“I’m still alive,” Pope Francis joked to reporters who asked how he was doing as he left Rome’s Gemelli hospital April 1.
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Speaking alongside his brother Texas bishops at the Texas State Capitol, Bishop Edward J. Burns said legislators need to act now on school choice legislation so that “parents will be able to truly exhibit their sacred responsibility of educating their children.”
More than 24 hours after he entered the hospital, Pope Francis’ doctors reported a “marked improvement” in his condition, which they attributed to treatment with intravenous antibiotics. The tests the pope underwent after entering Rome’s Gemelli hospital with difficulty breathing revealed he had bronchitis, said a medical bulletin released by the Vatican press office March 30. “Based on his expected progress, the Holy Father could be discharged in the coming days.”
After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection that will be treated in the hospital for several days, the Vatican press office said.
The deafening, but joy-filled rhythmic chant of “Yes, Lord! Yes, Lord!” echoed through the sanctuary of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church as Notre Dame School of Dallas students sang and danced to praise-and-worship music Feb. 13. It’s a scene repeated most Mondays thanks to the efforts of the Miracle Melodies, a group of students from Cistercian Preparatory School who came together to use their musical talents as a ministry to help others.
Recognizing education is one of the best means to escape poverty and that parents are best suited to determine the right educational choice for their children, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) supports a set of bills increasing parental choice in education. The bills have been filed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Sen. Brandon Creighton, Sen. Mayes Middleton, Sen. Angela Paxton, Rep. James Frank, Rep. Brian Harrison, Rep. Jacey Jetton and Rep. Matt Shaheen.
In a world where “there is no shortage of hotbeds of hatred and revenge,” Pope Francis told priests and seminarians that “we confessors must multiply the ‘hotbeds of mercy,'” by making it easy for people to access the sacrament of reconciliation.
Pope Francis has invited Catholics worldwide to renew the act of consecrating the church and all humanity, especially Russia and Ukraine, to Mary every March 25, the feast of the Annunciation.
Unbeknownst to most in north Texas, storied villains such as the Joker, Thanos and other evil-doers combined forces March 8 to take hostage some of the world’s greatest superheroes on the campus of St. Mark Catholic School. That is, until 4-year-old Beckett Butcher arrived to save the day.