Pope Francis

UPDATES & RESOURCES: IN MEMORIAM POPE FRANCIS
from Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey
- Bishop Mulvey's statement on the passing of Pope Francis
  
  Watch Bishop Mulvey's message on Pope Francis' passing
  
  from Homily 4/21/25: "He leaves us an example..."
  
  He taught us to be merciful to all (4/22)
  
  Memorial Mass (4/23): Don't forget to speak to your people about eternity (South Texas Catholic)
  
  Watch the Memorial Mass (4/23) from Corpus Christi Cathedral
Updates from the Diocese of Corpus Christi
- Prayer, not speculating, is helpful
  
  The Pope’s funeral takes place on Saturday morning – and what happens afterward?
  
  “Don’t forget to speak to your people about eternity”
  
  Memorial Mass for the Pope draws many faithful from all around the diocese: Bishop Muvey shares personal memories
  
  “He taught us to be merciful to all”
  
  Bishop Mulvey on Pope Francis’ legacy
  
  “He leaves us an example of the preference that Jesus had for the poor”
  
  Bishop Mulvey remembers Pope Francis’ passing at Mass – Memorial will take place on Wednesday at 6:30 pm at Corpus Christi Cathedral
Updates from USCCB & Vatican
- Pope thanks media, urges them to be peacemakers
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV asked journalists to be peacemakers by shunning prejudice and anger in their reporting, and he called for the release of journalists imprisoned for their work."The...
  
  Pope Leo prays for vocations, for peace and for mothers on Mother's Day
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer and urged all Catholics to pray for...
  
  Pope Leo: A pope is nothing more than a humble servant
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic community is alive, beautiful and strong, and it is up to its pastors to protect and nourish the faithful and to help bring God's hope to the whole world, Pope Leo...
  
  Unity, not nationality led to Pope Leo's election, U.S. cardinals say
  
  ROME (CNS) -- While it is interesting and perhaps even a point of pride that the new Pope Leo XIV was born in the United States, most of the U.S.-based cardinals who participated in the conclave that...
  
  New pope calls for Christian witness in world that finds faith 'absurd'
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Where Christians are "mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied" is where the Catholic Church's "missionary outreach is most desperately needed," Pope Leo XIV...
  
  U.S. Bishops Welcome Pope Leo XIV
  
  WASHINGTON – Upon the news that the Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has been elected as the 267th pope, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic...
  
  Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.He is the...
Links & Other Resources
- Links & RESOURCES
  
  Statement by Archbishop Timothy Broglio, President of USCCB on Pope's passing
  
  Diocese of Corpus Christi: Pope Francis
  
  Pope Francis resources from USCCB
  
  Novena for Pope Francis (English - PDF)
  
  Novena en Memoria del Papa Francisco (Esp. PDF)
  
  Watch the Memorial Mass (4/23) from Corpus Christi Cathedral
  
  KRIS 6 News: Mass to honor Pope Francis' legacy of humility & compassion
  
  Caller Times - Photo story: Memorial Mass for Pope Francis at Corpus Christi Cathedral