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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Health
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75th anniversary celebration set for St. Martin de Porres Hospital, now Allen Health and Rehabilitation
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A 75th anniversary celebration for St. Martin de Porres Hospital — now Allen Health and Rehabilitation — is set for Saturday. Florida Wildlife officials give best ways to keep bears from wandering onto property Mobile Archbishop Thomas Rodi will celebrate mass on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, located at 454 Charleston St. People who were born at St. Martin de Porres are invited to attend the service. Following mass, attendees will go to Allen Health and Rehabilitation for a chapel dedication and homecoming reception. The hospital laid down roots in 1941 when Catholic medical workers set up a clinic in Mobile. They sought to provide maternity healthcare for black women, which was extremely limited at the time. In 1950, a more substantial facility was built and named after St. Martin de Porres, a Peruvian saint of mixed African descent. The facility was one of the first hospitals in Alabama to employ black nurses and physicians, fostering a rare biracial medical staff in the South during Jim Crow. It brought the medical advances of the 20th century to the African American community of Mobile for the first time. What fans are saying on day 1 of Morgan Wallen's 'Sand in My Boots' music festival After the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1969, desegregation rendered the facility moot. In 1971, it was repurposed into the Allen Memorial Nursing Home. Thomas Boni and Evan Marr contributed to this story. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- General
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Mobile residents react to newly elected Pope Leo XIV
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — From Rome to right here at home, it's a historic day for Catholics around the world as the church welcomes its first American pope. Mobile deacon at The Vatican for Pope Leo XIV's introduction 'It's an exciting day,' Archbishop Thomas Rodi of the Archdiocese of Mobile said. 'It's a historic day!' Pope Leo XIV has been named the new pope, and he's the first ever pope from the United States. It's a milestone that Archbishop Thomas Rodi and Catholic students at St. Dominic said they never expected to witness. 'I did not think it would be an American in my lifetime, so this is this is a day of joy!' Rodi continued. 'A day of pride for Catholics and all Americans that an American is chosen to be the pope.' 'I was really amazed because Saint for Pope Francis has been the Pope all my life, and I've never seen a new pope,' St. Dominic Catholic School student Claire Calametti said. 'So I was just really amazed about it.' Following the announcement, the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Mobile held mass. 'It was so exciting!' Mobile resident Susan Comeaux said. 'I had come before mass for some time of prayer and heard the bells ringing and wasn't really sure what was going on. And then we heard that there is a new pope, so it was kind of hard to focus on, on my intention initially, but then, you know, just how exciting to be a part of this.' Northwest Florida residents react to newly elected American Pope Leo XIV 'I'm really surprised they chose an American and you know, the Holy Spirit is the one who guides our, you know, our faith, our church,' Mobile resident Rochelle Terrell said. 'And He is the one who selected Pope Leo, and we're very excited about that.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- General
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A look into the Mobile Archbishop selection process — what to know
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Who will be the next Archbishop of Mobile is still a question mark. Members of the local Catholic community want to know who will become their next. Mobile man named to University of Alabama System Board of Trustees It's been almost a year since Archbishop Thomas Rodi announced plans to retire. The Archbishop of Mobile serves the entire southern part of Alabama — not just Mobile. And because the process is done behind closed doors, it isn't clear who will be selected or when. 'Archbishop Rodi turned 75 last March and he was required by church law to turn in a letter of retirement,' The Catholic Week Editor Rob Herbst said. 'All archbishops do at the age of 75. ' Following the traditional process, the archbishop's retirement must be accepted by the Pope. News 5 Drone reveals massive Novelis construction site — economic boom forecast for Bay Minette 'Eventually, somebody will be appointed the next archbishop of Mobile,' said Herbst. 'And then there's usually a process of let's say two months or so before the next archbishop is officially installed. Until that moment comes Archbishop Rodi is the archbishop of Mobile.' Pope Francis is currently hospitalized, and it's unclear if his hospitalization will affect the process of selecting a new archbishop for Mobile. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
