Bishop Joseph Strickland, just days after being removed from his diocese by Pope Francis, led hundreds of Catholic faithful in a Rosary rally right outside the hotel where the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is holding its annual meeting.
'Christ is our example of how to suffer, and He will teach us as we unite our sufferings to His. He promises that His grace is sufficient and available to all.'
The over-arching goal of South Africa Needs Our Lady is to attract the grace of God upon South Africa and bring about its conversion through adherence to the requests Our Lady made at Fatima – prayer, conversion, and amendment of life.
‘I am ready for an exchange, anything, if this can lead to freedom, to bring the children home. No problem,’ said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, though he added that he has not been able to contact Hamas.
The USCCB endorsed a message of Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who asked his flock to spend Tuesday fasting, praying the Rosary, and spending time in adoration.
'I am urging all in the Diocese of Tyler and all other Catholics to join in this important call to prayer and fasting,' wrote Bishop Joseph Strickland.