Month: November 2021
Pope Francis: Life’s essential ingredient is prayer
November 28, 2021
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On the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis reminded Christians that an essential ingredient for living an alert and joyful life is prayer.
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Pope attends student play on how the pandemic has affected young people
November 28, 2021
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Pope Francis left the Vatican on Thursday to attend a theatrical performance in Rome by students on how the pandemic has affected young people.
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Pope Francis: Prayer is ‘the most important means of communication’
November 26, 2021
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Pope Francis urged members of the Pauline Family on Thursday to remember that prayer is “the most important means of communication.”
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Relic of Saint John Paul II stolen from historic basilica
November 23, 2021
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The rector of the Polish Catholic Mission in Argentina, Father Jorge Jacek Twarog, reported Sunday that the relic of Saint John Paul II, which was kept in Blessed Sacrament Basilica in Buenos Aires, was stolen.
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100 years ago Jesus protected Our Lady of Guadalupe in a bomb attack
November 22, 2021
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A century ago, in 1921, there was an attack perpetrated against Our Lady of Guadalupe in the old basilica in Mexico City, in which the Marian image was protected by a crucifix.
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The last surviving Trappist monk from Algeria massacre has died at 97
November 22, 2021
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Father Jean Pierre Schumacher, one of two monks who survived the Tibhirine abbey massacre in Algeria in 1996, has died at the age of 97.
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World Youth Day 2021: Pope Francis asks young Catholics to be ‘critical conscience of society’
November 21, 2021
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Pope Francis urged young Catholics on Sunday to “be the critical conscience of society” as he celebrated a Mass marking the 36th World Youth Day.
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Veteran’s Day ceremonies held at St. Mary’s University and UIW
St. Mary’s University ROTC held a Veteran’s Day ceremony November 10 at the Barrett Memorial Bell Tower and Memorial Plaza. Opening remarks were given by President Thomas Mengler and the invocation and benediction prayed by Deacon Albert J. Sanchez, director of University Ministry. Lt. Col. Tex W. Soto, chair and professor of Military Science, also spoke at the ceremony, and the keynote presenter was Lt. Col. Andrew A. Lyons, Jr., U.S. Army ret., coordinator for Veteran and Military Affairs at St. Mary’s. A wreath laying and Taps highlighted the gathering. The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) honored veterans at special events on Veteran’s Day, November 11, and on November 12. UIW is a Yellow Ribbon School, meaning it has been honored for its work with the nation’s veterans, and 27 percent of fall 2021 undergraduate and graduate students are military affiliated.
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Statue seeks to raise awareness of the marginalized in society
Catholic Charities hosted the installation of the “I Was Hungry and Thirsty” statue of Jesus by Timothy Schmaltz as its headquarters building on West French on a cold and rainy afternoon November 5.
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$1.6 million renovation project for athletic complex begins at Holy Cross School of San Antonio
Holy Cross School of San Antonio recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a $1.6 million renovation of its athletic complex that will feature a six-lane all-weather track and include new stadium lights, bleachers and press box.
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