Flying to South America a little over three weeks after his surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV is going “personally enthusiastic about this trip” with “the ordinary medical assistance” in force, Vatican communicators confirmed during a Nov. 3 briefing in the Vatican Press Office.
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The Texas Catholic recently spoke with Deacon Shawn P. French, diocesan associate director of Hospital and Care Center Ministries, about how trained lay ministers can support the Church’s ministry to the sick, the homebound, and their families.
From horse-drawn ornate wooden carriages to a bulletproof all-electric vehicle, the papal modes of transport have evolved to keep the pope safe, seen, and saving the planet.
Resting at Christ’s feet for the healing of a leper or prancing by his side during the Wedding at Cana, a dog named Bono it a firsthand canine witness to the wonders of the Gospels in the podcast “Bono the Good Boy.”
Pope Leo XIV will celebrate 14 public Masses during the month of November, starting with an All Souls’ Day Mass at Rome’s largest cemetery.
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities expressed gratitude Oct. 27 “for all those who work to provide necessary resources to women, babies, and families during pregnancy and beyond.”
The Church in Spain expressed its sorrow and solidarity with the victims of an Oct. 28 train accident between Urda and Los Yébenes, near the historic town of Toledo, entrusting the deceased, the injured, and their families to prayer.
Catholics must not live their faith in opposition or “hostility” toward modern culture, Pope Leo XIV said, emphasizing that integrating faith and culture is essential to living out the Christian vocation and sharing the Gospel with others.
For students at Ursuline Academy of Dallas, living their faith extends beyond the classroom and is reflected in service to others.
The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church called on the Ethiopian government to intervene after armed assailants killed 60 Orthodox Christians in two separate attacks.