“I am a pastor,” Cardinal-designate Enrico Feroci, 80, said after Pope Francis announced he would make him a cardinal. “I hope to continue being a pastor.”

This year we have the chance to spend our time quietly searching our hearts for the Word God wishes to speak to us during this period of peace and silence that has been imposed on us.

Low expectations are often the secret to holiday survival, and we certainly had appropriate expectations heading into this Thanksgiving.

Parishes and satellite agencies are adjusting how they serve those in need while COVID-19 cases surge throughout the region and much of the nation.

Cardinal-designate Tomasi, a Scalabrinian, said Pope Francis has not explained why he chose him, but he thinks one reason is that he belongs “to a small religious family that for over a century has been working with migrants and refugees and displaced people and people on the margins of society