MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (OSV News) Uruguay s Catholic Church celebrated the beatification of Bishop Jacinto Vera May 6. Blessed Bishop Vera was not only the first bishop of Montevideo, the country s capital, but is considered the father of the local church.
It was a celebration like no other since Uruguay was settled by Europeans more than 500 years ago and gained independence in 1828. It was the country s first beatification, and Bishop Vera is on the path to becoming Uruguay’s first native h
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The first bishop of the South American nation of Uruguay, Bishop Jacinto Vera (1813-1881), was beatified in Montevideo, the nation’s capital, on May 6.
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the recitation of the Regina Caeli on May 7, 2023. / Vatican MediaCNA Staff, May 7, 2023 / 06:30 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Sunday warned against the danger of living life without a sense of purpose or a destination to set our course by, reminding the faithful that Jesus is "our compass for reaching heaven," our true home.Speaking to pilgrims gathered on a sunny day in St. Peter s Square to pray the Regina Caeli, the pope reflected on the day s Gospel reading, in which Jesus consoles his disciples before his ascension, telling them, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (Jn. 14:6)."Jesus sees the disciples distress, their fear of being abandoned, just as it happens to us when we are forced to be separated from someone we care for. And so, he says: I go to prepare a place for you … that where I am you may be also," the pope said."Jesus uses the familiar image of home, the place
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