A champion of the “Consistent Ethic,” like his predecessor, “Joseph, Our Brother,” Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich, a key Francis ally in US to headline #DNC’s Monday night with Opening Prayer.
Join me in prayer for the #intentions of @Pontifex for the month of August: We pray that political leaders be at the service of their own people, working for integral human development and for the common good, especially caring for the poor and those who have lost their jobs.
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops say they “remain committed to walking in solidarity” with Indigenous Peoples as Canada marks two years since Pope Francis’ historic “penitential pilgrimage” of healing and reconciliation.
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Today is the feast day of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, an Italian #Jesuit who died at age 23 while caring for plague victims. He is the patron saint of youth, students, and AIDS patients and caregivers.
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It is with great joy that we introduce the 20 #Jesuits from the U.S., Canada and Haiti who will be ordained to the priesthood this summer.
Meet the ordinands: https://t.co/hn71zmfdYT
Fr. John Thiede, SJ, @MarquetteU's new leader of mission and ministry is a #Jesuit priest, scholar, and coach who finds lessons everywhere — from the lives of saints and martyrs to clashes on the hockey rink. https://t.co/MouTcuubiq
#OTD in 1541, St. Ignatius became Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He would lead the Society for the next 15 years, until his death on July 31, 1556.
Today Canada celebrates the feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American canonized to sainthood. She is the patron saint of ecology and Indigenous Americans.
News: Statement from the Society of Jesus @JesuitsGlobal on Gaza:
"We, the members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), like so many other Catholics, Christians, men and women of all faiths and non-believers, refuse to be silent..." https://t.co/QFGSt9jOaY
#OTD in 1634, Fr. Andrew White, SJ, and companions arrived in Maryland. Fr. White celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving that day, the first priest to do so in the English colonies.
Fr. George Dumais, SJ passed away on March 4, 2024. Fr. Dumais taught at Loyola Sacred Heart High School and was the founder and director of a group home that assisted developmentally challenged men from 1974 to 2015. Read the full obituary here: https://t.co/7nQiwrxBNi
@CardinalBCupich Thank you Cardinal for your willingness to engage all Children of Abraham. You have three Papal Bulls by three different Popes, one of which is a declared Saint!