{"id":18489,"date":"2022-07-06T11:07:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T16:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/?page_id=18489"},"modified":"2022-07-06T11:07:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T16:07:49","slug":"past-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/past-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Past News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19681 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/lent-2024-stations-of-the-cross\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stations-of-the-Cross_Featured-554x260-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lent 2024: Stations of the Cross\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stations-of-the-Cross_Featured-554x260-1.jpg 554w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stations-of-the-Cross_Featured-554x260-1-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/lent-2024-stations-of-the-cross\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lent 2024: Stations of the Cross<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Join Archbishop Gustavo for Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent: February 16 &#8211; March 22, 2024, 7:30 a.m. at San Fernando Cathedral. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19676 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-breaking-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/prohibition-against-the-use-of-sanctus-ranch\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sanctus-Ranch_Page_1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prohibition against the use of Sanctus Ranch\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sanctus-Ranch_Page_1-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sanctus-Ranch_Page_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sanctus-Ranch_Page_1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sanctus-Ranch_Page_1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sanctus-Ranch_Page_1-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sanctus-Ranch_Page_1-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Sanctus-Ranch_Page_1-1024x1325.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/prohibition-against-the-use-of-sanctus-ranch\/\" target=\"_self\" >Prohibition against the use of Sanctus Ranch<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-breaking-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/unidos-construyendo-el-futuro-con-los-migrantes\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-07-2.06.36-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Unidos Construyendo El Futuro con los Migrantes\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-07-2.06.36-PM.png 800w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-07-2.06.36-PM-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-07-2.06.36-PM-768x863.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/unidos-construyendo-el-futuro-con-los-migrantes\/\" target=\"_self\" >Unidos Construyendo El Futuro con los Migrantes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19639 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-adds-married-couples-church-movement-reps-to-vaticans-laity-and-family-office\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/couple-002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope adds married couples, Church movement reps to Vatican\u2019s laity and family office\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/couple-002.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/couple-002-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-adds-married-couples-church-movement-reps-to-vaticans-laity-and-family-office\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope adds married couples, Church movement reps to Vatican\u2019s laity and family office<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis has added 11 new members to the Vatican office that focuses on the lay apostolate and family life, with two married couples and four figures affiliated with ecclesial movements highlighting the selections.\u00a0 The Vatican announced the pope\u2019s picks to the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life on November 25. New members include&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19636 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholic-relief-services-calls-for-immediate-cessation-of-violence-in-gaza-to-allow-aid\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cessation-002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catholic Relief Services calls for \u2018immediate cessation of violence\u2019 in Gaza to allow aid\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cessation-002.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cessation-002-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholic-relief-services-calls-for-immediate-cessation-of-violence-in-gaza-to-allow-aid\/\" target=\"_self\" >Catholic Relief Services calls for \u2018immediate cessation of violence\u2019 in Gaza to allow aid<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An executive with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) recently called for an \u201cimmediate cessation of violence\u201d in the Gaza Strip so that the humanitarian organization and other groups can deliver direly needed supplies to civilians in the region.\u00a0 Bill O\u2019Keefe, CRS executive vice president for mission and mobilization, told \u201cEWTN News Nightly\u201d host Tracy Sabol&nbsp;that the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19633 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/polish-new-left-party-pushes-pro-abortion-bills-in-new-coalition-government\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/left.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Polish New Left party pushes pro-abortion bills in new coalition government\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/left.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/left-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/polish-new-left-party-pushes-pro-abortion-bills-in-new-coalition-government\/\" target=\"_self\" >Polish New Left party pushes pro-abortion bills in new coalition government<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Polish lawmakers in the New Left political party introduced two bills that would liberalize the country\u2019s abortion laws after the 2023 elections pushed the major right-wing party into the minority. One bill would legalize elective abortions up to 12 weeks after pregnancy and the other would abolish laws that criminally punish people who assist in&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19630 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-the-fullness-of-love-is-the-path-of-holiness\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/path.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis: \u2018The fullness of love\u2019 is the \u2018path of holiness\u2019\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/path.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/path-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-the-fullness-of-love-is-the-path-of-holiness\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis: \u2018The fullness of love\u2019 is the \u2018path of holiness\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis recently addressed participants of the study conference \u201cCommunity Dimension of Holiness,\u201d which had gathered in Rome from Nov. 13\u201316 at the Augustinian Patristic Pontifical Institute to reflect on the theme of universal holiness.\u00a0The Holy Father divided the notion of universal holiness into three main components: \u201cHoliness that unites, family holiness, and martyrdom holiness.\u201d&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19627 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/is-a-cloistered-nun-still-useful-today-the-life-of-sister-belen-de-la-cruz\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Belen.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Is a cloistered nun still \u2018useful\u2019 today? The life of Sister Bel\u00e9n de la Cruz\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Belen.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Belen-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/is-a-cloistered-nun-still-useful-today-the-life-of-sister-belen-de-la-cruz\/\" target=\"_self\" >Is a cloistered nun still \u2018useful\u2019 today? The life of Sister Bel\u00e9n de la Cruz<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Catholic Association of Propagandists hosted a conference Nov. 15 titled \u201cWhat\u2019s the use of a cloistered nun in the 21st century?\u201d According to its statutes, the Spanish group is \u201ca private association of lay faithful who want to respond to their vocation to holiness through the evangelization of public life and the organization of&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19624 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/oklahoma-supreme-court-says-superintendent-cant-intervene-in-catholic-charter-school-suit\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/suit-002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Oklahoma Supreme Court says superintendent can\u2019t intervene in Catholic charter school suit\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/suit-002.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/suit-002-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/oklahoma-supreme-court-says-superintendent-cant-intervene-in-catholic-charter-school-suit\/\" target=\"_self\" >Oklahoma Supreme Court says superintendent can\u2019t intervene in Catholic charter school suit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Oklahoma Supreme Court denied a request by the state superintendent of schools to intervene in a lawsuit involving the nation\u2019s first religious charter school, a possible setback for the school as the lawsuit potentially threatens its plans for opening next year.\u00a0 State Attorney General Gentner Drummond&nbsp;filed a lawsuit last month&nbsp;against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19621 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/synods-next-steps-u-s-bishops-look-to-rome-for-guidance-say-priests-and-poor-need-a-voice\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-100040.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Synod\u2019s next steps? U.S. bishops look to Rome for guidance, say priests and poor need a voice\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-100040.png 642w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-100040-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/synods-next-steps-u-s-bishops-look-to-rome-for-guidance-say-priests-and-poor-need-a-voice\/\" target=\"_self\" >Synod\u2019s next steps? U.S. bishops look to Rome for guidance, say priests and poor need a voice<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">U.S. bishops are hoping for further guidance from the Vatican before they formulate concrete plans to prepare for the final stage of the Synod on Synodality next fall. At the conclusion of the synod\u2019s first assembly that took place at the Vatican between Oct. 4\u201329, delegates approved a 42-page&nbsp;synthesis document&nbsp;titled \u201cA Synodal Church in Mission\u201d&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19618 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-11 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-nuncio-to-usccb-assembly-eucharistic-revival-and-synodality-go-together\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095704.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis\u2019 nuncio to USCCB assembly: \u2018Eucharistic revival and synodality go together\u2019\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095704.png 597w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095704-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-nuncio-to-usccb-assembly-eucharistic-revival-and-synodality-go-together\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis\u2019 nuncio to USCCB assembly: \u2018Eucharistic revival and synodality go together\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The U.S. Catholic Church\u2019s two major undertakings of the past year \u2014 a national\u00a0Eucharistic revival\u00a0and the\u00a0Synod on Synodality\u00a0\u2014 aren\u2019t separate initiatives with distinct goals, rather \u201cthey belong together by their very nature, and they shed light on one another,\u201d Pope Francis\u2019 ambassador to the United States said Tuesday. \u201cEucharistic revival and synodality go together. Or&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19609 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/march-for-life-unveils-2024-theme-with-every-woman-for-every-child\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095325.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"U.S. bishops vote to advance canonization cause of American priest Isaac Hecker\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095325.png 656w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095325-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/march-for-life-unveils-2024-theme-with-every-woman-for-every-child\/\" target=\"_self\" >U.S. bishops vote to advance canonization cause of American priest Isaac Hecker<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The U.S. bishops voted November 14 to advance the cause of beatification and canonization of Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker, a 19th-century American priest who founded the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle, today known as the Paulist Fathers. Hecker\u2019s cause for canonization was formally opened in 2008, at which time he received&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19643 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-breaking-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/archbishop-gustavo-statement-on-fiducia-supplicans-fs\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1978\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archbishop-Gustavo-statement-on-Fiducia-Supplicans-FS-On-the-Pastoral-Meaning-of-Blessings_Page_1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Archbishop Gustavo statement on Fiducia Supplicans (FS)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archbishop-Gustavo-statement-on-Fiducia-Supplicans-FS-On-the-Pastoral-Meaning-of-Blessings_Page_1-scaled.jpg 1978w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archbishop-Gustavo-statement-on-Fiducia-Supplicans-FS-On-the-Pastoral-Meaning-of-Blessings_Page_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archbishop-Gustavo-statement-on-Fiducia-Supplicans-FS-On-the-Pastoral-Meaning-of-Blessings_Page_1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archbishop-Gustavo-statement-on-Fiducia-Supplicans-FS-On-the-Pastoral-Meaning-of-Blessings_Page_1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archbishop-Gustavo-statement-on-Fiducia-Supplicans-FS-On-the-Pastoral-Meaning-of-Blessings_Page_1-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archbishop-Gustavo-statement-on-Fiducia-Supplicans-FS-On-the-Pastoral-Meaning-of-Blessings_Page_1-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Archbishop-Gustavo-statement-on-Fiducia-Supplicans-FS-On-the-Pastoral-Meaning-of-Blessings_Page_1-1024x1325.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1978px) 100vw, 1978px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/archbishop-gustavo-statement-on-fiducia-supplicans-fs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Archbishop Gustavo statement on Fiducia Supplicans (FS)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19606 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/vatican-doctrine-office-reaffirms-that-catholics-cannot-be-freemasons\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095107.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catholic Relief Services warns of disease, \u2018long-term\u2019 hunger amid devastating Ghana flood\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095107.png 652w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-095107-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/vatican-doctrine-office-reaffirms-that-catholics-cannot-be-freemasons\/\" target=\"_self\" >Catholic Relief Services warns of disease, \u2018long-term\u2019 hunger amid devastating Ghana flood<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is warning of a potential humanitarian crisis in Ghana after a \u201cdevastating\u201d flood in the southeastern part of the country. The flooding occurred last month when the Akosombo and Kpong dams were subject to a controlled spillage that \u201ccaused a devastating flood\u201d in Lake Volta, CRS&nbsp;said in a press release. Daniel&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19603 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-15 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/american-medical-association-retains-opposition-to-assisted-suicide\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-094224.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Medical Association retains opposition to assisted suicide\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-094224.png 660w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-21-094224-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/american-medical-association-retains-opposition-to-assisted-suicide\/\" target=\"_self\" >American Medical Association retains opposition to assisted suicide<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The House of Delegates of the&nbsp;American Medical Association (AMA)&nbsp;has rebuffed an effort to change the organization\u2019s current stance in opposition to physician-assisted suicide, a development that drew praise from members of the Catholic Medical Association, which advocated against the change.&nbsp; According to the CMA, a resolution supporting physician-assisted suicide was proposed at an&nbsp;AMA House of&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19592 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-breaking-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-16 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/vatican-unveils-nativity-honoring-st-francis-of-assisi\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VatNat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vatican unveils Nativity honoring St. Francis of Assisi\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VatNat.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/VatNat-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/vatican-unveils-nativity-honoring-st-francis-of-assisi\/\" target=\"_self\" >Vatican unveils Nativity honoring St. Francis of Assisi<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Vatican unveiled its annual Nativity scene on December 9, paying special tribute to the origins of the beloved tradition on its 800th anniversary.\u00a0 The scene in St. Peter\u2019s Square depicts not only Mary and Joseph standing beside the manger but also St. Francis of Assisi, who organized the first Nativity scene in a cave&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19514 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-archdiocese-of-san-antonio\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/fifth-annual-veronicas-journey-5k\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/381160532_805515818249496_6752695064266947568_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fifth Annual Veronica&#8217;s Journey 5K\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/381160532_805515818249496_6752695064266947568_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/381160532_805515818249496_6752695064266947568_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/381160532_805515818249496_6752695064266947568_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/381160532_805515818249496_6752695064266947568_n-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/fifth-annual-veronicas-journey-5k\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fifth Annual Veronica&#8217;s Journey 5K<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In loving memory\u2026&nbsp; The Fifth Annual Veronica\u2019s Journey 5K took place at the Shavano Park Pavillion on September 24 to benefit the Veronica Nicole Finnie Endowment at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, which supports Veronica\u2019s Boutique at the Guadalupe Community Center.&nbsp; Proceeds will also support Gabriella\u2019s Smile Foundation \u2013 a local children\u2019s&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19511 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-archdiocese-of-san-antonio\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-18 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/support-and-resources-for-families-in-need\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1323\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Boutique.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Support and resources for families in need\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Boutique.jpg 1323w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Boutique-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Boutique-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Boutique-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1323px) 100vw, 1323px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/support-and-resources-for-families-in-need\/\" target=\"_self\" >Support and resources for families in need<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">President\u2019s Corner&nbsp; Support and resources for families in need&nbsp; By J. Antonio Fern\u00e1ndez, president\/CEO of Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of San Antonio&nbsp; Whether it\u2019s a new mother struggling to provide for her baby or a family trying to navigate the challenges that come with raising young children, Guadalupe Community Center\u2019s Veronica\u2019s Boutique is here to&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19470 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-19 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/mexican-bishops-respond-to-pro-abortion-ruling-by-supreme-court-every-life-has-worth\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mexico.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mexican bishops respond to pro-abortion ruling by Supreme Court: Every life has worth\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mexico.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mexico-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/mexican-bishops-respond-to-pro-abortion-ruling-by-supreme-court-every-life-has-worth\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mexican bishops respond to pro-abortion ruling by Supreme Court: Every life has worth<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Mexican Bishops\u2019 Conference (CEM) spoke out about the recent pro-abortion ruling of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), insisting that \u201call human life, from conception to natural death, has worth regardless of its conditions and eventualities.\u201d In a statement posted Sept. 7 on X, the bishops addressed the Sept. 6 ruling&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19467 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/ukrainian-catholic-leader-offers-divine-liturgy-in-st-peters-basilica\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ukraine.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ukrainian Catholic leader offers Divine Liturgy in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ukraine.webp 600w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ukraine-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/ukrainian-catholic-leader-offers-divine-liturgy-in-st-peters-basilica\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ukrainian Catholic leader offers Divine Liturgy in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church presided over a Divine Liturgy in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica on Sunday where he prayed for peace in the Ukraine war at the tomb of the first pope. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said on Sept. 10 that he wanted to express gratitude to the pope and Catholics around&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19464 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-21 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/new-pro-life-group-prepares-to-administer-kansas-2-million-abortion-alternative-program\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kansas.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New pro-life group prepares to administer Kansas\u2019 $2 million abortion-alternative program\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kansas.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Kansas-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/new-pro-life-group-prepares-to-administer-kansas-2-million-abortion-alternative-program\/\" target=\"_self\" >New pro-life group prepares to administer Kansas\u2019 $2 million abortion-alternative program<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A recently formed pro-life network is preparing to administer the inaugural $2 million budget of Kansas\u2019 newly created state-backed \u201cAlternatives to Abortion\u201d program.\u00a0 The state treasurer\u2019s office said in a press release last week that&nbsp;\u201ca Kansas-based nonprofit has been selected to administer the Alternatives to Abortion program\u201d enacted by the state Legislature earlier in the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19461 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-22 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/statue-of-koreas-patron-saint-permanently-installed-at-st-peters-basilica\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Korea.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Statue of Korea\u2019s patron saint permanently installed at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Korea.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Korea-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/statue-of-koreas-patron-saint-permanently-installed-at-st-peters-basilica\/\" target=\"_self\" >Statue of Korea\u2019s patron saint permanently installed at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Vatican dedicated a new statue of the patron saint of Korea, St. Andrew Kim Tae-g\u014fn, at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica on September 16. Born in 1821, Kim was the first native Korean priest and one of the country\u2019s earliest martyrs. The statue of the Korean martyr was proposed by Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung-sik, a Korean&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19458 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-23 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/floods-in-libya-reportedly-kill-up-to-10000-pope-deeply-saddened-offers-prayers\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Libya.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Floods in Libya reportedly kill up to 10,000; pope \u2018deeply saddened,\u2019 offers prayers\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Libya.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Libya-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/floods-in-libya-reportedly-kill-up-to-10000-pope-deeply-saddened-offers-prayers\/\" target=\"_self\" >Floods in Libya reportedly kill up to 10,000; pope \u2018deeply saddened,\u2019 offers prayers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Catastrophic flooding in Libya resulted in what officials estimated was up to 10,000 deaths there in the wake of multiple dam failures amid torrential downpours. The Vatican, meanwhile, said in a telegram that Pope Francis was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the national tragedy, offering prayers to the country as it works to address the disaster and&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19455 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-24 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/michigan-township-cant-ban-catholic-groups-stations-of-the-cross-court-rules\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Michigan.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michigan township can\u2019t ban Catholic group\u2019s Stations of the Cross, court rules\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Michigan.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Michigan-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/michigan-township-cant-ban-catholic-groups-stations-of-the-cross-court-rules\/\" target=\"_self\" >Michigan township can\u2019t ban Catholic group\u2019s Stations of the Cross, court rules<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A federal appeals court panel has unanimously ruled in favor of a Catholic group that said a local government in Michigan violated federal religious freedom law when it blocked the use of the group\u2019s 40-acre property for a Stations of the Cross trail. \u201cNow this 40-acre rural property can be used again for religious worship&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19451 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-25 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/bishop-warns-about-hard-times-argentina-is-going-through\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Argentina2.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bishop warns about \u2018hard times\u2019 Argentina is going through\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Argentina2.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Argentina2-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/bishop-warns-about-hard-times-argentina-is-going-through\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bishop warns about \u2018hard times\u2019 Argentina is going through<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The auxiliary bishop of Santiago del Estero in Argentina, Enrique Mart\u00ednez Ossola, recently spoke about the \u201cdifficult times\u201d the country is going through, the current political situation, and the problems of drug trafficking and addiction in an interview with the local television program \u201cLibertad de Opini\u00f3n.\u201d \u201cDrugs kill and poison the family,\u201d the prelate said,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19448 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-26 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/there-are-now-4-shrines-dedicated-to-mary-mother-of-persecuted-christians\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shrines.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"There are now 4 shrines dedicated to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shrines.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/shrines-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/there-are-now-4-shrines-dedicated-to-mary-mother-of-persecuted-christians\/\" target=\"_self\" >There are now 4 shrines dedicated to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a leading advocate for the persecuted Church said that awareness of religious persecution in the Western world is growing, thanks to the emergence of four new shrines dedicated to persecuted Christians in the last five years. In an email interview with CNA on Sept.&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19445 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-27 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/u-s-bishops-call-for-opening-of-corridor-to-allow-aid-to-armenian-christians\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-6795.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"U.S. bishops call for opening of corridor to allow aid to Armenian Christians\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-6795.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/img-6795-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/u-s-bishops-call-for-opening-of-corridor-to-allow-aid-to-armenian-christians\/\" target=\"_self\" >U.S. bishops call for opening of corridor to allow aid to Armenian Christians\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The chairman of the U.S. bishops\u2019 international peace committee on Thursday called for an end to the blockade of humanitarian supplies in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, warning of a looming \u201ccatastrophe\u201d if the conflict continues and aid workers aren\u2019t permitted to bring supplies to those within it. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops&nbsp;said in a press&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19442 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/uk-home-secretary-tells-police-that-silent-prayer-is-not-a-crime\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UK1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UK home secretary tells police that \u2018silent prayer\u2019 is not a crime\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UK1.webp 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/UK1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/uk-home-secretary-tells-police-that-silent-prayer-is-not-a-crime\/\" target=\"_self\" >UK home secretary tells police that \u2018silent prayer\u2019 is not a crime<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A senior British official has warned police officers in the country that the mere act of silently praying \u2014 a seemingly direct reference to recent pro-life demonstrations outside abortion clinics \u2014 is \u201cnot unlawful,\u201d a declaration that comes amid an ongoing and controversial debate about that practice in the United Kingdom.&nbsp; U.K. Home Secretary Suella&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19439 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-29 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/why-did-dozens-of-religious-sisters-show-up-at-this-rural-michigan-ice-cream-stand\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mercy.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Why did dozens of religious sisters show up at this rural Michigan ice cream stand?\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mercy.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mercy-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/why-did-dozens-of-religious-sisters-show-up-at-this-rural-michigan-ice-cream-stand\/\" target=\"_self\" >Why did dozens of religious sisters show up at this rural Michigan ice cream stand?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For some people, a refreshing ice cream treat on a scorching summer day is like a taste of heaven. All the more so perhaps if it\u2019s in the company of dozens of joyful Catholic nuns. On Aug. 16, Merrill Dairy Bar \u2014&nbsp; affectionately known as the Merrill Whippy Dip \u2014 in Merrill, Michigan, had the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-30 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/new-film-mother-teresa-and-me-aims-to-inspire-acts-of-kindness\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nfilm-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New film \u2018Mother Teresa and Me\u2019 aims to inspire \u2018acts of kindness\u2019\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nfilm-1.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nfilm-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/new-film-mother-teresa-and-me-aims-to-inspire-acts-of-kindness\/\" target=\"_self\" >New film \u2018Mother Teresa and Me\u2019 aims to inspire \u2018acts of kindness\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A new movie weaves together the lives of two women experiencing self-doubt, but, in the end, both women meet the challenge of their vocations despite their personal struggles.\u00a0 \u201cMother Teresa and Me\u201d&nbsp;tells the story of Kavita, a young woman who finds herself with an unexpected pregnancy. Battling whether or not to get an abortion, she&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19432 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-31 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholic-charity-resumes-bringing-meals-and-hope-to-war-torn-tigray\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/resumes.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catholic charity resumes bringing meals and hope to war-torn Tigray\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/resumes.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/resumes-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholic-charity-resumes-bringing-meals-and-hope-to-war-torn-tigray\/\" target=\"_self\" >Catholic charity resumes bringing meals and hope to war-torn Tigray<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A Catholic charity providing thousands of free meals daily to schoolchildren in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, recently resumed operations after a brutal civil war precluded it from its mission for almost three years.\u00a0 Since 2017,&nbsp;Mary\u2019s Meals&nbsp;has worked with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray to bring food to schoolchildren there. Pre-2020 they fed an estimated 24,000&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19429 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-32 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-thanks-cardinal-ladaria-for-years-heading-dicastery-for-doctrine-of-the-faith\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ladaria.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis thanks Cardinal Ladaria for years heading Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ladaria.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ladaria-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-thanks-cardinal-ladaria-for-years-heading-dicastery-for-doctrine-of-the-faith\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis thanks Cardinal Ladaria for years heading Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis met with Cardinal Luis Ladaria on September 5 to thank him for his six years as head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The pope visited the dicastery shortly after 9 a.m. on Sept. 5, the Vatican said in a brief statement. Francis also greeted other officials of the dicastery&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19426 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-33 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/data-shows-mothers-with-young-children-leading-female-labor-market-resurgence\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/market.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Data shows mothers with young children leading female labor market resurgence\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/market.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/market-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/data-shows-mothers-with-young-children-leading-female-labor-market-resurgence\/\" target=\"_self\" >Data shows mothers with young children leading female labor market resurgence<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mothers with young children are helping to lead a spike in female participation in the labor force, according to a new study from a D.C.-based think tank.\u00a0 The Hamilton Project, an economic policy initiative of the Brookings Institution, said this month that&nbsp;a recent analysis of labor force participation&nbsp;showed the \u201c[labor participation] rate for prime-age women\u201d&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19423 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-34 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/group-behind-abortion-initiative-sues-ohio-over-use-of-unborn-child-in-ballot-language\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ohio1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Group behind abortion initiative sues Ohio over use of \u2018unborn child\u2019 in ballot language\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ohio1.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Ohio1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/group-behind-abortion-initiative-sues-ohio-over-use-of-unborn-child-in-ballot-language\/\" target=\"_self\" >Group behind abortion initiative sues Ohio over use of \u2018unborn child\u2019 in ballot language<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A group that is leading a ballot initiative to establish abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution sued state officials this week after a board finalized ballot language that uses the term \u201cunborn child\u201d rather than the group\u2019s preference to use the term \u201cfetus.\u201d Although the pro-abortion ballot initiative, titled Issue 1, is guaranteed to appear&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19420 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-35 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/in-front-of-the-tomb-of-st-oscar-romero-bishops-pledge-to-care-for-migrants\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Romero.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"In front of the tomb of St. \u00d3scar Romero, bishops pledge to care for migrants\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Romero.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Romero-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/in-front-of-the-tomb-of-st-oscar-romero-bishops-pledge-to-care-for-migrants\/\" target=\"_self\" >In front of the tomb of St. \u00d3scar Romero, bishops pledge to care for migrants<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At a press conference held in the crypt of the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Divine Savior of the World in El Salvador, where the remains of St. \u00d3scar Arnulfo Romero are interred, Catholic bishops pledged to \u201cdefend the dignity and rights of all human beings regardless of their origin or immigration status.\u201d Meeting in El&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19417 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-36 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-to-publish-apostolic-letter-on-st-therese-of-lisieux-oct-15\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Therese.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis to publish apostolic letter on St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Oct. 15\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Therese.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Therese-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-to-publish-apostolic-letter-on-st-therese-of-lisieux-oct-15\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis to publish apostolic letter on St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux Oct. 15<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On board the plane taking him to Mongolia, Pope Francis announced Aug. 31 that he is preparing an apostolic letter on St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux to be published Oct. 15. The pontiff made his statement while greeting the 70 journalists who are accompanying him for a four-day visit to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, including&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19414 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-37 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-speaks-about-synod-on-synodality\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/synodality.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis speaks about Synod on Synodality\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/synodality.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/synodality-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-speaks-about-synod-on-synodality\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis speaks about Synod on Synodality<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In his in-flight press conference returning from Mongolia on September 4, Pope Francis outlined his vision for the upcoming synodal assembly in October, which he said should be a prayerful exercise in dialogue free from ideology, not full of \u201cpolitical chatter\u201d like a television talk show. Pope Francis was peppered with multiple questions about the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-38 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/utsa-honors-san-antonio-education-and-community-leaders-dr-manuel-berriozabal-and-maria-berroszabal\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Berriozabal1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"UTSA honors San Antonio education and community leaders Dr. Manuel Berrioz\u00e1bal and Mar\u00eda Berrosz\u00e1bal\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Berriozabal1.jpg 680w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Berriozabal1-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/utsa-honors-san-antonio-education-and-community-leaders-dr-manuel-berriozabal-and-maria-berroszabal\/\" target=\"_self\" >UTSA honors San Antonio education and community leaders Dr. Manuel Berrioz\u00e1bal and Mar\u00eda Berrosz\u00e1bal<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The University of Texas at San Antonio honored Dr. Manuel P. Berrioz\u00e1bal and Mar\u00eda Antonietta Berrioz\u00e1bal for their more than 40 years of leadership in creating opportunities for minorities of all backgrounds in San Antonio in a ceremony at the UTSA Downtown Campus on June 20. The Berrioz\u00e1bals\u2019 work has increased students\u2019 access to higher&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19353 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-39 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/close-to-100-spanish-youths-to-walk-almost-800-miles-to-world-youth-day-in-lisbon\/\" target=\"_self\" >Close to 100 Spanish youths to walk almost 800 miles to World Youth Day in Lisbon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Nearly 100 young people from the parishes of St. Matthew and St. Raphael in the Guineueta neighborhood of Barcelona, Spain, will walk 1,276 kilometers (790 miles) over 40 days to reach Lisbon, the site of the 2023 World Youth Day. The Archdiocese of Barcelona said in a statement posted on its website that&nbsp; \u201cthe pilgrimage&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19350 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-40 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/mexican-bishops-demand-respect-for-religious-freedom-secular-state-in-nativity-scene-case\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nativity.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mexican bishops demand respect for religious freedom, secular state in Nativity scene case\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nativity.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/nativity-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/mexican-bishops-demand-respect-for-religious-freedom-secular-state-in-nativity-scene-case\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mexican bishops demand respect for religious freedom, secular state in Nativity scene case<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Given the possibility that the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) may prohibit Nativity scenes on public property, the Mexican Bishops\u2019 Conference (CEM) issued a statement calling for the free exercise of religious liberty whether individually or collectively. In 2020, the Yucat\u00e1n civil association Kanan Human Rights sought to prohibit the placement of&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19346 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-41 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/newest-american-archbishop-receives-pallium-in-special-mass-at-vatican\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lasvegas-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Newest American archbishop receives pallium in special Mass at Vatican\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lasvegas-1.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/lasvegas-1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/newest-american-archbishop-receives-pallium-in-special-mass-at-vatican\/\" target=\"_self\" >Newest American archbishop receives pallium in special Mass at Vatican<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Archbishop George Leo Thomas of the newly created Archdiocese of Las Vegas formally received his pallium, a vestment symbolizing his authority in the Church, from Pope Francis in a solemn Mass at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica on June 29. Thomas, 73, received the pallium alongside 29 other new metropolitan archbishops on the solemnity of Sts. Peter&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19356 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-42 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/mother-mary-lange-founder-of-first-african-american-religious-congregation-declared-venerable\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lange.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mother Mary Lange, founder of first African American religious congregation, declared venerable\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lange.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Lange-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/mother-mary-lange-founder-of-first-african-american-religious-congregation-declared-venerable\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mother Mary Lange, founder of first African American religious congregation, declared venerable<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood cause of Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, a Black religious sister who founded the country\u2019s first African American religious congregation in Baltimore in 1829. The recognition of Lange\u2019s heroic virtue and the advancement of her cause from servant of God to venerable was announced by the Vatican in a decree&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19333 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-43 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/report-vindicates-cuba-movements-claim-that-castro-regime-murdered-their-leader\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regime.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Report vindicates Cuba movement\u2019s claim that Castro regime murdered their leader\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regime.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regime-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/report-vindicates-cuba-movements-claim-that-castro-regime-murdered-their-leader\/\" target=\"_self\" >Report vindicates Cuba movement\u2019s claim that Castro regime murdered their leader<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The national coordinator of the Christian Liberation Movement (MCL) in Cuba, Eduardo Cardet, said that the report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the deaths of Oswaldo Pay\u00e1 (who founded the MCL) and Harold Cepero is \u201cduly documented\u201d and supports the accusations that both \u201cwere victims of a state assassination,\u201d as the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-44 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/argentine-archdiocese-to-study-statue-of-the-sorrowful-virgin-that-allegedly-shed-tears\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Argentine1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Argentine archdiocese to study statue of the Sorrowful Virgin that allegedly shed tears\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Argentine1.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Argentine1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/argentine-archdiocese-to-study-statue-of-the-sorrowful-virgin-that-allegedly-shed-tears\/\" target=\"_self\" >Argentine archdiocese to study statue of the Sorrowful Virgin that allegedly shed tears<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Archdiocese of Santa Fe in Argentina announced that it will study the case of a statue of the Sorrowful Virgin that, according to parishioners at St. Jerome Church in the town of Coronda, shed tears. The website Aire de Santa Fe reported that the alleged event happened on the evening of June 9 after&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19327 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-blog\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-45 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/u-s-bishops-urge-congress-to-make-housing-affordable\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/housing.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"U.S. bishops urge Congress to make housing affordable\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/housing.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/housing-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/u-s-bishops-urge-congress-to-make-housing-affordable\/\" target=\"_self\" >U.S. bishops urge Congress to make housing affordable<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is urging Congress to support affordable housing measures as high rates of inflation continue to cause increasing housing and rent costs for American families. Archbishop Borys Gudziak, who serves as the chairman of the USCCB\u2019s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, sent a letter to House&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-blogs\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-46 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/franciscans-return-to-walter-reed-after-contract-controversy-resolved\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Reed.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Franciscans return to Walter Reed after contract controversy resolved\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Reed.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Reed-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/franciscans-return-to-walter-reed-after-contract-controversy-resolved\/\" target=\"_self\" >Franciscans return to Walter Reed after contract controversy resolved<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Franciscan priests will again serve as chaplains and ministers at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland after their contract went unrenewed in favor of a private defense contractor, provoking an outcry from prominent Catholics. \u201cOf course, it is a source of great joy that the Franciscans have returned to the medical center and&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19319 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-47 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-out-of-surgery-recovering-in-hospital\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surgery.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis out of surgery, recovering in hospital\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surgery.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surgery-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-out-of-surgery-recovering-in-hospital\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis out of surgery, recovering in hospital<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Vatican said he evening of June 7 that Pope Francis is out of surgery and that the abdominal operation he underwent \u201ctook place without complications.\u201d The 86-year-old pope will remain in Rome\u2019s Gemelli Hospital for several days to recover after the surgery, according to the Vatican\u2019s spokesman. In a surgery lasting three hours, Pope&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19304 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-48 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/post-office-in-kansas-receives-new-name-in-honor-of-father-emil-j-kapaun\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/post.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Post office in Kansas receives new name in honor of Father Emil J. Kapaun\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/post.png 657w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/post-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/post-office-in-kansas-receives-new-name-in-honor-of-father-emil-j-kapaun\/\" target=\"_self\" >Post office in Kansas receives new name in honor of Father Emil J. Kapaun<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After several years in the making, the United States Post Office in Herington, Kansas, changed its name to the Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building on May 30. This endeavor was first introduced in\u00a02021 through a bill\u00a0written by U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann, who wished to honor the life of the great Kansan and American&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19301 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-49 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/two-elderly-pro-life-activists-beaten-outside-of-baltimore-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baltimore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two elderly pro-life activists beaten outside of Baltimore Planned Parenthood\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baltimore.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Baltimore-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/two-elderly-pro-life-activists-beaten-outside-of-baltimore-planned-parenthood\/\" target=\"_self\" >Two elderly pro-life activists beaten outside of Baltimore Planned Parenthood<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Baltimore police are searching for a man who is accused of attacking and beating two elderly pro-life activists who were praying outside of a Baltimore Planned Parenthood abortion clinic on May 26. According to witnesses cited in the police report, the unidentified suspect attacked a 73-year-old man and an 80-year-old man after engaging in a&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19298 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-50 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-praises-matteo-ricci-for-proclaiming-the-gospel-in-china\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-103715.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis praises Matteo Ricci for proclaiming the Gospel in China\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-103715.png 655w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-31-103715-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-praises-matteo-ricci-for-proclaiming-the-gospel-in-china\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis praises Matteo Ricci for proclaiming the Gospel in China<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis dedicated his entire general audience on May 31 to sharing the life of Venerable Matteo Ricci, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary in China. The pope, who has mentioned China at every Wednesday general audience in the past three weeks, praised Ricci\u2019s \u201cmissionary spirit\u201d in witnessing to the Gospel in the heart of the Imperial&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19293 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-51 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/official-clergy-assignments-for-2023\/\" target=\"_self\" >Official clergy assignments for 2023<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The following is a list of changes in assignments for priests in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, effective July 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted. RETIREMENT PASTORS ADMINISTRATORS PAROCHIAL VICARS SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-52 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/caritas-internationalis-elects-alistair-dutton-as-its-new-secretary-general\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dutton.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Caritas Internationalis elects Alistair Dutton as its new secretary general\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dutton.png 655w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/dutton-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/caritas-internationalis-elects-alistair-dutton-as-its-new-secretary-general\/\" target=\"_self\" >Caritas Internationalis elects Alistair Dutton as its new secretary general<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Six months after Pope Francis dismissed its top administrators, Caritas Internationalis\u2019 new leadership team elected Alistair Dutton, who also serves on the board of Stop Climate Chaos and Jesuit Refugee Services, as its new secretary general Monday night. Dutton is the chief executive of Caritas Scotland, which works to build \u201ca green and just world\u201d&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19281 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-53 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/frances-catholic-clergy-to-carry-id-cards-proving-they-are-in-good-standing\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/id.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"France\u2019s Catholic clergy to carry ID cards proving they are in good standing\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/id.png 660w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/id-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/frances-catholic-clergy-to-carry-id-cards-proving-they-are-in-good-standing\/\" target=\"_self\" >France\u2019s Catholic clergy to carry ID cards proving they are in good standing<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Catholic clergy in France will soon carry a standardized identification card linked to a national database that shows whether they are currently in good standing and can celebrate Mass and hear confessions. \u201cIt aims to prevent impostors [false priests or deacons] from continuing to act to the detriment of the faithful and the sacraments,\u201d the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-54 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/spanish-bishops-abortion-as-a-right-makes-the-unborn-child-a-true-undocumented-person\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Spanishb.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spanish bishops: Abortion as a right makes the unborn child \u2018a true undocumented person\u2019\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Spanishb.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Spanishb-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/spanish-bishops-abortion-as-a-right-makes-the-unborn-child-a-true-undocumented-person\/\" target=\"_self\" >Spanish bishops: Abortion as a right makes the unborn child \u2018a true undocumented person\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Spanish Bishops\u2019 Conference (CEE) criticized the May 9 ruling by the country\u2019s constitutional court (TC) that upheld abortion as a right, thus, it said, making the human person developing in the womb \u201ca true undocumented person.\u201d The executive commission of the CEE said in a statement that it deplores that the TC affirmed \u201cthat&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19270 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-55 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/what-its-like-for-the-church-in-venezuela-a-country-in-social-and-economic-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/venezuela.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What it\u2019s like for the Church in Venezuela, a country in social and economic crisis\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/venezuela.png 652w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/venezuela-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/what-its-like-for-the-church-in-venezuela-a-country-in-social-and-economic-crisis\/\" target=\"_self\" >What it\u2019s like for the Church in Venezuela, a country in social and economic crisis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Luis Vildoso, project manager for the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in Venezuela, shared the current situation in the country and in the Catholic Church \u2014 and how the Church is maintaining itself in the midst of the social and economic crisis. The aid worker, who recently visited 11 jurisdictions in&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19268 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-56 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-adds-coptic-orthodox-martyrs-to-liturgical-book-of-saints-2\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coptic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to liturgical book of saints\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coptic.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/coptic-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-adds-coptic-orthodox-martyrs-to-liturgical-book-of-saints-2\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to liturgical book of saints<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis said May 11 that the Coptic Orthodox martyrs killed by ISIS in 2015 will be added to the Catholic Church\u2019s official list of saints. He also received a relic of the martyrs\u2019 blood as a gift.\u201cI am glad to announce today that, with the consent of Your Holiness, these 21 martyrs will be&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19255 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-57 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/our-lady-of-fatima-statue-to-tour-newark-archdiocese-throughout-may\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ourladyfatima.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Our Lady of Fatima statue to tour Newark Archdiocese throughout May\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ourladyfatima.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ourladyfatima-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/our-lady-of-fatima-statue-to-tour-newark-archdiocese-throughout-may\/\" target=\"_self\" >Our Lady of Fatima statue to tour Newark Archdiocese throughout May<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By&nbsp;Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., May 1, 2023 \/ 12:45 pm One of the replicas of the original Our Lady of Fatima statue will be touring the Archdiocese of Newark from April 28 to May 31. It&nbsp;was crafted using detailed instructions from Servant of God Sister Lucia Dos Santos, one of the three Fatima seers. One&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19252 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-58 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/for-centuries-this-catholic-family-has-orchestrated-britains-most-anglican-royal-events\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"656\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sussex.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"For centuries this Catholic family has orchestrated Britain\u2019s most Anglican royal events\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sussex.png 656w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sussex-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/for-centuries-this-catholic-family-has-orchestrated-britains-most-anglican-royal-events\/\" target=\"_self\" >For centuries this Catholic family has orchestrated Britain\u2019s most Anglican royal events<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By\u00a0Lucien de Guise London, England, May 4, 2023 \/ 09:00 am The Earl Marshal of England is little known and rarely seen, but he oversees the world\u2019s biggest spectacles. Queen Elizabeth\u2019s funeral last year is reported to have attracted more than 4 billion viewers, making it perhaps the most-watched event in history. This was the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19190 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/arrest-made-in-firebombing-of-pro-life-organization-thanks-to-dna-found-on-burrito\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Wisconsin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arrest made in firebombing of pro-life organization thanks to DNA found on burrito\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Wisconsin.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Wisconsin-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/arrest-made-in-firebombing-of-pro-life-organization-thanks-to-dna-found-on-burrito\/\" target=\"_self\" >Arrest made in firebombing of pro-life organization thanks to DNA found on burrito<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A Wisconsin man was arrested and charged with violating federal law in connection with the May 2022 firebombing of a pro-life organization\u2019s Madison office. The case was solved thanks to DNA evidence taken from a half-eaten burrito out of a trash can, the Department of Justice said. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, was arrested in Boston&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-60 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/archbishop-broglio-offers-prayers-for-nine-soldiers-who-died-in-blackhawk-helicopter-accident-in-kentucky\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kentucky.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Archbishop Broglio offers prayers for nine soldiers who died in Blackhawk helicopter accident in Kentucky\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kentucky.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kentucky-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/archbishop-broglio-offers-prayers-for-nine-soldiers-who-died-in-blackhawk-helicopter-accident-in-kentucky\/\" target=\"_self\" >Archbishop Broglio offers prayers for nine soldiers who died in Blackhawk helicopter accident in Kentucky<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and archbishop for the Military Services, USA, offered prayers for the nine American soldiers who died in a tragic accident during a helicopter training exercise in Kentucky on Wednesday evening. \u201cThe tragic helicopter crash in Kentucky is a grim reminder of the risks&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19185 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-61 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-visits-pediatric-oncology-ward-at-hospital-baptizes-newborn-baby\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baptize.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis visits pediatric oncology ward at hospital, baptizes newborn baby\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baptize.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/baptize-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-visits-pediatric-oncology-ward-at-hospital-baptizes-newborn-baby\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis visits pediatric oncology ward at hospital, baptizes newborn baby<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">While staying at Rome\u2019s Gemelli Hospital where he is undergoing treatment for bronchitis, Pope Francis paid a visit Friday to the pediatric oncology ward and baptized a newborn patient. The Holy See reported that the Holy Father spent about half an hour in the ward, where he distributed \u201crosaries, chocolate eggs, and copies of the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news tag-pope-francis\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-62 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/social-media-apostolate-brings-the-beauty-of-romes-historic-churches-to-instagram\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basilicasanlorenzo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Social media apostolate brings the beauty of Rome\u2019s historic churches to Instagram\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basilicasanlorenzo.jpg 512w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/basilicasanlorenzo-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/social-media-apostolate-brings-the-beauty-of-romes-historic-churches-to-instagram\/\" target=\"_self\" >Social media apostolate brings the beauty of Rome\u2019s historic churches to Instagram<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">While many people choose to give up social media for Lent, one Catholic man is uploading new videos online every day to share the stories of the early Christian martyrs and Rome\u2019s most ancient churches. Jacob Stein is visiting a church in Rome each day of Lent this year, retracing the pilgrimage routes Catholics have&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19164 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-63 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-to-bless-satellite-set-to-launch-his-words-into-space\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pope_Francis_gives_an_extraordinary_Urbi_et_Orbi_blessing_from_the_loggia_of_St_Peters_Basilica_March_27_2020_Credit_Vatican_Media.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis to bless satellite set to launch his words into space\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pope_Francis_gives_an_extraordinary_Urbi_et_Orbi_blessing_from_the_loggia_of_St_Peters_Basilica_March_27_2020_Credit_Vatican_Media.webp 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pope_Francis_gives_an_extraordinary_Urbi_et_Orbi_blessing_from_the_loggia_of_St_Peters_Basilica_March_27_2020_Credit_Vatican_Media-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-to-bless-satellite-set-to-launch-his-words-into-space\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis to bless satellite set to launch his words into space<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis on Wednesday will bless a satellite that will launch his words into space on June 10. The \u201cSpes Satelles,\u201d Latin for \u201cSatellites of Hope,\u201d will be launched on a rocket taking off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. According to the Vatican, the miniaturized satellite will hold a copy of a&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19170 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news tag-tornados\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-64 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-mississippi-bishop-offer-prayers-for-victims-of-deadly-tornado\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tornado-miss.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis, Mississippi bishop offer prayers for victims of deadly tornado\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tornado-miss.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tornado-miss-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-mississippi-bishop-offer-prayers-for-victims-of-deadly-tornado\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis, Mississippi bishop offer prayers for victims of deadly tornado<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of a deadly tornado that struck parts of Mississippi and Alabama Friday night. Cutting a swath of ruin across the impoverished Mississippi Delta, the tornado killed at least 26 people and left twisted piles of debris where homes, businesses, and neighborhoods once stood. The death toll&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19150 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-cna\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-65 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/christ-is-our-future-vatican-announces-theme-schedule-for-pope-francis-budapest-trip\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-12-at-11.24.15-AM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Christ is our future\u2019: Vatican announces theme, schedule for Pope Francis\u2019 Budapest trip\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-12-at-11.24.15-AM.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-12-at-11.24.15-AM-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/christ-is-our-future-vatican-announces-theme-schedule-for-pope-francis-budapest-trip\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018Christ is our future\u2019: Vatican announces theme, schedule for Pope Francis\u2019 Budapest trip<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis will travel to Budapest, Hungary, in just over a month for an April 28\u201330 visit to the capital of the central European country. The theme of the papal trip is \u201cChrist is our future.\u201d The logo is a stylized drawing of Budapest\u2019s Chain Bridge, the oldest Hungarian bridge over the River Danube. According&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-66 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-the-differences-of-others-are-an-occasion-to-love-better\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/differences.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Francis: The differences of others are an occasion to love better\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/differences.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/differences-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-the-differences-of-others-are-an-occasion-to-love-better\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis: The differences of others are an occasion to love better<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We should treat the physical and social differences of others as a chance to love, not as an inconvenience, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address on March 19. The pope\u2019s weekly message focused on the day\u2019s Gospel reading, which recounts Jesus\u2019 miraculous healing of the blind man. Pope Francis pointed out the reactions of&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19127 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-67 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-hears-confessions-at-roman-parish-god-lifts-us-up-when-we-hit-rock-bottom\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis hears confessions at Roman parish: God lifts us up when we hit \u2018rock bottom&#8217;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis hears confessions at Roman parish: God lifts us up when we hit \u2018rock bottom\u2019 Pope Francis heard confessions at a parish in Rome on March 17 and encouraged people to remember that God \u201cholds out his hand and lifts us up whenever we realize that we are \u2018hitting rock bottom.\u2019\u201d In the presence&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19123 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-68 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/police-looking-for-man-who-vandalized-connecticut-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vandal.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Police looking for man who vandalized Connecticut Catholic church\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vandal.png 659w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/vandal-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/police-looking-for-man-who-vandalized-connecticut-catholic-church\/\" target=\"_self\" >Police looking for man who vandalized Connecticut Catholic church<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Police are searching for a man who burglarized and vandalized Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Gales Ferry, Conn., early March 11. The Ledyard Police Department reported that the man broke into the church, smashing windows and attempting to break into rooms using a crowbar. The police reported that the man further vandalized the church&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19101 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-catholic-news\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-69 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/chinas-new-smart-religion-app-requires-faithful-to-register-to-attend-worship-services\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/app.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"China\u2019s new \u2018Smart Religion\u2019 app requires faithful to register to attend worship services\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/app.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/app-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/chinas-new-smart-religion-app-requires-faithful-to-register-to-attend-worship-services\/\" target=\"_self\" >China\u2019s new \u2018Smart Religion\u2019 app requires faithful to register to attend worship services<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A human rights group active in China is reporting that religious believers in a populous Chinese province are now required to register on a government app in order to attend worship services. ChinaAid, a U.S.-based Christian charity,&nbsp;reported March 6&nbsp;that the religious department of the provincial government of Henan is rolling out a system whereby all&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-notre-dame tag-paris\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-70 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/notre-dame-cathedral-to-open-in-december-2024\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Paris.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Notre Dame cathedral to open in December 2024\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Paris.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Paris-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/notre-dame-cathedral-to-open-in-december-2024\/\" target=\"_self\" >Notre Dame cathedral to open in December 2024<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, whose spire and roof were destroyed by an April 15, 2019, fire, is expected be rebuilt within the five-year deadline set by the French government.&nbsp; As&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;by the head of the construction site, French Army Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, in an interview with the Associated Press, the faithful and tourists should have&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19093 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-71 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/god-really-intervened-how-a-catholic-priest-escaped-from-his-kidnappers-in-haiti\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/escape.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018God really intervened\u2019: How a Catholic priest escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/escape.jpg 670w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/escape-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/god-really-intervened-how-a-catholic-priest-escaped-from-his-kidnappers-in-haiti\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018God really intervened\u2019: How a Catholic priest escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Father Antoine Macaire Christian Noah, a Claretian priest from Cameroon, escaped unharmed from a crime gang that had kidnapped him in Haiti last month and has been taken to another country for his safety.&nbsp; On March 2, Father Fausto Cruz Rosa, major superior of the Antilles Delegation of the Claretian Missionaries, told ACI Prensa, CNA\u2019s&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19049 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-72 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-names-new-auxiliary-bishop-for-diocese-of-el-paso\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope names new auxiliary bishop for Diocese of El Paso<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis has announced the appointment of a new auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of El Paso, Father Anthony C. Celino. Bishop-elect Celino is the current pastor of St. Raphael Parish in East El Paso and judicial vicar for the diocese. Pope Francis announced the appointment at Roman noon on February 8. The appointment of&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19044 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-73 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/mexico-priest-recounts-amazing-confession-of-accident-victim-he-stopped-to-help\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mexico priest recounts \u2018amazing\u2019 confession of accident victim he stopped to help<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">After getting into a bad car accident on a highway in Mexico, a young man was approached by a Catholic priest at the scene and made a surprising request: \u201cI want to confess.\u201d Father Salvador Nu\u00f1o, a Legionary of Christ priest who serves in Monterrey, Mexico, shared the story on Facebook Jan. 27. \u201cToday I&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19027 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-74 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/woman-arrested-at-fargo-cathedral-for-smashing-christ-in-death-statue\/\" target=\"_self\" >Woman arrested at Fargo cathedral for smashing \u2018Christ in Death\u2019 statue<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A woman was arrested after allegedly causing serious damage to a statue of Jesus at St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral in Fargo, North Dakota, on Monday evening, possibly while she was under the influence of drugs. \u201cWe were saddened to see the damage done to a very old statue at our cathedral, and we hope the person&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19033 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-75 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pro-life-college-students-to-protest-life-ending-abortion-drugs-at-walgreens-cvs\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pro-life college students to protest \u2018life-ending\u2019 abortion drugs at Walgreens, CVS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">With the Biden administration\u2019s expansion of abortion pill distribution to neighborhood pharmacies, pro-life college students and other anti-abortion advocates are organizing campaigns against CVS, Walgreens, and other companies that have announced that they will dispense the drugs.&nbsp; \u201cOur purpose of having these protests is so that we can let \u2018Big Pharma\u2019 companies know that it\u2019s&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19030 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-76 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/minnesota-bishops-decry-bill-that-would-make-abortion-a-right\/\" target=\"_self\" >Minnesota bishops decry bill that would make abortion a right<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Catholic bishops of Minnesota urged lawmakers to vote down a bill that would codify the right to abortion, proposing instead a slate of pro-family measures that they say will reduce demand for abortions.\u00a0\u00a0 Minnesota\u2019s&nbsp;H.F. 1, which has a&nbsp;companion bill&nbsp;in the state Senate, passed the House Jan. 19 by a narrow 69-65 vote. Abortion already&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19022 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-77 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/i-lost-a-dad-pope-francis-speaks-about-losing-benedict-xvi\/\" target=\"_self\" >\u2018I lost a dad\u2019: Pope Francis speaks about losing Benedict XVI<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In a new interview published January 25, Pope Francis said the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI meant he had lost a \u201cgood companion\u201d and a father figure.\u00a0 \u201cI lost a dad,\u201d Pope Francis&nbsp;told the Associated Press, praising his predecessor \u2014 who died on Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 95 \u2014 as a&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18963 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-78 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/killough-named-next-uiw-head-football-coach\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1429\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/coachgraphic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Killough named next UIW head football coach\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/coachgraphic.jpg 1429w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/coachgraphic-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/coachgraphic-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/coachgraphic-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1429px) 100vw, 1429px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/killough-named-next-uiw-head-football-coach\/\" target=\"_self\" >Killough named next UIW head football coach<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">SAN ANTONIO &#8211;The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) has announced thatClint Killough, a former UIW student-athlete and current associate head coach, has been promoted to the position of UIW head football coach. The announcement was made by UIW President Dr. Thomas M. Evans and Athletic Director Richard Duran on December 15 and a press-conference&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19020 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-79 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-francis-jesus-is-the-unsurpassed-model-of-evangelization\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Francis: Jesus is \u2018the unsurpassed model of evangelization\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Pope Francis invited Christians on January 18 to pray for the grace to have a \u201cpastoral heart\u201d like Jesus that \u201csuffers and takes risks\u201d out of love for others. At his weekly public audience, the pope said that Jesus provides \u201cthe unsurpassed model of evangelization.\u201d \u201cChrist not only has the words of life, but he&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-80 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pray-to-protect-human-life\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mary.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pray to protect human life\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mary.webp 379w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mary-300x287.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pray-to-protect-human-life\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pray to protect human life<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">9 Days for Life\u00a0is a novena for the protection of human life. Each day\u2019s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life.\u00a0 Source: 9 Days for Life: January 19-27, 2023 (respectlife.org) <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19012 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-81 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/supreme-court-hear-case-of-postal-worker-who-refused-to-work-sundays\/\" target=\"_self\" >Supreme Court hear case of postal worker who refused to work Sundays<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Supreme Court of the United States decided on January 13 to hear the case of Gerald Groff, a Christian former postal worker in rural Pennsylvania who was reprimanded and threatened with being fired for refusing to work on Sundays. Arguing that he was wrongfully targeted because of his religious convictions, Groff filed a lawsuit&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19005 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-82 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/church-in-argentina-to-celebrate-10th-anniversary-of-pope-francis-election-to-papacy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Church in Argentina celebrate 10th anniversary of Pope Francis\u2019 election to papacy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">(CNA) &#8212; The executive committee of the Argentine Bishops\u2019 Conference invited the country\u2019s faithful to celebrate \u201cwith joy and fervor\u201d the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as the successor of St. Peter. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, then archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pontiff on March 13, 2013, on the second day of&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18982 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-83 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/st-marys-university-appoints-the-hon-nelson-w-wolff-to-professorship\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wolff.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"St. Mary\u2019s University appoints the Hon. Nelson Wolff\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wolff.jpg 675w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Wolff-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/st-marys-university-appoints-the-hon-nelson-w-wolff-to-professorship\/\" target=\"_self\" >St. Mary\u2019s University appoints the Hon. Nelson Wolff<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">St. Mary\u2019s University announced on January 6 that it has welcomed the Hon. Nelson W. Wolff (B.B.A. \u201966, J.D. \u201966) to lead its community in dialogue and civic engagement discussions as a University Distinguished Service Professor. Wolff will lecture in undergraduate, graduate and law classes and hold public conversations for students and community members about&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18979 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-84 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/st-marys-university-to-receive-more-than-5-5m-in-federal-funding-for-innovation-center\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/STMUcenter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"St. Mary\u2019s University receives $5.5M in federal funding for Innovation Center\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/STMUcenter.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/STMUcenter-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/STMUcenter-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/STMUcenter-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/st-marys-university-to-receive-more-than-5-5m-in-federal-funding-for-innovation-center\/\" target=\"_self\" >St. Mary\u2019s University receives $5.5M in federal funding for Innovation Center<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">St. Mary\u2019s University will receive more than $5.5 million in federal appropriations, secured by Congressman Joaquin Castro, who represents U.S. House District 20, to help fund the construction of the Blank Sheppard Innovation Center. This funding was signed into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus appropriations law, which also included more than&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18958 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-85 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/gibbons-literary-club-celebrates-111-years\/\" target=\"_self\" >Gibbons Literary Club celebrates 111 years<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Gibbons Literary Club recently celebrated its 111th anniversary at its annual Christmas luncheon at Club Giraud with a Mass celebrated by their moderator Father Dennis Arechiga, pastor of St. Mark the Evangelist Church. The inspiration for this Literary Club came as a direct result of a visit from James Cardinal Gibbons to San Antonio&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18953 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-86 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/criminal-justice-ministry-appreciates-current-volunteers-seeks-additional-ones\/\" target=\"_self\" >Criminal Justice Ministry appreciates current volunteers, seeks additional ones<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Deacon Adrian Cepeda Criminal Justice Ministry director The Criminal Justice Ministry in the archdiocese, with all the 2022 post-COVID challenges, managed to flourish throughout the year. This is due to dedicated volunteers from Kolbe Ministries and area parishes. As state prisons and county jails re-opened, volunteers moved into action. It has been a blessing&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18949 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-87 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholic-charities-deploys-volunteers-to-visit-isolated-seniors\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adopt2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catholic Charities deploys volunteers to visit isolated seniors\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adopt2.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adopt2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adopt2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/adopt2-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholic-charities-deploys-volunteers-to-visit-isolated-seniors\/\" target=\"_self\" >Catholic Charities deploys volunteers to visit isolated seniors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Catholic Charities deployed volunteers to visit and care for isolated seniors as part of the Adopt-A-Senior program on January 7. Volunteers met and picked up food and care packages for seniors at Guadalupe Community Center before visiting seniors. Volunteers assembled care packages including food, hygiene items, cleaning products, blankets, activities, and other items as Adopt-A-Senior&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18932 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic tag-archdiocese-of-san-antonio tag-popebenedictxvi tag-usccb\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-88 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/solemn-images-of-the-closing-of-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvis-coffin\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/benedict1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Solemn images of the closing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI\u2019s coffin\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/benedict1.png 662w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/benedict1-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/solemn-images-of-the-closing-of-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvis-coffin\/\" target=\"_self\" >Solemn images of the closing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI\u2019s coffin<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By&nbsp;Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Jan 5, 2023 \/ 08:14 am The Vatican on Thursday shared the first photos of the private ritual for the closing of Benedict XVI\u2019s coffin. The casket was closed in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica on the evening of Jan. 4 after three days of public visitation to the late pope\u2019s body. Before&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18924 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-89 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/memorial-mass-for-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-at-san-fernando-cathedral\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DellOro3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Memorial Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at San Fernando Cathedral\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DellOro3.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DellOro3-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DellOro3-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DellOro3-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/memorial-mass-for-pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-at-san-fernando-cathedral\/\" target=\"_self\" >Memorial Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at San Fernando Cathedral<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18976 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-90 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholic-charities-hosts-new-years-luncheon-for-migrants\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MRC2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catholic Charities hosts New Year\u2019s luncheon for migrants\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MRC2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MRC2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MRC2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MRC2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholic-charities-hosts-new-years-luncheon-for-migrants\/\" target=\"_self\" >Catholic Charities hosts New Year\u2019s luncheon for migrants<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Catholic Charities hosted a New Year\u2019s luncheon for migrants at the MRC Centro de Bienvenida on January 1. Prior to the lunch a Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Michael Pfeiffer of the Diocese of San Angelo in the Interfaith Prayer Room. Bishop Pfeiffer celebrated Mass on site with a message of hope and healing&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-91 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/shalom-world-joins-with-catholic-television-of-san-antonio-to-bring-more-souls-to-christ\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2041\" height=\"2041\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CTSA-2019-LOGO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shalom World joins with Catholic Television of San Antonio to bring more souls to Christ\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CTSA-2019-LOGO.jpg 2041w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CTSA-2019-LOGO-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CTSA-2019-LOGO-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CTSA-2019-LOGO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CTSA-2019-LOGO-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CTSA-2019-LOGO-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CTSA-2019-LOGO-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2041px) 100vw, 2041px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/shalom-world-joins-with-catholic-television-of-san-antonio-to-bring-more-souls-to-christ\/\" target=\"_self\" >Shalom World joins with Catholic Television of San Antonio to bring more souls to Christ<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Shalom World has partnered with Catholic Television of San Antonio to bring quality Christian programs to a wider audience, as this collaboration will provide additional inspirational, vibrant, and faith-based entertainment for residents of South Texas. Shalom World North America programming will air on CTSA from noon to 5 p.m. each day, except Sunday.&nbsp; Shalom World&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18913 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-92 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-benedict-xvi\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1095\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-benedict.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pope Benedict XVI\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-benedict.png 1095w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-benedict-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-benedict-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-benedict-768x426.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/pope-benedict-xvi\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pope Benedict XVI<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Archbishop Gustavo Garc\u00eda-Siller, MSpS, will remember in a special way Pope Benedict XVI at the 8 a.m. Spanish and 10 a.m. English liturgies on Sunday, New Year\u2019s Day, January 1, at San Fernando Cathedral. The Masses will be televised live on Catholic Television of San Antonio &#8211; Spectrum Channel 15 &#8211; on Facebook at @catholictvsa&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-93 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/posada-celebrated-and-how-they-originated\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1361\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319929454_3302977403302089_4561412843233132579_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Posada celebrated and how they originated\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319929454_3302977403302089_4561412843233132579_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319929454_3302977403302089_4561412843233132579_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319929454_3302977403302089_4561412843233132579_n-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319929454_3302977403302089_4561412843233132579_n-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319929454_3302977403302089_4561412843233132579_n-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/posada-celebrated-and-how-they-originated\/\" target=\"_self\" >Posada celebrated and how they originated<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">La Gran Posada conducted by San Fernando Cathedral took place downtown on a chilly Sunday evening December 18, with Mary and Joseph preceded by a retinue to angels and shepherds comprised of religious education students from the cathedral. The crowd made its way through Market Square to Mi Terra and La Margarita restaurants, and processed&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18960 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-94 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholics-and-jews-again-celebrate-hanukkah-the-festival-of-lights\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1195\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319425091_571949448100857_4539479362720483773_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catholics and Jews again celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of lights\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319425091_571949448100857_4539479362720483773_n.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319425091_571949448100857_4539479362720483773_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319425091_571949448100857_4539479362720483773_n-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319425091_571949448100857_4539479362720483773_n-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319425091_571949448100857_4539479362720483773_n-1536x1020.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/catholics-and-jews-again-celebrate-hanukkah-the-festival-of-lights\/\" target=\"_self\" >Catholics and Jews again celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of lights<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Catholics and Jews recently gathered together for their 21st annual special joint Hanukkah celebration that has become a unique San Antonio tradition. About 350 members of both faiths filled the tables at the San Fernando Cathedral Hall on December 15, welcomed by San Fernando\u2019s rector, Father Carlos Velazquez, and Lauren Stanley, Board chair of the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18966 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-95 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/may-peace-and-happiness-reach-us-all-through-the-intercession-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319849359_892703705420783_6380094569076028460_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"May peace and happiness reach us all through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319849359_892703705420783_6380094569076028460_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319849359_892703705420783_6380094569076028460_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319849359_892703705420783_6380094569076028460_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/319849359_892703705420783_6380094569076028460_n-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/may-peace-and-happiness-reach-us-all-through-the-intercession-of-our-lady-of-guadalupe\/\" target=\"_self\" >May peace and happiness reach us all through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A midnight Mass at San Fernando Cathedral on December 12 in honor of La Virgen de Guadalupe attracted a standing room only sanctuary, with the faithful extending out into the Plaza de la Cruz as well as Main Plaza, reminiscent of the liturgy prior to the pandemic. Archbishop Gustavo Garc\u00eda-Siller, MSpS, was celebrant at the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18865 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-96 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/st-marys-university-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony-dazzles-visitors\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201_011856357_iOS-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"St. Mary\u2019s University Christmas tree lighting ceremony\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201_011856357_iOS-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201_011856357_iOS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201_011856357_iOS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201_011856357_iOS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201_011856357_iOS-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221201_011856357_iOS-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/st-marys-university-christmas-tree-lighting-ceremony-dazzles-visitors\/\" target=\"_self\" >St. Mary\u2019s University Christmas tree lighting ceremony<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The St. Mary\u2019s University Christmas tree lighting ceremony and alumni Christmas social on November 30 featured caroling around the Nativity scene and Christmas tree, 35,000 pounds of shaved-ice snow creating a children\u2019s wonderland, and the projection of Blessed Virgin Mary and Christ Child on historic St. Louis Hall. Members of the St. Mary\u2019s community gathered&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-97 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/veneration-of-relics-of-heroes-of-the-christian-faith\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221119_192057501_iOS-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Veneration of relics of heroes of the Christian faith\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221119_192057501_iOS-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221119_192057501_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221119_192057501_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221119_192057501_iOS-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221119_192057501_iOS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20221119_192057501_iOS-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/veneration-of-relics-of-heroes-of-the-christian-faith\/\" target=\"_self\" >Veneration of relics of heroes of the Christian faith<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Treasures of the Church, a ministry of evangelization directed by Father Carlos Martins,&nbsp;recently visited several parishes in the archdiocese. The purpose of the ministry is to give people an experience of the living God through an encounter with the relics of his saints in the form of an exposition.&nbsp; Each exposition began with a multi-media&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18859 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-98 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/encountering-god-in-sacred-scripture-and-sacred-space\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STMU4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Encountering God in sacred Scripture and sacred space\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STMU4.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STMU4-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STMU4-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/STMU4-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/encountering-god-in-sacred-scripture-and-sacred-space\/\" target=\"_self\" >Encountering God in sacred Scripture and sacred space<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The St. Mary\u2019s University Center for Catholic Studies recently presented the Escobedo Saint John\u2019s Bible Lecture Series, themed, \u201cBetween the Throne and the Cross: Divine Encounter and Prophetic Mediation in the Saint John\u2019s Bible.\u201d The event, held November 17 in the University Center, explored how and where we encounter God and in what ways does&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18857 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-99 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/uiw-awarded-major-grant-to-support-first-generation-and-hispanic-students\/\" target=\"_self\" >UIW awarded major grant to support first-generation and Hispanic students<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Grant will be used to establish the \u2018Somos Unidos &#8212; One Word Project\u2019 SAN ANTONIO &#8211;The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) has announced that it has been awarded a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) for a Student Success Acceleration Program in the amount of $180,000. The grant will be used&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-18971 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-todays-catholic\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-100 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/building-a-synodal-church-unity-communion-and-fraternity-st-thomas-more-parish-cops-metro-assembly\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/COPS2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Building a Synodal Church \u2014 unity, communion, and fraternity: St. Thomas More Parish-COPS\/Metro Assembly\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/COPS2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/COPS2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/COPS2-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/building-a-synodal-church-unity-communion-and-fraternity-st-thomas-more-parish-cops-metro-assembly\/\" target=\"_self\" >Building a Synodal Church \u2014 unity, communion, and fraternity: St. Thomas More Parish-COPS\/Metro Assembly<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">More than 400 St. Thomas More parishioners and community members participated in the St. Thomas More Parish Assembly on December 4 to grow parish leadership and respond to the needs of the community. The event organized with COPS\/Metro was part of a worldwide call from Pope Francis to \u201cjourney together\u201d through a synod process. Participants&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Past News -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/past-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Past News -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/satodayscatholic.org\/past-news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" 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