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Pope prays at Mexico-U.S. border crossing
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis stopped for a moment of silent prayer and blessing Wednesday at Mexico’s border with the United States to recall the dramatic plight of migrants who’ve died or been arrested trying to cross illegally into their northern neighbor. Ciudad Juarez, just across from El Paso, Texas, was the last venue of the Pope’s six day pastoral visit to Mexico. -
Pope Francis names Douglas Deshotel as Bishop of Lafayette
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has named Bishop John Douglas Deshotel, as Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, and accepted the resignation of Bishop C. Michael Jarrell, from pastoral governance of that diocese. Bishop Deshotel has served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas since 2010. -
Cardinal Onaiyekan calls for national spiritual rebirth
The Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has called for a sincere, moral and national, spiritual rebirth in Nigeria. The Cardinal has described the spiritual rebirth required as an effective antidote for the nation’s socio-economic and moral challenges. The Cardinal made the call in his homily at the opening Mass of the first plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held recently at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral, Garki, Abuja. The theme of the week-long plenary was, The Catholic Church: Promoting Mercy, Social Justice and Peace. -
Papież na Mszy w Ciudad Juárez: nigdy więcej śmierci i wykorzystywania!
Popołudnie ostatniego dnia podróży apostolskiej Franciszka do Meksyku naznaczone było kwestiami migracyjnymi. Papież odprawił bowiem Mszę w bardzo symbolicznym miejscu: tuż przy granicy Meksyku ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi. Ciudad Juárez i El Paso dzieli rzeka zwana po stronie meksykańskiej Rio Grande, a po stronie amerykańskiej Rio Bravo. Od dawna jest ona dla imigrantów z całej Ameryki Łacińskiej bramą do ekonomicznego raju.
