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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — It is not easy living with cancer, but there is always some kind of victory that awaits each person on the horizon, Pope Francis told young oncology patients from Poland.

Father David Songy, OFM Cap, conducted sessions on trauma and transitions for Diocese of Beaumont clergy at the Clergy Workshop held Nov. 29 at the St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica Center. The “After the Trauma: Spiritual and Community Recovery” session looked into the effect of trauma on caregivers helping people suffering from trauma.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, as the new bishop of Monterey, Calif. The 58-year-old Texas bishop succeeds the late Bishop Richard J. Garcia, who died July 11 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.

The President of the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops, is asking that public policies that would curb the plague of gun violence be supported. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo issued a statement November 20 that not only asked for prayers for victims but also called for support for “reasonable measures” that would end the plague of gun violence.

Por Catholic News Service BALTIMORE (CNS) — Por exhortación del Vaticano, la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos no votará en dos propuestas que iban a debatir en su reunión en Baltimore sobre su respuesta a la crisis de abuso sexual por parte del clero.

From Staff and Catholic News Service Reports The U.S. bishops gave their assent to the canonization effort launched for Sister Thea Bowman by the Diocese of Jackson, Miss. The assent, on a voice vote, came Nov. 14, the third day of the fall general meeting in Baltimore of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

From Staff and Catholic News Service Reports The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Holy See were named as defendants in a class action lawsuit filed in a Washington, D.C., federal district court regarding the sexual abuse of minors by clergy.

From Staff Reports and Catholic News Service The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he had opened the bishops’ fall general assembly “expressing some disappointment,” but “I end it with hope.” “My hope is first of all grounded in Christ, who desires that the church be purified and that our efforts bear fruit.” Those remarks came as Cardinal Danial DiNardo, president of the USCCB and archbishop of Galveston-Houston, closed the public session of the November fall meeting of the conference.

From CNS and staff reports U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a pastoral letter against racism Nov. 14 during their general meeting in Baltimore following comments from several bishops including Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD.

The head of an independent lay advisory panel  has called for a broadening of the Charter on the Protection of Children and Young People to include bishops and urged U.S. bishops to improve transparency.

By Dennis Sadowski –   Catholic News Service BALTIMORE –  At the urging of the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will not vote on two proposals on a response to the sexual abuse crisis that they were planning to discuss at their meeting in Baltimore.

The 2018 Harvest of Hope held at the MCM Elegante Hotel Nov. 6 celebrated the legacy of the Bordages family for their devotion to the Church, their family, and to the service of the communities in which they have lived.

A través de comida tradicional mexicana y cordial testimonio, feligreses hispanos de alrededor de la diócesis agradecieron al Monseñor Curtis Guillory, SVD, por su apoyo a la comunidad durante su obispado en Beaumont.

“Though he had a difficult background, he had a sensitivity to the poor. What can we do? What can we give to those who are in need? It’s a great lesson from St. Martin de Porres,” said Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, at an evening prayer service Nov. 4 celebrating the Feast of St. Martin de Porres.

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saints are not just the well-known men, women and young people on the liturgical calendar, Pope Francis said on the feast of All Saints. They include simple people “from next door, our relatives and acquaintances who now are part of that ‘immense multitude'” in heaven, he said, which makes the Nov. 1 feast of All Saints “a family celebration.” “Saints are close to us, rather they are our truest brothers and sisters.