Pope Leo leaves hospital four days after lung cancer surgery

By Parish Admin

ROME (CNS) — Just four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV has left Rome’s Gemelli hospital Oct. 17, days ahead of initial projections, and return to the Vatican in time for his Sunday Angelus prayer. Doctors cleared the pope for discharge after reviewing blood tests, a chest X-ray and his overall…

For Citizens in a Representative Democracy, Voting Is Both a Right and a Responsibility, Says Archbishop Coakley

By Parish Admin

WASHINGTON – “For citizens in a representative democracy such as our own, participation in public life—including voting—is both a right and a responsibility,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a message leading up to Election Day in the United States on Tuesday, November 3.  Archbishop Coakley’s full…