Event:
Pope Francis continues Catholic reforms by changing the marriage annulment process to make it faster and less expensive; earlier this month, the pope also declared that priests may forgive the sin of abortion during next year's Year of Mercy
More Notable Events on September 8:
1994 MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley
1967 Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept 10
1966 Star Trek premieres on NBC-TV
1943 General Eisenhower announce unconditional surrender of Italy in WW II
1930 Richard Drew creates Scotch tape
