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A suspect was quickly arrested in the vandalism of a Denver-area Catholic pro-life medical clinic, Bella Health and Wellness. It is not clear whether the clinic was targeted for its pro-life Catholic mission, though the various graffiti included a reference to Satan and a stylized depiction of a devilish character. Bella is a nonprofit medical practice that operates in alignment with Catholic teaching.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252386/denver-area-pro-life-medical-practice-vandalized
Cardinal Joseph Zen and five others stood trial in Hong Kong on Monday for failing to properly register a fund to provide legal aid to pro-democracy protesters. The 90-year-old cardinal and retired bishop of Hong Kong arrived at the court in West Kowloon on September 26 using a cane to walk. He was arrested in May along with other democracy activists under Hong Kong’s strict national security law. In addition to Zen, who has been free on bail since early May, several others have been charged for failing to apply for local society registration for the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund between 2019 and 2021. The Vatican has remained mostly silent on Zen’s trial apart from issuing a statement after the cardinal’s arrest in May expressing “concern” and that it was “following the development of the situation with extreme attention.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252387/cardinal-zen-stands-trial-in-hong-kong
Today, the Church celebrates Saints Cosmas and Damian, twins born to Christian parents in Arabia, in the third century. They lived in the region around the border between modern day Turkey and Syria. They were physicians who were renowned for their skill as well as their refusal to charge for their services.In 287, they were captured and ordered to deny their faith in Christ. They refused and underwent a series of tortures, including Crucifixion, from which, miraculously, they remained unscathed. The torturers finally beheaded them both.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-cosmas-and-damian-606
