of God, there to be reunited with her beloved Prince Philip. This is the promise of our faith, and our deep consolation,” Cardinal Vincent Nichols f Westminster said. “Even in my sorrow, shared with so many around the world, I am filled with an immense sense of gratitude for the gift to the world that has been the life of Queen Elizabeth II,” he said. The cardinal said on September 8 that the queen’s “Christian faith marked every day of her life and activity.” Together with many Catholics around the U.K. and the Commonwealth, the faithful in Westminster on September 11 also prayed for the queen’s son, King Charles III, as he took on the burdens of the royal office.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252329/catholic-prayers-for-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-the-new-king
Gunmen set a Catholic church on fire and kidnapped five priests, one religious sister, and two lay people in western Cameroon on September 16, where a civil war has been raging since 2017. The attack took place on Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Nchang, Mamfe Diocese. Cameroon has been embroiled in a civil war known as the “Anglophone Crisis” in which armed separatists from the Anglophone regions of the country in the Northwest and Southwest have taken part in an uprising against government forces. Both sides have been accused of atrocities, including the murder and torture of civilians. About two-thirds of Cameroonians practice Christianity, while 25–30% are Muslim.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252326/catholic-church-burned-down-priests-and-religious-sister-kidnapped-in-cameroon
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Emily de Rodat, founder of the Religious Congregation of the Holy Family of Villefranche. The congregation was devoted to caring for the elderly, prisoners, and orphans, in addition to the schools for the poor. Some of the nuns were also contemplative and spent their time in prayer and adoration. She died of cancer at Villefranche on September 19, 1852. At the time of her death Saint Emily de Rodat had opened 38 charitable institutions.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-emily-de-rodat-599