Serving the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend July 8, 2018 TTODAYODAY’’SS CCATHOLICATHOLIC Volume 92 No. 24 50¢ TODAYSCATHOLIC.org Congregation of Holy Cross jubilarians Brothers and Sisters Landmark diaconate ordination for the highlighted Pages 10-11 Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend BY DENISE FEDOROW A look at ‘Humanae istory was made in the Vitae’ 50 years later Diocese of Fort Wayne- Fifth in a series HSouth Bend on Saturday, June 23, with the ordination of 11 on the anniversary Hispanic deacons at St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend. Page 4 The newly ordained dea- cons and their home parishes are Juan Manuel Campos, St. Patrick, Ligonier; Marco Castillo Gómez, Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Mary’s Heritage Warsaw; Frederick W. Everett, Fund Corpus Christi, South Bend; Alejandro M. García García, Our Schools, parishes and Lady of Hungary, South Bend; Ricardo García Ramos, St. agencies receive grants Patrick, Ligonier; Giovani Muñoz Page 7 Reyes, Christian Nieves Figueroa and Blas Olayo, all of St. John the Evangelist, Goshen; José Ruvalcaba Sánchez, St. Adalbert, Summer schedule South Bend; and Victor Sandoval Ceja and Huberto M. Vázquez continues Osorio, both of St. Patrick, Fort Next print issue of Today’s Wayne. The cathedral was filled with Peter Ringenberg Catholic will be July 22 family, friends and supporters, The first group of Hispanic deacons to be formed and ordained in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend stand on who all awaited the grand pro- the steps in front of St. Matthew Cathedral in South Bend following their ordination June 23. The Mass of ordination cession of diaconate candidates. took place in Spanish. In the front row, from left, are Deacon Giovani Muñoz Reyes, Deacon Ricardo García Ramos Wives and family members of and Deacon Christian Nieves Figueroa. In the second row are Deacon Alejandro García García, Deacon Juan Manuel the candidates to be ordained Campos, Deacon Marco Castillo Gómez and Deacon Victor Sandoval Ceja. In the third row are Deacon Huberto Vásquez expressed feelings of nervousness Osorio, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades and Deacon Blas Olayo; and in the fourth row are Deacon Frederick Everett and Deacon José Ruvalcaba Sánchez. DEACONS, page 9 Credible leadership serves others, pope tells cardinals at consistory BY CAROL GLATZ Francis, wearing a miter and car- struggle of “the tiny flock” of infighting, jealousies, failings and rying a pastoral staff of retired Christians throughout the Middle compromises. Pope Benedict XVI, leading a pro- East. On the road to Jerusalem, as VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Defending cession of the soon-to-be cardi- “We pray and hope that your the disciples were locked in “use- the weak or hopeless and becom- nals — in their new red robes efforts to promote peace will less and petty discussions,” Jesus ing a servant to those most in — while the choirs sang, “Tu es change the hearts of men and walks ahead yet tells them force- need is the best promotion one Petrus” (You are Peter). women for the better” and help fully, when it comes to lording can ever receive, Pope Francis told Chaldean Patriarch Louis the world become a more “dig- authority over others, “it shall not new and old cardinals. Raphaël I Sako of Baghdad nified” place for all people, the be so among you; whoever would “None of us must feel ‘supe- approached a podium to give patriarch said. be great among you must be your rior’ to anyone. None of us should thanks on behalf of all the new Being made a cardinal, he servant.” look down at others from above. cardinals who have been “called noted, was not a prize or a per- What good is it, the pope The only time we can look at a to serve the Church and all people sonal honor, but an invitation to asked, to “gain the whole world person in this way is when we with an even greater love.” live out one’s mission more firmly if we are corroded within” or “liv- are helping them to stand up,” he The 69-year-old patriarch, dedicated to “the very end,” even ing in a stifling atmosphere of said during a ceremony in which whose country has lost an esti- to give one’s life, as symbolized intrigues that dry up our hearts he elevated 14 bishops and arch- mated 1 million of what had been by the cardinal’s color of red. and impede our mission,” includ- bishops from 11 different nations 1.5 million Christians over the Their mission, the pope said ing those “palace intrigues” in to the College of Cardinals June years of war, violence by extrem- in his homily, is to remember curial offices. 28. ist militants and economic inse- to stay focused on Christ, who “But it shall not be so among The formal ceremony in St. curity, thanked the pope for his always ministered and led the Peter’s Basilica began with Pope special attention to the plight and way, unperturbed by his disciples’ CARDINALS, page 2 2 TODAY’ S C ATHOLIC July 8, 2018 cardinal electors — those under TODAY’S CATHOLIC CARDINALS, from page 1 80 and eligible to vote in a con- you,” the Lord says, because clave. 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