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Prayer Breakfast speaker honored George Weigel to keynote June 21 event KRAKÓW, Poland (OSV News) — St. John Paul II’s American biographer, George Weigel, was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on May 13. The senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., will be this year’s speaker at the Archdiocesan Prayer Breakfast set for Friday, June 21, at 7:30 a.m. at the Hilton Americas - Houston, located at 1600 See BREAKFAST, page 5
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Pilgrims follow Bishop Daniel E. Flores as he carries the monstrance through Brownsville May 19 from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to Sacred Heart Mission. The procession kicked off the St. Juan Diego Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, which will arrive in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on May 30 at St. Laurence Parish in Sugar Land.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Juan Diego route starts with joyful witness amid Mass, processions Pilgrimage arrives on May 30 BROWNSVILLE (OSV News) — On the morning of Pentecost at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Brownsville a large group of Catholics gathered to participate in a solemn Mass that launched the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s Juan Diego Route. “As we celebrate this great Pentecost Sunday, we ask the Spirit to enable us to give that witness as we go out, not only from this cathedral church, but to the world,” said Brownsville’s Bishop Daniel E. Flores during the May 19 Mass celebrated in English and Spanish. The southern arm of the national pilgrimage launched from Bishop Daniel E. Flores, seen here carrying the monstrance in Brownsville the tip of Texas in Brownsville — nearly half a mile from the May 19, said it was meaningful to begin the southern route of the National
Eucharistic Pilgrimage in south Texas, “which represents the heart of the
See PILGRIMAGE, page 4 people of faith here in the [Rio Grande Valley].”
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San José Clinic bridges healthcare gaps in Houston BY KERRY MCGUIRE Herald Correspondent HOUSTON — In Texas, where the uninsured rate surpasses the national average twofold and Houston alone faces an alarming 26% uninsured rate, San José Clinic remains steadfast in its commitment to providing compassionate care and support to individuals and families, regardless of insurance status, especially within underserved communities. Considered a beacon of healing for over a century in the Archdiocese, San José Clinic remains firmly rooted in the Catholic faith and tradition with a mission that transcends mere healthcare provision — it is where medicine meets ministry. “We have maintained our commitment See CLINIC, page 7
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