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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Salesian Missions welcomes Pope Leo XIV, first American-born Pope
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the Salesian Congregation and Catholics around the globe to welcome the election of Pope Leo XIV — His Eminence, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — as the 267th successor of St. Peter, to lead the Catholic Church and 1.4 billion faithful around the world. "The election of Pope Leo XIV will bring a great sense of pride to our donors as well as a deeper sense of connection to him and the Church," said Father Michael Conway, director of Salesian Missions. Pope Leo XIV — elected the first ever American Catholic Pope — is lauded as a unifier and is expected to foster a more global church. "More than ever, we need a strong moral voice to encourage open dialogue and inspire the global community and Christians worldwide to work for peace and justice," said Fr. Conway. Pope Leo's extensive missionary work closely aligns with Salesian Missions in focusing on social issues like migration and poverty. "As an Augustinian missionary for many years, Pope Leo XIV encountered people from diverse backgrounds and oftentimes in situations of extreme poverty," said Fr. Conway. "His missionary ministry made him much more aware of the plight of the poor and migrants. His choosing of the name Leo reflects the prior ministry of Pope Leo XIII who was instrumental in establishing the foundation of the Church's social teaching with a special emphasis on the poor and marginalized." On behalf of the Salesian Congregation and the entire Salesian Family, the Rector Major Father Fabio Attard offered heartfelt greetings to the Holy Father at the start of his pontificate. In his message, the Rector Major assured the new Pope of the Salesian devotion and prayers, invoking the Holy Spirit to guide him with wisdom and strength so that his ministry may be a beacon of hope, unity, and peace for the Church and the world. Fr. Conway said that he is excited and proud as both an American and as a member of a religious order about the election of Pope Leo XIV. "He brings a diverse background of experiences that will greatly assist him in his ministry especially as a pastor. His selection reminds us that the presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church is still active and effective and that, when all is said and done, God is in charge. I take comfort in believing this," he said. Salesian programs are operated by more than 30,000 Salesian missionaries in more than 130 countries around the globe. Salesian programs provide poor youth and their families access to education, workforce development, humanitarian relief, youth clubs, health services, feeding programs and more. About Salesian Missions USASalesian Missions is headquartered in New Rochelle, N.Y., and is part of the Don Bosco Network — a worldwide federation of Salesian NGOs. The mission of the U.S.-based nonprofit Catholic organization is to raise funds for international programs that serve youth and families in poor communities around the globe. The Salesian missionaries are made up of priests, brothers and sisters, as well as laypeople — all dedicated to caring for poor children throughout the world in more than 130 countries and helping young people become self-sufficient by learning a trade that will help them gain employment. To date, more than 3 million youth have received services funded by Salesian Missions. These services and programs are provided to children regardless of race or religion. For more information, go to Contact:Laura Perillomedia@ Twitter: @MissionNewswireNewswire: room: View original content: SOURCE Salesian Missions Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Keisean Nixon of Green Bay Packers returns to Salesian High for honor
Keisean Nixon, the Green Bay Packers' cornerback and return specialist, was honored by his alma mater, Salesian High. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times) There was mariachi music, flowers, hugs, laughs and lots of sincere, emotional moments on Saturday night at Salesian High's annual gala in the school gym that helps raise scholarship funds and honor alumni at the 400 all boys Catholic school in Boyle Heights. Two NFL players, Keisean Nixon of the Green Bay Packers and Deommodore Lenoir of the San Francisco 49ers, members of Salesian's 2013 Southern Section championship team, were chosen for the Golden Mustang award that honors alumni and other supporters of the school. Nixon spent his senior year at Salesian and said it changed his life. "Never quit," he said of the lesson he learned. "I never let anyone put me in a box. I stayed true to what I dreamed about my passion to play football. When I sought out my destiny, I chased it. I never gave up. Salesian changed me a lot. I didn't have structure. I met a lot of people who cared about me. I learned a lot being here." It's the final week of the regular season in high school baseball for the City Section and Southern Section. Playoff pairings will be announced on Saturday for the City Section and Monday for the Southern Section. Advertisement This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Keisean Nixon of Green Bay Packers returns to Salesian High for honor
There was mariachi music, flowers, hugs, laughs and lots of sincere, emotional moments on Saturday night at Salesian High's annual gala in the school gym that helps raise scholarship funds and honor alumni at the 400 all boys Catholic school in Boyle Heights. Two NFL players, Keisean Nixon of the Green Bay Packers and Deommodore Lenoir of the San Francisco 49ers, members of Salesian's 2013 Southern Section championship team, were chosen for the Golden Mustang award that honors alumni and other supporters of the school. Nixon spent his senior year at Salesian and said it changed his life. 'Never quit,' he said of the lesson he learned. 'I never let anyone put me in a box. I stayed true to what I dreamed about my passion to play football. When I sought out my destiny, I chased it. I never gave up. Salesian changed me a lot. I didn't have structure. I met a lot of people who cared about me. I learned a lot being here.' It's the final week of the regular season in high school baseball for the City Section and Southern Section. Playoff pairings will be announced on Saturday for the City Section and Monday for the Southern Section. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
Sunday World
01-05-2025
- General
- Sunday World
Childhood pal reveals background of Irish ‘interim Pope' Cardinal Farrell
Kevin Farrell's upbringing made him 'man of warmth and tact', says friend A childhood friend of the Dublin-born Cardinal who is effectively running the Catholic Church at the moment confirms that if Kevin Farrell is announced as the next Pope he will attend his consecration in Rome. Cardinal Farrell was born and grew up in Dublin before leaving Ireland at the age of 16 to join the priesthood abroad. He has since risen to the role of 'Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church', the cleric charged with keeping the Church going until the election of a new Pope and has been labelled an 'interim pope'. Cardinal Kevin Farrell (centre) says a prayer over the body of the late Pope Francis. Photo: AP 'The other morning I watched the service in the Vatican, where he was the celebrant and it was bringing the Pope's body into St Peter's. He was speaking and praying in Latin, but you could hear his Dublin accent. It really brought it home to me,' smiles Alan Whelan. Alan grew up alongside Kevin and his family in the working class south Dublin suburb of Drimnagh, with their respective parents having jobs in a local cigarette factory. 'Molly Kirwan (Mrs Farrell) and my mother were good friends and they worked together for several years in the Player Wills Cigarette Factory during World War II years,' he recalls. 'They both got married about the same time and, with their husbands, went to live in the newly-built parish of Mourne Road Drimnagh. 'Kevin was the second of four brothers born to Edward (Ned) Farrell and Molly Kirwan: Brian, Kevin, Paddy and Eamon. They lived in Galtymore Park, a small quiet street in Drimnagh. 'My parents lived a few minutes away on Errigal Road and the two families often visited one another's homes in the evenings. Our mums were particularly close and often helped one another out financially until their husband's respective paydays. Mourners in Rome thronged into St Peter's Square to bid farewell to Pope Francis 'Kevin was my age (here is six months between us) and his brother Brian is three years older. 'We did socialise and play with one another and other local children in our settled working class community, which to some extent centred around Mourne Road Church and St John Bosco Youth Club (with its strong Salesian influence).' Alan remembers the Farrell brothers were sent to St Teresa's Christian Brothers' School on Donore Avenue in Dublin's Liberties. 'There was a lot more knocking around in those days,' he recalls. 'We were always out of one another's houses. Where Kevin and Brian lived it was a quiet little street. There wasn't a lot of cars in those days. You were playing in the street late at night and so on, and his road in particular you could play out until nine or 10 at night and nobody would bother the least about it, you'd be totally safe.' Alan Whelan grew up with Kevin Farrell Alan went to the CBS on James's Street and recalls the order which Kevin and Brian later joined, the Mexican-originated Legionnaires of Christ, coming around to the school looking for vocations. 'My mother was at both of the boys' ordination, and even though there was three years between them, there was nine or 10 years between both of their ordinations,' he remembers. The branch has been compared to Opus Dei. 'I remember my mother coming back from one of them (ordinations) and from her point of view being disgusted at the affluent outward lifestyle, like having cufflinks on – by the way, Vatican II was going back then there was a great liberation in terms of how clergy would have dressed and so on, but the Legionnaires of Christ would have been exceedingly conservative.' Alan emigrated to England at the age of 18 and began working in teaching, with among his famous students TV presenter Dermot O'Leary. At one stage he was principal of London's only joint Roman Catholic and Church of England School. He followed 77-year-old Kevin's career closely down through the years, with the Dubliner becoming Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop of Dallas and then in 2016 appointed as a Cardinal by Pope Francis. Mourners in Rome thronged into St Peter's Square to bid farewell to Pope Francis Alan, who is also president of England's Catholic Secondary Schools Parents' Association, met Cardinal Farrell again in 2018 when he came to Ireland for the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis' visit here. 'We had a good chat about old times and shared lots of stories,' he recalls. Alan admits he is naturally delighted about Cardinal Farrell's rise within the Church. Just two previous Popes who have been in Cardinal Farrell's 'Camerlengo' role have been elected as Pope, the last being Pope Pius X11 in 1939. It will also be the 'Camerlengo's' duty to announce that a new Pope has been selected as the famous white smoke emerges to signal a new leader of the Catholic church's 1.4 billion flock. Cardinal Kevin Farrell is charged with keeping the Church running Today's News in 90 seconds - Thursday, May 1 'I was not surprised when Cardinal Farrell was asked to become Carmerlengo, as he is a man of warmth and of tact,' says Alan. 'I see so much in his early home circumstances and social background that Pope Francis would have found appealing – particularly for someone who has some quite personal tasks to perform. 'If he was chosen, I'm sure he would be a good Pope. I think it's highly unlikely though, and I think it more unlikely that he would be wanting or willing to be. Why would anyone want more headaches (laughs). 'I would imagine he will be particularly influential, he will be very well known because of his role in the United States, because of his linguistic abilities and because his role at the Vatican has taken him across the world for all sorts of family and laity events.' A member of Cardinal Farrell's family here told us the family have taken a collective decision not to comment on his elevated role in the Church.
South China Morning Post
29-04-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Retired Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen stresses unity ahead of conclave for pope
Retired Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, currently in Vatican City, offered prayers as he encouraged unity for the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor. Advertisement In a photo posted on his Facebook account on Tuesday, 93 year-old Zen, clad in a white liturgical robe, was seen praying at an altar at St Peter's Basilica alongside Carlos Cheung, a Salesian priest from Hong Kong. 'Today, we celebrated the Holy mass in the crypt of St Peter's Basilica, offering special prayers for the Universal Church and the Church in China!' Zen wrote in both English and Italian. Another photo posted earlier on Monday showed the retired cardinal, holding a stick and dressed in a long black robe with a red sash, walking through St Peter's Square supported by Cheung and surrounded by journalists. Zen wrote: 'Let us unite in prayer for the conclave.' Advertisement He also reposted a prayer for the sacred college of cardinals gathered for the conclave to elect the next pontiff, which emphasised that 'the Church and the world have arrived at a most turbulent moment in their histories which are intimately related'. Zen, known for his outspoken criticism of the church and the Beijing government, left Hong Kong last Wednesday for the funeral after a local court temporarily granted the return of his passport.
