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El diaconado ha llegado a ser muy importante para la vida de la Iglesia. Expreso mi profunda gratitud a estos hombres y también a sus esposas, por lo que hacen juntos en el ministerio y, especialmente por el apoyo que sus esposas les brindan mientras ministran en la Iglesia.

The diaconate has become very important to the life of the church. I express deep gratitude to these men and also to their wives for what they do together in ministry, and especially for the support their wives give them as they minister to the church.

In a letter to the half-million Catholics of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Archbishop Gregory Aymond announced May 21 that the archdiocese and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, which represents survivors of clergy sexual abuse, have reached a “memorandum of understanding” to settle the archdiocesan bankruptcy, which has spanned more than five years.

La Arquidiócesis de Nueva Orleáns y el Comité Oficial de Acreedores sin Garantía han llegado a un Memorando de Entendimiento para resolver nuestra bancarrota que protege a nuestras parroquias y comienza a poner fin a los procedimientos.

The death of Pope Francis during this Easter time gives us a good opportunity to prayerfully reflect on the mystery of death – in the life of Pope Francis and in our lives.

As we celebrate the great feast of Easter, we recall Jesus’ suffering and death, his bruised body laid in the tomb and he was raised from the dead to share with the Father and the Holy Spirit the kingdom of Heaven.

As we celebrate the great feast of Easter, the resurrection of Christ from the dead, let us remember it as the most solemn feast that we celebrate each year.

Al celebrar la gran fiesta de la Pascua, la resurrección de Cristo de entre los muertos, recordémosla como la fiesta más solemne que celebramos cada año.

As we prepare once again to enter into Holy Week, the return of Pope Francis to the Vatican after spending 38 days in the hospital fighting serious respiratory issues and multiple infections is an occasion of joy and gratitude.

Mientras nos preparamos una vez más para entrar en la Semana Santa, el regreso del Papa Francisco al Vaticano, después de pasar 38 días en el hospital luchando contra graves problemas respiratorios y múltiples infecciones, es una ocasión de alegría y gratitud.

On March 19, we celebrated the feast of St. Joseph. St. Joseph is known as the foster father of Jesus, the husband of Mary and the universal patron of the Catholic Church.

I am grateful to God for his call and for the response of so many people. Our church – our family – is growing immensely, and that’s a truly wonderful sign.

Doy gracias a Dios por su llamado y por la respuesta de tanta gente. Nuestra Iglesia –nuestra familia– está creciendo enormemente, y eso es una señal verdaderamente maravillosa.

Ejecutar seres humanos mediante hipoxia de nitrógeno es cruel, inusual e incorrecto. La Iglesia nos llama a respetar la vida humana desde la concepción hasta la muerte natural.

Executing human beings through nitrogen hypoxia is cruel, unusual and wrong. The Church calls us to respect human life from conception to natural death.

During Lent, God calls us to look at ourselves and to identify at least one weakness and a temptation that can lead to sin.

Archbishop Aymond talks about the impact the Super Bowl LIX will have on the city of New Orleans.