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By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When the Holy Spirit speaks to men and women through the word of those who evangelize, it ignites a power strong enough to break down the barriers that divide the human family, Pope Francis said.

Bishop Joseph A. Galante, fourth Bishop of Beaumont, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019. He was 80. He served the Diocese of Beaumont from May 1994 until his reception as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in 2000.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Spirit gives Christians the courage and the strength needed to engage in a loving dialogue with God that is like the dialogue of a child with his or her father, Pope Francis said.

Sister Barbara Anne Osterhaus, C.V.I., died May 14. Sister Osterhaus served many years of her religious life in the Diocese of Beaumont. She was not only a co-worker but an admired friend for many. Sister Osterhaus retired from the Diocesan Tribunal Ministry in 2013.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis expressed his closeness to and prayers for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic Church in Burkina Faso, which claimed the lives of six people. “The Holy Father has learned with sorrow about the news of the attack on the church in Dablo, Burkina Faso.

Faith at Home by Laura Kelly Fanucci, Catholic News Service The women were the ones who stayed. I regret to say that I missed this for most of my life. I don’t just mean that I missed this in Scripture, although it took me decades to realize that women stayed at the foot of the cross when almost all the men fled — or that women were the first to discover the Resurrection in every Gospel.

Students and staff of St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica School, Beaumont, represented different countries around the world as part of the annual International Day celebration May 10. With the help of family and staff, students researched history, wore clothes and prepared food inspired from a certain country.

More than 250 years of ministry was celebrated at the Priests’ Anniversary Mass May 9 at St. Joseph Church, Port Arthur. Special anniversaries this year include Father Luis Urriza, OSA, who is celebrating his 75th anniversary of ordination.

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has revised and clarified norms and procedures for holding bishops and religious superiors accountable in protecting minors as well as in protecting members of religious orders and seminarians from abuse.

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Visiting the small Catholic communities in Bulgaria and North Macedonia offered an opportunity to encourage the faithful to remember God’s miracle of being able to feed a multitude with just a few loaves and fishes, Pope Francis said.

By Jessica Able, Catholic News Service LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) — Jockey Mike Smith, a Catholic who rode Justify last year to a Triple Crown victory, prays before every race, but he doesn’t pray to win.

Students and staff of St. Catherine of Siena School, Port Arthur, presented Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, a statue of their patron saint as a gift following school Mass, May 3. “We must learn as much as we possibly can to love another and make the Lord the focus of our lives,” Bishop Guillory told to students and staff.

The faithful gathered at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica to celebrate Mary during the parish’s annual May Crowning ceremony on May 1. Following the crowning, a reception was held in the Cathedral Basilica Center.

Students Kaleb Malin, Mollie McLeod and Brianna Bush received the newly Bishop Curtis J. Guillory Scholarship during the Msgr. Kelly Catholic High School Scholarship Program April 30. The scholarship, in honor of Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, was awarded to a current freshman, sophomore and junior student who maintain a 3.0 GPA and represent Kelly well.

Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, was honored during a Mass and luncheon at the Catholic Student Center at Lamar University on April 30. Bishop Guillory was appointed as bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont in July 2000.