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Palms from last year’s Palm Sunday celebration were burnt at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica February 27. The ashes will be used at Ash Wednesday liturgies at St. Anthony March 6, including the 12:10 p.m. Mass at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica that all are invited to celebrate with Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD.

Health is an important factor in to remember in ensuring to continue God’s good work. And, due to the dedication of the community, free medical and social services were provided at the St. Katharine Drexel Health Fair Feb. 23 at Martin Luther King Middle School in Beaumont.

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The clerical sexual abuse crisis has caused “serious scandal” in the Catholic Church and in society “because of the dramatic suffering of the victims, as well as the unjustifiable lack of attention to them” and attempts by church leaders to cover up the crimes of the guilty, Pope Francis said.

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In an opulent Vatican room designed in the 16th century for papal meetings with kings, a cardinal read, “We confess that we have shielded the guilty and have silenced those who have been harmed.” “Kyrie, eleison,” (Lord, have mercy) responded Pope Francis and some 190 cardinals, bishops and religious superiors from around the world to the confessions read on their behalf by Cardinal John Dew of Wellington, New Zealand.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Immediately after asking bishops and religious superiors to be concrete in confronting the clerical sexual abuse crisis and the need to protect children in the church, Pope Francis handed them a list of 21 action items to consider.

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Opening the Vatican summit on child protection and the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis said, “The holy people of God are watching and are awaiting from us not simple, predictable condemnations, but concrete and effective measures” to stop abuse.

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When speaking to God as a father, Christians experience a love that goes beyond human love and affection, which can be unpredictable and mired by selfishness, Pope Francis said.

B y Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis said his recent visit to the United Arab Emirates, while brief, was a new page in relations between Christians and Muslims at a time when conflict and violence threaten the goal of lasting peace.

Joe Tortorice Jr. shared his thoughts on servant leadership after being honored by the Gift of Life with the Julie Rogers “Spirit of Love” Award. Tortorice was one of several honorees recognized as champions in the fight against cancer at the Gift of Life Survivors Celebration: An Evening of Love event Feb. 5 at the Jefferson Theatre in Beaumont.

From across the Diocese of Beaumont, Girl and Boy Scouts gathered to celebrate Mass on Scout Sunday Feb. 3 at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont. “You have leaders trying to help you grow and mature to be young men and women that love and that serve,” said Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD.