The Courier - August 2023

The COURIER

Pope Francis to Create 21 New CardiNals

By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in April, and French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.

The pope announced the names after his recitation of the Angelus with the faithful in St. Peter's Square July 9. He said he would formally install the cardinals during a special consistory at the Vatican Sept. 30.

Cardinal-designate Prevost expressed his surprise and joy upon hearing the announcement, he said in an interview with Vatican News July 10.

"Certainly I felt happy for the recognition of the mission that has been entrusted to me -- which is a very beautiful thing -- and at the same time I thought with reverence and holy fear: I hope I can respond to what the pope is asking of me. It is an enormous responsibility, like when he called me to Rome as prefect," he said in Italian.

"I see it as the continuation of a mission that the pope has decided to give me," he added.

Speaking in English, Cardinal-designate Prevost said it is not a coincidence that Pope Francis scheduled the consistory before the start of the first general assembly of the synod on synodality, saying he is firmly convinced that "all of us are called to walk together."

The new cardinals represent more than a dozen countries on five continents. Three of the new cardinals are current Vatican officials, three are current or

retired apostolic nuncios, 13 are current or retired heads of archdioceses around the world, one is a rector major of the Salesians and one is a 96-year-old confessor in Buenos Aires. Six belong to religious orders; two of them are Jesuits.

Continuing a papal custom, among the new cardinals were three churchmen - two archbishops and a Capuchin Franciscan priest - over the age of 80, whom Pope Francis said he wanted to honor because they were particularly deserving because of "their service to the church." Being over the age of 80, they are ineligible to vote in a conclave.

Cardinals, cont'd on pg. 12

U.S. Bishops' Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection Releases Annual Report

from usccb.org

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection has released the 2022 Annual Report – Findings and Recommendations on the Implementation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

The report is based on the audit findings of StoneBridge Business Partners, a specialty consulting firm headquartered in Rochester, New York, which provides forensic, internal, and compliance audit services to leading organizations nationwide. A survey conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University regarding allegations of abuse of minors is also included as a part of the report.

This is the twentieth such report since 2002 when the U.S. bishops established and adopted

Annual Report, cont'd on pg. 9

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States, during a private meeting in 2022. The pope will elevate Cardinal-designate Pierre to the College of Cardinals during a special consistory at the Vatican Sept. 30. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

2 Bishop Barron Announces Pastor Assignments, Other Appointments

The Most Rev. Robert Barron, Bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, announces the following:

Dean

Rev. Jeffrey Dobbs: appointed to a five-year term as Dean of the Mankato Deanery, effective July 1, 2023.

Very Rev. Mark McNea: reappointed to a five-year term as Dean of the Winona Deanery, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Peter Schuster: appointed to a five-year term as Dean of the Worthington Deanery, effective July 1, 2023.

Rector

Very Rev. Mark McNea: reappointed Rector of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Pastor

Rev. Andrew Beerman: currently Pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Fairmont, Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Blue Earth, and Holy Family Parish in East Chain; transferred to the Office of Pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Austin and St. Edward Parish in Austin, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Timothy Biren: reappointed Pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in St. Charles and Holy Redeemer Parish in Eyota, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Msgr. Richard Colletti: reappointed Pastor of St. Adrian Parish in Adrian, St. Anthony Parish in Lismore, and Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Wilmont, for a sixyear term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Msgr. Thomas Cook: currently serving in the Dicastery for the Clergy in Rome, Italy; appointed to the Office of Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Owatonna, for a six-year term, effective August 1, 2023.

Rev. Jeffrey Dobbs: currently Director of Spiritual Life and a member of the Formation Faculty of lmmaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona; appointed to the Office of Pastor of St. John Vianney Parish in Fairmont, Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Blue Earth, and Holy Family Parish in East Chain, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Kurt Farrell: reappointed Pastor of St. Theodore Parish in Albert Lea, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Glenn Frerichs: appointed to the Office of Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Waseca and All Saints Parish in New Richland, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Thé Hoang: currently Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Waseca; transferred to the Office of Pastor of St. Mary of the Lake Parish in Lake City and St. Patrick Parish in West Albany, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. John Lasuba: reappointed Pastor of Christ the King Parish in Byron, Holy Family Parish in Kasson, and St. John Baptist de la Salle Parish in Dodge Center, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Edward McGrath: reappointed Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Chatfield, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Canton, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Harmony, St. Patrick Parish in Lanesboro, St. Olaf Parish in Mabel, and St.

Columban Parish in Preston, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Very Rev. Mark McNea: reappointed Pastor of St. Casimir Parish in Winona, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Brian Mulligan: currently Pastor of St. Ann Parish in Janesville, All Saints Parish in New Richland, and St. Joseph Parish in Waldorf; transferred to the Office of Pastor of St. Thomas More Newman Center Parish in Mankato, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Swaminatha Pothireddy: currently Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Owatonna; transferred to the Office of Pastor of St. Teresa Parish in Mapleton, St. Joseph Parish in Good Thunder, St. Matthew Parish in Vernon Center, and St. Joseph Parish in Waldorf, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Russell Scepaniak: reappointed Pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Rochester, for a sixyear term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Robert Schneider: reappointed Pastor of All Saints Parish in Madison Lake and Immaculate Conception Parish in St. Clair, and appointed to the office of Pastor of St. Ann Parish in Janesville, for a sixyear term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Peter Schuster: currently Pastor of Resurrection Parish in Rochester; transferred to the Office of Pastor of St. Ann Parish in Slayton, St. Columba Parish in Iona, St. Mary Parish in Lake Wilson, St. Gabriel Parish in Fulda, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Currie, and St. Anthony Parish in Westbrook, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Articles

Are We Reviving?_____________________4

Abide in the Heart and Love of Jesus_____5

Deacons Wait on

We pray the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to live and witness the Gospel in their own lives.

Rev. James Steffes: currently Pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Austin and St. Edward Parish in Austin; transferred to the Office of Pastor of Resurrection Parish in Rochester, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Rev. Andrew Vogel: currently Pastor of St. Teresa Parish in Mapleton, St. Joseph Parish in Good Thunder, St. Matthew Parish in Vernon Center, and St. Thomas More Newman Center Parish in Mankato; transferred to the Office of Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Caledonia and St. Patrick Parish in Brownsville, for a six-year term, effective July 1, 2023.

Parochial Administrator Rev. Kevin Connolly: currently Sacramental Minister for St. Bernard Parish in Stewartville and St. Bridget Parish in Simpson; appointed Parochial Administrator of St. Bernard Parish in Stewartville and St. Bridget Parish in Simpson, effective July 1, 2023.

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Parochial Vicar

Rev. Thien Nguyen: currently Pastor of St. Ann Parish in Slayton, St. Columba Parish in Iona, and St. Mary Parish in Lake Wilson; appointed Parochial Vicar of St. Augustine Parish in Austin and St. Edward Parish in Austin, effective July 1, 2023.

Where

Appointments, cont'd on pg. 9

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World Youth Day and Converting Everyone to Christ

�ou have probably heard by now that a statement made by Bishop Americo Aguilar has caused quite a stir. Aguilar is the auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, Portugal, and he is the chief coordinator of this year’s World Youth Day. Moreover, he was, in a very surprising move, just named a Cardinal by Pope Francis. So, he is a man of considerable weightwhich is one reason why his remarks have gotten so much attention. He commented, in reference to the international gathering over which he is presiding: “We want it to be normal for a young Catholic Christian to say and bear witness to who he is or for a young Muslim, Jew, or of another religion to also have no problem saying who he is and bearing witness to it, and for a young person who has no religion to feel

Bishop's Calendar

*indicates all are welcome to attend

July 29 - August 7, Saturday-Monday World Youth Day - Lisbon, Portugal

August 13, Sunday

3 p.m. - Mass for the Vietnamese CommunitySt. Francis of Assisi Parish, Rochester

welcome and to perhaps not feel strange for thinking in a different way.” The observation that excited the most wonderment and opposition was: “We don’t want to convert the young people to Christ or to the Catholic Church or anything like that at all.” I will admit that the remark of his that disturbed me the most, however, was this one: “that we all understand that differences are a richness and the world will be objectively better if we are capable of placing in the hearts of all young people this certainty,” implying that fundamental disagreement on matters of religion is good in itself, indeed what God actively desires. Lots of Catholics around the world have been, to put it mildly, puzzled by the Cardinalelect’s musings. In the wake of the controversy, Bishop Aguilar, to be fair, has walked back his statements quite a bit, insisting that he meant only to criticize the aggressive, brow-beating manner of sharing the faith, which goes by the unlovely name of “proselytizing.” (I must say that this clarification still does nothing to explain his straightforward assertion

5:30 p.m. - Gathering with DOW-R SeminariansRochester

Monday, August 14

*5:30 p.m. - Mass and Rededication of an Altar

- Holy Redeemer Parish, Eyota

August 15, Tuesday

*12:10 p.m. - Holy Day Mass

- Christ the King Parish, Medford

that he has no interest in converting young people to the Christ or to the Catholic Church.) But for the moment, I will let that go and I will take him at his word. Nevertheless, I would like to address a wider cultural issue that his intervention raises, namely, the simple fact that most people in the West would probably consider his original sentiments uncontroversial. Behind so much of the language of tolerance, acceptance, and non-judgmentalism in regard to religion is the profound conviction that religious truth is unavailable to us and that it finally doesn’t matter what one believes, as long as one subscribes to certain ethical principles. Provided one is a decent person, who cares if he or she is a devout Christian, Buddhist, Jew, or Muslim—or non-believer? And if that is the case, then why wouldn’t we see the rainbow variety of religions as a positive, one more expression of the diversity that so beguiles the contemporary culture? And given this epistemological indifferentism, wouldn’t any attempt at “conversion” be nothing more than arrogant aggression?

August 16, Wednesday

1 p.m. - IHM Seminary Finance Council MeetingIHM Seminary, Winona

5 p.m. - Mass with the De La Salle Christian BrothersWinona

August 18, Friday

11 a.m. - Mass at Catechetical Day - Lourdes High School, Rochester

As I have been arguing for years, and pace the current cultural consensus, the Catholic Church places an enormous emphasis on doctrinal correctness. It most assuredly thinks that religious truth is available to us and that having it (or not having it) matters immensely. It does not hold that “being a nice person” is somehow sufficient, either intellectually or morally; otherwise, it would never have spent centuries hammering out its credal statements with technical precision. And it most certainly does maintain that evangelization is its central, pivotal, most defining work. St. Paul himself said, “Woe to me if I do not evangelize;” and St. Pope Paul VI declared that the Church is nothing but a mission to spread the Gospel. Neither the first century St. Paul or the twentiethcentury St. Paul thought for a moment that evangelizing is tantamount to imperialism or that religious “diversity” is somehow an end in itself. Rather, both wanted the whole world to be brought under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. This is precisely why every institution, every activity, every program of the Church is dedicated, finally, to announcing Jesus. Some years ago, when I was auxiliary bishop in California, I was in dialogue with the board members of a Catholic high school. When I commented that the purpose of the school was, ultimately, evangelization, many of them balked and said, “if we

August 22, Tuesday

11 a.m. - St. Paul Street

Evangelization

August 24-26, ThursdaySaturday

Region VIII Bishops' Gathering - Rochester and Winona

August 29, Tuesday

10:45 a.m. - Mass of the Holy Spirit - St. Mary's University, Winona

emphasize that, we’ll alienate most of our students and their parents.”

My response was, “well, then you should close the school. Who needs one more secular STEM academy?”

Needless to say, I was never invited back to address that board! But I didn’t care. When any Catholic institution, ministry, or outreach forgets its evangelical purpose, it has lost its soul. The same goes for World Youth Day. One of St. John Paul II’s greatest contributions to the Church, World Youth Day has always had, inescapably, an evangelical elan. It delighted the great Polish Pope that so many of the young people of the world, in all of their diversity, came together at these gatherings, but if you had told him that the true purpose of the event was to celebrate difference and make everyone feel comfortable with who they are, and that you had no interest in converting anyone to Christ, you would have gotten a look to stop a train.

I’m giving five presentations at World Youth Day in Lisbon, and I would like to assure Bishop Aguilar that every single one of them is designed to evangelize.

-Most Rev. Robert Barron, Bishop of Winona-Rochester

August 30, Wednesday

4 p.m. - Mass and Blessing of a New Chapel - Religious Sisters of Mercy Convent, Winona

August 31, Thursday 4 p.m. - Catholic Foundation of Southern Minnesota Board MeetingCo-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Rochester

Non Nisi Te Domine

Bishop Robert Barron

Behind so much of the language of tolerance, acceptance, and nonjudgmentalism in regard to religion is the profound conviction that religious truth is unavailable to us...

Parish Eucharistic Revival What Are We Reviving?

�s we move into the parish year of the Eucharistic Revival, it’s worth asking the question (again): what is a parish anyway?

After all, look at the word “revival.” You need to know what you are reviving, right?

Most of us define “parish” based on our experience of living in a parish: the good, the bad, the ugly. But if we are here and reading this article, it is usually more good than bad and ugly! We stay, and the parish is a source of identity and life for us.

But while that experience may be important and a good root, it may be divorced from the purpose of a parish.

The canon law definition of a parish is pretty simple: “A parish is a certain community of the Christian faithful stably constituted in a particular church, whose pastoral care is entrusted to a pastor (parochus) as its proper pastor (pastor) under the authority of the diocesan bishop.”

What the canon does not explain is the why. Church history – ancient and recent – does, and it’s important.

The Church began as a movement – literally a movement out of the Upper Room and into the streets at Pentecost, preaching, baptizing, praying, worshiping, following Jesus Christ. Indeed, most people initially knew them as “The Way” - a reference to Jesus Christ (“the Way, the Truth, and the Life,” as well as the journey of movement to God the Father). The Church as an institution grew carefully in the early centuries and that movement was given structure. The structure took its form as regional apostolic leaders (bishops who were apostles, or given authority from the apostles and their witness) who had ministerial helpers (the priests, who tend-

ed to particular towns) and deacons (who tended especially to the poor and helped spread the message) and lay people (who worshiped, supported, invited and spread the word within families and in town). Consecrated life was a beautiful addition to our Church structure, but was formalized a bit later.

But this was Commission: to go and make disciples of all nations. Each parish was first and foremost the people of a geographical area, within set boundaries. The appointed priest is responsible for the spiritual welfare of his entire geographic area–not just the Catholics. (Think of what that looks like in a time of persecution!) Obviously the priest cannot do this alone, and calls on the help of every other baptized Christian in the boundaries. If they need help – especially bet ter teaching, the graces of the sacra ments - he serves to provide that. But first and foremost, the parish is estab lished as an evan gelical framework for sharing the good news within its boundaries, to allow the movement of the Great Commission to flourish.

The “new evangelization” - these past few decades – has been a way to reconsider how the Great Commission is lived in a secu lar world. Again, Pope Francis pointed us to the parish in The Joy of the Gospel parish is the presence of the Church in a given territory, an environment for hearing God’s word, for growth in the Christian life, for dialogue, proclamation, charitable outreach, worship and celebration. parish encourages and trains its members to be evan gelizers. It is a community of communities, a sanctu ary where the thirsty come to drink in the midst of their journey, and a outreach.” (Italics added.)

So we find ourselves sitting after an inspiring Eucharistic Congress, and in a parish year of revival. This year and beyond is aimed at reviving the astounding news that Jesus Christ is for each of you, he is the Eucharistic Lord, truly Jesus Christ present, fully God and fully man. He has a plan for us as individuals and as the Body of Christ. He saves us from our prideful self-sabotage and idolatry, sin, and calls us to repentance (that is, return). He goes after the lost in love. He heals the wounded in the way they most need. He can and will transform us from glory to glory if we fully open ourselves to receiving the call he has placed on our lives.

But guess what? That revival isn’t just for your parish’s registered parishioners. That revival is for the whole town (or your parish boundaries). The movement continues.

Susan Windley-Daoust Director of Missionary Discipleship swindley@dowr.org

So get spiritually ready. This new age of mission has been initiated by the Holy Spirit at the Pentecost, renewed in the Second Vatican Council and the New Evangelization, and revived starting now. It’s okay not to know how to share this good news because we will all learn together, and God equips the called. But, as Bishop Barron said recently, “When any Catholic institution, ministry, or outreach forgets its evangelical purpose, it has lost its soul.” That institution includes our humble parish. We are going to share that God is real in a world that doesn’t really believe that.

Come Lord Jesus, and revive us again! Fill us with your hope and love, and help us to be sons and daughters of encouragement and messengers of the Eucharistic Lord’s good news!

To Abide in the Heart and Love of Jesus

two sisters, and a brother-in-law all through suicide. Just to read that took my breath away as I can hardly imagine the profound loss he’s experienced in his life.

Drawing upon this personal experience, Bishop Dolan established the Office of Mental Health Ministry in the Diocese of Phoenix in 2022. “With a focus on education, accompaniment and advocacy, the ministry aims to fill the gaps in our pastoral care and address in an intentional way mental health challenges in the modern world.”

because all are fragile…. While we may be called to a certain ministry, we must remember that we undertake it from that place of shared fragility.” Indeed, even God chose to share our fragile human nature (though not our “moral disorder”) in becoming one with us. And, in the human fragility of his Son, Jesus, God accompanies each of us.

�reetings of Peace in these summer days!

Last month, I wrote about the need for our Church to hold truth and love together in our words and witness in the world. Recently, I read an article which provided a beautiful description of how the Church can live out this call to love our sisters and brothers, especially the most vulnerable, in a very concrete way. I would like to share some of this article with you, as I find it to be both inspiring and instructive in terms of our Church’s ministry.

The article is written by the Most Rev. John P. Dolan, Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, and is on the America Media web site. It is titled, "Bishop Dolan: How losing family to suicide led me to start a mental health ministry."

Bishop Dolan begins the article in this way: “I am a bishop, but before anything else, I am a human being who understands the severe toll of mental illness, especially when it is left untreated.” Describing

Bishop Dolan’s article primarily focuses on his diocese’s approach to mental health ministry in seeking “to accompany those suffering from mental illness with confidence, understanding and pastoral care,” and on developments in our scientific understanding of mental illness which help us “to understand that mental illness is truly that, an illness.”

He also notes that those of us who have not personally suffered from mental illness need to guard against a “natural reaction of misunderstanding and judgment.” To judge others based on our own reasoning and experience is to place ourselves “outside of the spirit of prayerful accompaniment.” Rather, he proposes that our response be “one that seeks to accompany, to understand and to uphold our brothers and sisters who are struggling with mental illness.”

From the lens of this vital and significant pastoral ministry of his diocese, Bishop Dolan also reflects on and lays out the ecclesial and theological background and context for this ministry. I find his insights here to be especially moving and helpful.

First, he states that this ministry is rooted in “the Gospel mandate to love through accompaniment.” This call for the Church to “accompany” – to reach out to, and walk with – those suffering and in need is a familiar theme of Pope Francis’ teaching and preaching as well. In the bishop’s words, “This ministry is about the body of Christ coming together to support each of its beloved members.”

“For over 2,000 years, from Jesus to Pope Francis, the Gospel has called us to seek out the lost sheep and, as Pope Francis says, even acquire the smell of the sheep. We are all sheep. Reaching out to the peripheries and allowing those on the peripheries to touch us is the Gospel way, the communal way. It is a journey where those who abide in the heart, the bosom and the extremities walk together as one body of Christ. It is a journey of communion.”

Second, he notes that all of us are “fragile” in some way, and that suffering visits each of us in our lives in various ways. As he writes, “[A]ccompaniment should begin with the premise that we are all disordered to some degree: theologically, socially, physically, sexually, etc. No one is exempt from disorder. Each of us is morally disordered due to sin.”

And so we accompany others in their pain and struggles knowing that “we are set apart but never above,

Third, Bishop Dolan reflects on the need in our spiritual journey to “abide” both in the heart of Jesus, and in his love. We abide in Jesus’ heart to “rest in him, to become part of him.” And, while this is where we need to begin, it is not where we simply remain. We must move beyond abiding in his heart to abiding in his love, “an active Christian love,” which is, “to love and be loved in totality … to our core.”

“Like blood that is sent from the heart to the extremities, we are sent forth to actively abide in his love, accompanying saints and sinners, the healthy and the sick, and to attend to those who are oppressed. All the while, we must recognize that we ourselves are sometimes holy, sometimes sinful, sometimes healthy and sometimes sick and oppressed. We, too, are in need of the Great Physician.”

Because of our continual need for God’s accompaniment, His grace and mercy, in our own lives, we must return to abide in his heart and “to rest with the Lord for a while – but only to be sent out again. All along the way, we abide in his love.” In this we come to know his joy in us, and our joy is made complete [see John 15:11].

Bishop Dolan concludes his article by sharing that his experience of the “Gospel journey” is that it is a “two-way street. The more I give of my time to others in need, the more I am rewarded by love in return.” As disciples of Christ, we are each sent forth from the heart of Jesus to love and serve others in need, and we do this from a place of our own fragility and imperfection. But, we also do so knowing that “as long as we abide in his love, our God who makes all things new will perfect our journey along the way.” Deo Gratias!

Perhaps we need to ask what it means to be perfect as God is perfect. The perfection of God is not achieved by cutting out and throwing away whatever is spoiled or wrong or broken, wounded or damaged. The perfection of God is wholeness, a taking up of all that has happened and is, and including it as part of life, and working with it redemptively, so that even the worst of experiences, the most terrible and destructive events in our history, become part of an ongoing creation, ever renewed. The perfection of God is inclusive. The perfection of God is all about a love that nothing can deny. God’s love and care for our souls is a gift, freely offered, no matter who we are or what we have done. It is the denial of God’s grace to the suffering and struggling that is abhorrent to God.

-Craig Rennebohm, Souls in the Hands of a Tender God (as quoted in the article by Bishop Dolan)

[A]bide in my love … so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

-John 15:9, 11

Todd Graff Director of Lay Formation & RCIA tgraff@dowr.org

Deacons Wait on Tables

By DEACON ROBERT YERHOT, MSW

� few weeks ago I assisted at a funeral. This, of course, is not unusual for me or any deacon with a parish assignment. That day, for unknown reasons, I was left with a deeper understanding of who I am and what I am to do at funerals. Deacons have a lot to do before the liturgy, most of which is “behind the scene” …. unnoticed…. the markings of diaconal ministry. Getting the sanctuary prepared, setting the Missal to the proper pages, making sure all the family volunteers understand their responsibilities and roles within the liturgy, estimating how many hosts need to be consecrated, making sure the charcoal is lit at the proper time, answering all the questions the funeral director and the priest ask, trying to get the Mass started on time, making announcements concerning the luncheon afterward… just to name a few that come before Mass. Of course, during the funeral Mass there are preparing the altar, proclaiming the Gospel, and offering the Prayers of the Faithful. As is always the case at every Mass, the deacon even has the last word at the funeral Mass! In faith, let us take our brother to his place of rest, we announce at the very end. Finally, there are the prayers at the cemetery.

After the funeral and interrment rites are over, there remains another important aspect of diaconal ministry: we remain with the family, mingling with them at the luncheon in the church hall. We make small talk, support grieving family members, and reach out to Catholics who have left the Church yet are inevitably present at the funeral luncheon. In other words, we deacons wait on the tables, especially those who are on the margins of the Church. Often these are times when the pastor is too busy to linger. More and more I believe that this particular ministry is vitally expressive of our diaconal character. Deacons did these same things in the very early years of the Church. Certainly they did, for we are told so in the Bible. I often wonder what those seven original deacons thought as they waited on tables of the marginalized, which in those years were the widows of Greek converts. But here is the kicker, the most obvious scriptural description of the first deacons in ministry, something the Scriptures make very clear and describe at great length: Deacons immediately preached the Gospel and did so with remarkable effectiveness. They did not hesitate to preach, for the Holy Spirit was working through them. Read in the Acts of the Apostles about the deacons Sts. Stephen and Philip. Yes, the earliest deacons waited on the tables and died preaching the Gospel.

I more and more realize that, without really thinking about it, I find myself exercising both of these

John Hust Director of the Permanent Diaconate jhust@dowr.org

diaconal responsibilities at a funeral; I wait on tables and I proclaim the Gospel to someone at a table who is far from the Church. The table work is extremely important, for it is a setting in which the opportunity always seems to exist to evangelize someone who has distanced himself from the Church. No, I don’t preach a homily at the luncheon (at least not in a formal sense) but there I find an opportunity to live out of the central power of the diaconate, which is to allow Jesus in me, to preach the Gospel to hungry people. The food and coffee, although tasty, are rather unimportant; what is important is the preaching! God’s word is most exquisitely served to the maginalized at those luncheon tables.

So, I am more convinced than ever that deacons must always be preaching. Everything we do must be a proclamation of the Gospel. Everything we do must in some way feed the hungry. Everything! Even - dare I say - and especially, when waiting on tables.

Deacon Robert Yerhot serves the parishes of St. Mary in Caledonia and St. Patrick in Brownsville.

Deacon

Boundary Waters and Pilgrimages

Rev. Jason Kern Director of Vocations jkern@dowr.org

�ach school year brings with it a series of new adventures and activities as well as new men into the seminary for our diocese. I am excited to say that we have five new seminarians entering for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester this fall! Additionally, IHM Seminary will have over 20 new seminarians from around the Midwest come into the halls this fall. If all of this wasn’t already an adventure, the Vice Rector and I will bring many of the new men up to the Boundary Waters (BWCA) for a week-long camping trip. Within days of coming out of the wilderness, I will then join five seminarians and around 25 pilgrims from the Diocese of Winona-Rochester at World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal!

What is it about travel and being outdoors that captivates our minds and hearts? It seems that travel takes us out of our routine and comfort zones. We are forced to let go of control and order as we learn to trust a

wider community and perhaps interact with people in a way we have never needed to before. Traveling to the outdoors enables us to experience new horizons and places that are different from anything we have previously encountered. Also, we are allowed to explore beauty in creation and landscapes that we have never beheld previously. Beyond the natural aspects of travel, we encounter good and bad in facing our own limitations as we exert energy and brush up against people as we travel about. All of this demands patience and charity toward others and ourselves. Especially in the pristine land of the Boundary Waters, we will detach from the hustle of everyday life and the daily demands that technology puts on our lives. Taking time to rest in the beauty of what is before us and yet paddle our canoe and portage our luggage will create stress and relaxation all at the same time! It seems to me that there is much to learn about the meaning of life from these opportunities!

We are grateful to God for the journey that He puts in front of us and for these exciting opportunities, most especially to grow in our faith and love of God and His Church, but also to grow in friendship and community among those who are discerning God’s will. Please pray for our safety (and

sanity) as we travel and encounter many graces as well as new experiences. In the coming months, we will work to include our new seminarians in The Courier so that they can introduce themselves to you. Thank you for your prayers for vocations! God is calling more men to serve the Church as his priests and we are most grateful to work with them as they answer that call.

Finally, please welcome Fr. Brian Mulligan to his new role as Vocations Promoter! He will be working directly with those who are discerning God’s call to the priesthood for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester. Together we will continue to work to establish relationships with young men discerning and create further avenues for young people in our diocese to consider the path that God has for them!

Vocations

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ey! I am Father Brian Mulligan. I hail from Rochester, where I went through the Catholic School system and graduated from Lourdes High School in 2010. My hobbies include all-thingsoutdoors: fishing, hunting, golfing, backpacking, canoeing and woodworking, but most of all, I have a passion for the faith and for teaching about real life in Jesus Christ. That’s just one of MANY reasons I am so excited that Bishop Barron has given me the opportunity to be the FIRST full-time chaplain to the Newman Center ever! The growth here has been amazing and the position of full-time priest is an incredible example of God’s work right here in Mankato!

After high school, I went right to IHM Seminary in Winona to discern a call to the priesthood. Discernment is the process one takes to look at their life and ask questions like, “What does God want for my life?” and “How can I serve Him best?” It is something that is particularly personal to each individual through daily encounters with Him. But discernment is also reliant on the guidance of trusted superiors, spiritual directors, priests, and other formators. I directly benefited from the

guidance and support of countless holy men in my own discernment process and am humbled that I am now able to play a similar role in the discernment processes of our young people on the MSU campus and across our diocese!

Along with being the Newman Center chaplain, Bishop Barron has asked me to assist Fr. Jason Kern, the vocations director, by taking on the role of vocations recruiter in the diocese. In addition to the students at the Newman Center, I will have the opportunity to journey with men and women throughout our diocese that are considering studying for the priesthood or religious life.

These students need to know Christ. To figure out how their story fits into the masterpiece He is creating. They have lost sight of The True Story, believing that their identity comes from sports, friends, money and social status… all the while, forgetting completely Who it truly lies in. How to truly find it. Life is way too short for me to “decide” who I am, what I want to do, where I am going, or why I am here. Sacred Scripture reveals all these truths to us. Jesus Christ has entrusted to His Church the passing on of these realities. We are His Church. We must be the hands and feet.

There is a story of a boy who, after some big waves down at the beach, saw a million starfish washed up on the shore. He went down and started, one by one, throwing them back into the sea so they could live. An older man saw this and ridiculed the boy, saying he could never get them all back in the water. “What you’re doing is an impossible task. Don’t waste your time – it doesn’t matter in the long run” the old man chided. The boy, picking one up and throwing it back, said, “I know it mattered to that one.” It is all about one at a time. To help the many we start with the one in front of us. Baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them all that I have commanded you! This is the message. This is the mission. I ask your prayers in all these endeavors and please know you are also in mine!

Active Aging Programs

Connecting People with Opportunities to Thrive

Christi Reynard Director of Communications Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota

By SUE DEGALLIER

ust as the name implies, older adults in the communities served by Catholic Charities are finding ways to be active and strong, despite unpredictable health concerns. In Winona, Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston Olmsted, Wabasha, Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Watonwan, Dodge, Freeborn, Mower, Rice Steele and Waseca counties of Southern Minnesota, Active Aging Programs facilitates AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and maintains a robust schedule of evidence-based health and wellness programs.

AmeriCorps Seniors Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is a national, federally funded program, implemented by Active Aging Programs. AmeriCorps Seniors connects individuals and organizations through service and volunteering

to tackle the nation’s most pressing challenges. Adults 55+ are matched to needs in their own community, aligning their time, interest, experience and skill set. RSVP volunteers receive ongoing support, supplemental insurance and optional mileage reimbursement along with social connection and a sense of purpose. Our volunteers can be seen delivering meals, acting as a pen pal with kids, providing rides to medical appointments, offering respite for caregivers, building homes, and stocking food shelves. In the past year, Active Aging Programs partnered with over 100 organizations to support 1,165 volunteers. Those volunteers served just over 130,000 hours, which is an average of 111 hours per volunteer!

Another arm of Active Aging Programs is the facilitation of several evidence-based exercise and self-management classes. Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) and the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP) are exercise programs incorporating strength, balance and flexibility for older adults. Classes are led by trained volunteers, supported through AmeriCorps Seniors. One of the best parts of these classes is that they are free to attend and all equipment is provided for participants. Countless testimonials from class members speak to improvements in balance and energy levels, a positive impact on other health concerns, and the delight in the social interaction offered by attending class. Currently there are 40 SAIL classes and 10 AFEP classes running weekly. In addition to these exercise programs, we also offer Powerful Tools for Caregivers and Living Well with Chronic Pain workshops. Check the Catholic Charities website to find information on locations and times.

How do you get involved? Start by visiting the Catholic Charities website to discover more about Active Aging, then contact the staff person covering your county. They will gladly help you find a meaningful volunteer opportunity or point you to an exercise class near you. All of our partnering organizations are in need of more volunteers,

whether you can offer one hour a week or more. Find yourself with smiles like those pictured here; join Active Aging Programs today!

Sue Degallier is the director and administrator of the Active Aging Program in Winona County for Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota.

The Televised Mass Is Offered Every Sunday

Sioux Falls - KTTW Channel 7 at 7 a.m.

Sioux City - KPTH Channel 44 at 8:30 a.m.

Mankato - KEYC Channel 12 at 7:30 a.m.

Digital Channel 12.2 or Charter Channel 19 NEYC at 9:30 a.m.

Digital Channel 7 (DirecTV) or Channel 11 (DISH) KMNF at 9 a.m.

Rochester/Austin/Mason City

KIMT Channel 3 at 7:30 a.m.

MyTV 3.2 at 9 a.m.

Twin Cities - WFTC Digital Channel 29 or Channel 9.2 at 11:30 a.m.

Southeastern MN - HBC Channel 20 at 3 p.m. (repeated Wed. at 3:30 p.m.)

Winona/La Crosse/Eau Claire - WLAX/ WEUX Channel 25/48 at 7:30 a.m.

and on our website, dowr.org

(click "Weekly Mass")

Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

By ELEANORE JONES

�ugust is the month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The heart of Mary is a motherly heart, a heart full of love and mercy for her children. The heart of Mary is also the channel through which all the graces of God flow down to us. She is “our life, our sweetness, and our hope.” Let us remember to pray to Mary for our needs. We need to make the Devotion of the Five First Saturdays of the month; thus, we follow what Mary has requested.

Going back over the month of June, which was the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and July, the month of the Precious Blood, we see how Our Lord has given us so much. With all of this we should be able to adore Him by attending Mass every Sunday, be in the state of grace, and then receive Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. COVID restricted us from attending Mass but now that is over. We cannot watch Mass on TV and expect that it fulfills our Sunday obligation;

it does not! We are excused if we are ill or taking care of one who is ill! One of the Five Precepts of the Catholic Church is attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation, and the third commandment is to keep holy the Lord’s Day. Our Lord on the cross in a profound gesture of love, said: “I THIRST!” for the salvation of the human race. He is thirsting for our souls. We should also be thirsting for His Body and Blood which can only be RECEIVED AT MASS in the Eucharist. The Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ; let us fill our souls with Him!

There will be 10 or more women attending the National Council of Catholic Women’s Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, on August 23-26. We will receive information there and will then be able to evangelize in spirituality, leadership, and service in our diocese when we return.

October 7 is the Winona-Rochester Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s Convention, at Queen of Angels in Austin. All women in the diocese are wel-

Appointments, cont'd from pg. 2

Vocations Promoter

Rev. Brian Mulligan: appointed Vocations Promoter for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, effective July 1, 2023.

IHM Seminary

Rev. Matthew Fasnacht: currently Pastor of St. Mary of the Lake Parish in Lake City and St. Patrick Parish in West Albany; appointed Director of Spiritual Life and a member of the Formation Faculty

of Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona, effective July 1, 2023.

Studies

Rev. Matthew Wagner: currently Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Caledonia and St. Patrick Parish in Brownsville; assigned to full-time study in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., effective July 1, 2023.

Parish Festivals

St. John Baptist de la Salle Parish, Dodge Center, will hold its 30th annual Turkey Dinner Sunday, September 17, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. 20 2nd St. NE in Dodge Center.

Ss. Peter & Paul Parish, Mazeppa, will hold its Fall Bazaar on Sunday, September 17, from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Ham & Turkey Dinner $13/person. Raffle and Country Store also!

St. Patrick Parish, West Albany, will host its Fall Chicken BBQ Dinner on Sunday, October 8, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Also featured will be the Bell Tower Boutique, offering a variety of handmade gifts and decorating items for purchase. Please join us for fellowship, food and this unique little shop. Proceeds will go toward restoration of the church's bell tower. St. Patrick's Church, West Albany, is located at 30932 Hwy 60, Millville, MN 55957.

Senior Priest

Rev. Msgr. R. Paul Heiting: currently Pastor of St. Gabriel Parish in Fulda, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Currie, and St. Anthony Parish in Westbrook; granted Senior Priest status, effective July 1, 2023.

Diaconal Ministry

Rev. Mr. Nicholas Gawarecki: appointed to diaconal ministry at Resurrection Parish

come to attend this wonderful day to become well informed on issues and enjoy the day.

Thank God for the rain that you have received and pray for rain in areas that so desperately need it.

Eleanore Jones is the president of the WinonaRochester Diocesan Council of Catholic Women.

in Rochester, effective July 1, 2023, through the coming school year.

Rev. Mr. Brian Klein: appointed to diaconal ministry at St. Augustine Parish in Austin and St. Edward Parish in Austin, effective July 1, 2023, through August 12, 2023.

Finance Council

Br. Louis DeThomasis, FCS: reappointed to a five-year term on the Diocese of WinonaRochester Finance Council, effective July 1, 2023.

Annual Report, cont'd from pg. 1

the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, a comprehensive framework of procedures to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and establish protocols to protect children and young people.

The 2022 report for audit year July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022, states that 1,998 victim survivors came forward with 2,704 allegations. The number of allegations is 399 less than that reported in 2021 and 1,548 less than that reported in 2020. This decrease is due in large part to the resolution of allegations received as a result of lawsuits, compensation programs, and bankruptcies. Of the allegations received, 2,217 (83%) were first brought to the attention of the diocesan/ eparchial representative by an attorney. Allegations involving current minors account for 16 reports. All other allegations were made by adults alleging events that occurred when they were minors.

During the audit period, dioceses and eparchies provided outreach and support to 254 victim survivors and their families who reported during the audit period. Continued support was provided to 1,589 victim survivors who had reported in prior audit periods. The report notes the ongoing work of the Church in continuing the call to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable adults. In 2022, the Church conducted 2,144,161 background checks on clergy, employees,

In the Diocese

Pension Plan for Priests

Mr. Tim Scanlon: reappointed to a three-year term on the Diocese of Winona-Rochester Pension Plan for Priests Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2023 .

Minnesota Catholic Conference

Mr. Peter Martin, STL: appointed to a three-year term on the Minnesota Catholic Conference Life, Family and Healthcare Committee, effective June 21, 2023.

and volunteers. In addition, in 2022, over 2.1 million adults and over 2.9 million children and youth were trained in how to identify the warning signs of abuse and how to report those signs. These numbers had decreased significantly during the previous two years but are now increasing as society returns to activities enjoyed prior to the COVID pandemic.

The audit process included in-depth evaluation of 62 of 196 dioceses and eparchies by StoneBridge Business Partners and data collection from 132 dioceses and eparchies. Additionally, 194 dioceses and eparchies participated in a study conducted by CARA.

There were three instances of non-compliance: Diocese of Birmingham, Diocese of Lubbock, and Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands each had instances of noncompliance related to Article 2 of the Charter and the functioning of the Diocesan Review Board.

Two eparchies did not participate in the audit: the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle, and St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy.

The USCCB’s Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People and the National Review Board continue to emphasize that the audit and continued application of zero-tolerance policies are two important tools in the Church’s broader program of creating a culture of protection and healing that exceeds the requirements of the Charter.

This most recent annual report, and all previously published annual reports, may be found on the USCCB website https://www.usccb.org/offices/child-andyouth-protection/audits.

Obituaries

Sister Barbara Haag, OSF, 92, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, died at Assisi Heights on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

Barbara Ann Haag was born on December 26, 1930, in Waseca to Charles and Frances (Harguth) Haag. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1948, received the name of Sister Jacoba, and made perpetual vows in 1954. She received her Ph.D. in foundations of education from the University of Maryland in 1976.

Between 1954 and 1968, Sister Barbara served as a nurse supervisor at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. Following a two-year period as a student at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, she returned to Saint Marys to serve as the director of the LPN program from 1970-72. Subsequently, Sister Barbara went on to serve as an assistant professor of nursing for nine years, teaching at various institutions such as Federal City College in Washington, D.C., from 1973-76; Wichita State University in Kansas from 1976-80; South Dakota State University in South Dakota from 1980-81; and the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire from 198182. From 1982-89, she served as the director of the nursing graduate program at Wichita State University and the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. Sister Barbara also served as the professor of nursing at

Drake University in Des Moines, IA, from 1989-93. From 1993 to 2000, Sister Barbara devoted herself to various pastoral positions, including: ministering to the Church of the Nativity in Fargo, ND; and serving Northwest Wisconsin Catholic churches in Solon Springs, WI, and Webster Area Catholic churches in Webster, WI. She returned to Minnesota to serve as an associate minister in congregational leadership at Assisi Heights in Rochester from 2000-06. Later, she served as a parish volunteer in Minnesota Lake and Mankato, until 2014. Sister Barbara was elected again to serve as an associate minister in congregational leadership from 2015-18, before retiring.

Survivors of Sister Barbara Haag include her Franciscan Sisters, with whom she shared life for 74 years; her sister Helen Haag, OSF; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers William and Bernard Haag; and a sister, Joan Higgins.

A private Resurrection Liturgy was held at Assisi Heights on Friday, July 7, 2023, followed by burial at Calvary Cemetery.

Suggested memorials are to the Sisters of St. Francis, Office of Mission Advancement, Assisi Heights, 1001 14th St. NW, Rochester, MN 55901.

Sister Mary Glynn, OSF, 89, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, died at Assisi Heights on Thursday, July 13, 2023.

Mary Agnes Glynn was born on May 28, 1934, in Janesville to Willard and Mary (Eustice) Glynn. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1955, received the name of Sister Brideen, and made perpetual vows in 1961. She received her Bachelor of Science in elementary education from the College of Saint Teresa in 1966.

From 1958-76, Sister Mary dedicated herself to teaching elementary education. During this time, she served at various schools, including: St. Mary's School in Sleepy Eye (1958-63); Sacred Heart School in Waseca (1963-65); St. Priscilla School in Chicago, IL (1966-68); St. Mary’s School in Owatonna (1968-70); Cathedral School in Winona (1970-73); St. Peter School in North St. Paul (197374); and Queen of Angels School in Austin (1974-76). Following her teaching career, Sister Mary provided clerical support at the Mayo Clinic Blood Bank in Rochester from 1976-81, engaged in therapeutic work at Derham Community in St. Paul from 1981-82, and again provided clerical support at the Park Nicollet Medical Center in Minneapolis from 1983-84. Sister Mary then transitioned to home/resident health care, from 1985-94, serving at Shamrock Home Care and Hiawatha Homes in Rochester from 1994-96, before retiring to Assisi Heights.

Survivors of Sister Mary Glynn include her Franciscan Sisters, with whom she shared life for 67 years; two brothers, Bill and John Glynn; a sister, Rosie Hermer; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Tom and Dave Glynn; and sisters Rita Foley and Sheila Radmer.

A private Resurrection Liturgy was held at Assisi Heights on Thursday, July 20, 2023, followed by burial at Calvary Cemetery.

Suggested memorials are to the Sisters of St. Francis, Office of Mission Advancement, Assisi Heights, 1001 14th St. NW, Rochester, MN 55901.

Cardinals, cont'd from pg. 1

After the new cardinals are installed in late September, there will be 137 potential voters and the total membership of the College of Cardinals is expected to be 243.

The nomination of Cardinal-designate Prevost brings to 18 the number of U.S. cardinals; after the consistory, the U.S. contingent will include 11 potential papal electors.

The September ceremony will mark the ninth time Pope Francis has created cardinals since his election to the papacy in March 2013. After the ceremony Sept. 30, he will have created a total of 131 new cardinals in that College of Cardinals, which would make up about 54% of the total college and 72% of potential electors.

With the addition of six new cardinals under the age of 60, the average age of cardinal electors will get one year younger going from today's average age of 72 years 8 months to 71 years 6 months. Cardinaldesignate Alves Aguiar of Lisbon, 49, will be just six months older than the youngest elector, Cardinal Giorgio Marengo of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 49.

Cardinal-designate Prevost, 67, was born in Chicago, and had served as bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, for more than eight years before being appointed to lead the Vatican body responsible for recommending to the pope candidates to fill the office of bishop in many of the Latin-rite dioceses of the world. Recommendations made by the dicastery are typically approved by the pope. Archbishop Prevost has been a member of the dicastery since November 2020.

He also oversees the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, established in 1958 by Pope Pius XII to study the church in Latin America, where nearly 40% of the world's Catholics reside.

The cardinal-designate holds degrees from Villanova University in Pennsylvania and the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and a doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. An Augustinian friar, he joined the Augustinian mission in Peru in 1985 and largely worked in the country until in 1999, when he was

elected head of the Augustinians' Chicago-based province. From 2001 to 2013, he served as prior general of the worldwide order.

In 2014, Pope Francis named him bishop of Chiclayo, in northern Peru, and the pope asked him also to be apostolic administrator of Callao, Peru, from April 2020 to May 2021. The pope then appointed him to succeed the retiring Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in early 2023.

Cardinal-designate Pierre, 77, was born in Rennes, France. Ordained to the priesthood in 1970, he served as apostolic nuncio to Haiti, Uganda and Mexico until Pope Francis named him nuncio to the United States in 2016.

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offered his congratulations and prayers to the new cardinals on behalf of the bishops of the United States July 9.

"Please join me in praying for Cardinal-designate Prevost and Cardinal-designate Pierre as they continue their lives of service to the universal church," Archbishop Broglio said. "For the church in the United States, their ministry has been a true blessing. Our episcopal conference rejoices in this sign of recognition of these distinguished churchmen."

Before he read the 21 names, Pope Francis told the estimated 15,000 people in St. Peter's Square that the diversity of the new cardinals "expresses the universality of the church, which continues to proclaim God's merciful love to all people on Earth."

The order in which the cardinals are announced determines their seniority in the College of Cardinals, which has little practical effect except in liturgical processions.

Here is the list of the new cardinals:

• U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, 67.

• Italian Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Dicastery for Eastern Churches, 67.

• Argentine Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández of La Plata, Argentina, incoming prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. He will turn 61 July 18.

• Swiss Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, the apostolic nuncio to Argentina, 76.

• French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, 77.

• Italian Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, 58.

• South African Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town, 66.

• Argentine Archbishop Ángel Sixto Rossi of Córdoba, 64. He is a member of the Society of Jesus.

• Colombian Archbishop Luis José Rueda Aparicio of Bogotá, 61.

• Polish Archbishop Grzegorz Rys of Lódz, 59.

• South Sudanese Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla of Juba, 59.

• Spanish Archbishop José Cobo Cano of Madrid, 57.

• Tanzanian Archbishop Protase Rugambwa, coadjutor archbishop of Tabora, 63.

• Malaysian Bishop Sebastian Francis of Penang, Malaysia, 71.

• Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan of Hong Kong, 63. Born in Hong Kong, he is a member of the Society of Jesus.

• Bishop François-Xavier Bustillo of Ajaccio in Corsica, France, 54. Born in Spain, he is a member of the Conventual Franciscans.

• Portuguese Auxiliary Bishop Américo Alves Aguiar of Lisbon, 49.

• Spain-born Salesian Father Ángel Fernández Artime, rector major of the Salesians, 62. Those named cardinal and over the age of 80:

• Italian Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, a retired papal nuncio, a former curial official and a respected historian of the Second Vatican Council, 82.

• Retired Archbishop Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez of Cumaná, Venezuela, 84.

• Capuchin Father Luis Pascual Dri, confessor at the Shrine of Our Lady of Pompei, Buenos Aires, 96.