Month: September 2021
Back to school blessings
Catholic schools in the archdiocese began the 2021-2022 academic year on August 16.
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Frontline workers praised for service during pandemic
A Healthcare Appreciation Mass was celebrated at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Medical Center by Father Carlos Velazquez, rector of San Fernando Cathedral, on August 21, thanking these front line workers for their commitment and service during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus leave San Antonio, appreciation expressed
It is with sadness and with thanksgiving for the gift of their presence and charism in San Antonio since 1914, that the archdiocese bid farewell to the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus in mid-August.
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Catholic Charities provides assistance to individuals from Afghanista
Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. (CCAOSA) will assist in providing safe shelter, basic needs, and wrap around services to as many as 342 Afghan individuals fleeing Afghanistan due to the humanitarian crisis currently unfolding. This is an increase in the number of individuals expected as Catholic Charities was already on track to settle 500 Special Immigrant Visa holders between Oct. 1, 2020 and Sept. 30, 2021. With the influx of Afghan Nationals fleeing the country, Catholic Charities expects a rise in the number of people resettled from Afghanistan to San Antonio over the next few months.
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Catholics the most vaccinated religious group for COVID-19, new study shows
September 17, 2021
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Catholics are the religious group most vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States, according to a new national survey by the Pew Research Center.
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Mexican bishops announce march ‘for women and for life’
September 16, 2021
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In response to recent rulings by the nation’s Supreme Court decriminalizing abortion, the bishops of Mexico have called on the faithful and people of good will throughout the country to join a march “for women and for life” to be held Oct. 3 in Mexico City.
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Pope Francis in Slovakia: Our Lady of Sorrows teaches us compassion for the suffering
September 15, 2021
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At Slovakia’s national Catholic shrine on Wednesday, Pope Francis said that Our Lady of Sorrows is a model of how to live the faith with compassion and care for the suffering.
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Filipino bishops condemn country’s ‘murderous and corrupt public order’
September 14, 2021
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Three archbishops in the Philippines condemned Sunday what they described as “a murderous and corrupt public order” in the country.
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Pope Francis: We need ‘creativity of the Gospel,’ not ‘a defensive Catholicism’
September 13, 2021
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Pope Francis told Slovakia’s Catholics on Monday that the Church should respond to secularization with the “creativity of the Gospel,” not “a defensive Catholicism.”
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Pope Francis implores Slovakia’s Christians to pursue ‘freedom’ in Christ over comfort
September 12, 2021
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After he arrived in Slovakia on Sunday, Pope Francis exhorted the country’s Christian leaders to prefer God to comfort and security.
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