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SCOTUS hears parents' case seeking classroom opt-out of LGBTQ+ books

1 day ago | angelusnews.com | Kate Scanlon |Natalie Romano |Kurt Jensen |Cindy Wooden

The U.S. Supreme Court April 22 heard a case concerning a request from an interfaith group of Maryland parents to allow them to opt their children out of classroom instruction pertaining to books containing LGBTQ+ themes to which they object on religious grounds. A coalition of parents sued Montgomery County Public Schools' board when it said it would not allow parents to opt out of instruction using some materials containing LGBTQ+ themes.
Oldest religious sister in US turns 112

1 day ago | angelusnews.com | Kurt Jensen |Natalie Romano |Cindy Wooden |Elise Italiano Ureneck

For decades, Dominican Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella immersed herself in the ministry of teaching, not retiring until she was 84. Now, having turned 112 on Easter at Queen of the Rosary Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Dominic in Amityville, New York -- a supercentenarian for two years, and a member of her order since 1931 -- she is, like all members of the body of Christ, still able to participate in the ministry of presence. Her colleagues and family are grateful.
Cardinals hold first meeting after pope's death

2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Justin Mclellan |Pablo Kay |Cindy Wooden

Cardinals already present in Rome and those who were able to get to the city after Pope Francis' death April 21 held their first meeting at the Vatican April 22. About 60 cardinals met in the Vatican Synod Hall at 9 a.m. to decide when to move the pope's body from the chapel of his residence to St. Peter's Basilica and when to hold the funeral, Matteo Bruni, head of the Vatican press office told reporters.
LA Cathedral Mass for Pope Francis draws hundreds of mourners

2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Pablo Kay |Carol Glatz |Cindy Wooden

Archbishop José H. Gomez recalled Pope Francis’ sense of humor and personal concern for Catholics in Southern California at a special Mass April 21, hours after the late pontiff’s death in Rome. “My feelings today are very personal,” said the archbishop at the Easter Monday Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. “I am going to miss him, big time.”The special Mass, announced only hours earlier, drew more than 500 people to the April 21 noon Mass.
Pope thanks nurse for taking him to St. Peter's Square one last time

2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Cindy Wooden

Pope Francis' final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping into a coma early April 21, Vatican News reported. Among his last words were his thanks to Strappetti late April 20 when he said, "Thank you for bringing me back to the square," referring to the pope's surprise appearance after giving his Easter blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
Faithful recall Pope Francis' 2015 US visit

2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Gina Christian |Natalie Romano |Cindy Wooden |Elise Italiano Ureneck

Faithful are recalling Pope Francis' 2015 apostolic journey to the U.S. as a moving encounter, with an impact still felt a decade later. "Immediately in his presence, everyone was a child of God," Joanne Walsh, associate superintendent for early childhood education for the Archdiocese of New York, told OSV News.
Pope's funeral set for April 26, public viewing April 23-25

2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Cindy Wooden

The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the liturgy, which begins a nine-day period of official mourning and daily memorial Masses. The deceased pope's body, which was taken to the chapel of his residence late April 21, the day of his death, will be carried into St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing and prayer early April 23.
In final testament, pope asks for simple burial, prayed for peace

3 days ago | angelusnews.com | Cindy Wooden |Carol Glatz |Maria Wiering |David Agren

In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major and said he had offered his suffering for peace in the world. "I offered the suffering present in the latter part of my life to the Lord for world peace and brotherhood among peoples," he wrote in the document dated June 29, 2022, and published by the Vatican April 21, hours after he had died.
Something happened: A sermon for Easter

3 days ago | angelusnews.com | Robert Barron |Natalie Romano |Kurt Jensen |Cindy Wooden

I've spent much of my life reading and studying religious and philosophical texts. I’ve perused the works of Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, etc. I love such texts and the ideas that these great thinkers share. What all of these figures have in common is a certain calm, a measured manner of sharing what they have learned. And consequently, one reads their texts in a sort of abstracted way.
Archbishop Gomez says Pope Francis’ work ‘still not finished’

3 days ago | angelusnews.com | Maria Wiering |Cindy Wooden

In a statement following Pope Francis’ death on Easter Monday, Archbishop José H. Gomez called on Catholics to pray for the late pontiff’s soul and honor his legacy by carrying out the “urgent tasks” at the center of his pontificate. “In this time of mourning, my prayer is that all of us in the Church will honor Pope Francis’ legacy by remembering that he called us to urgent tasks that are still not finished,” said Archbishop Gomez in a statement.