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Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
After three years leading EWTN News, Montse Alvarado has been handpicked by Pope Leo XIV to lead one of the Vatican’s most influential departments, becoming the first laywoman and youngest person ever appointed to the position.
I sat down with Montse to discuss her time at EWTN and her historic new role as Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. @MontseEWTN @EWTNews
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
.@patrickmaryop helps us make sense of this perennial question in the wake of the recent incident in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where a Catholic priest tragically died while celebrating Mass after the crucifix hanging behind him on the altar fell and crushed him.
Please join us in praying for the repose of Padre Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
Today the Church celebrates the 100th World Mission Sunday. Your gift supports 1,130 mission dioceses and the seminarians, catechists, sisters and children they serve. One in Christ, United in Mission.
Give today: give.pontificalmissions.org/… #WorldMissionSunday
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
We officially have Pope Leo back!
Fot. Remo Casilli, Reuters - from Gemelli Hospital
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
This means something to me as an Indiana native 🥹🥹 #iufb
Wonderful news! Pope Leo returns home to the Vatican today, as he continues his recovery. He will lead the Angelus tomorrow at St. Peter’s Square!
Continue to pray for the Holy Father’s health. 🙏
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
Thank you @jae_journalist & @OSVNews for the interview about Pope Leo, his rebound from this health scare, & the need for efficiency/transparency in #Vatican communications, esp regarding papal health @Pontifex
osvnews.com/as-pope-faces-ca…
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
Thank you, Mr. President. @POTUS
Breaking: President Trump canceled plans to livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter, reversing a decision by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. on.wsj.com/4dHDszQ
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
It's worth noting: the last time a Pope was diagnosed with cancer was in September of 1962, and the public wasn't told until 1963, less than a week before Pope St. John XXIII died from the stomach cancer no one knew about.
So, the fact that we've gone from the Pope saying "I'm having surgery this week" on Sunday to the Vatican telling us "surgery was successful, and the nodule was cancerous, and the Pope is asking for dinner now that he's back to his room" by Tuesday evening is remarkable.
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
Dear friends, during some recent medical examinations, the doctors found a small, localized nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized. The doctors believe that it is best to intervene, so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to remove it. The operation is already scheduled to take place in the coming days. I thank you for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to your prayers.
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
TCP is beginning a qualitative research study of young, practicing Catholic men and vocational readiness.
If you are between the ages of 18 and 25, and you regularly attend Sunday Mass, you may be invited to join a focus group of around 60-90 minutes.
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
Pope Leo XIV meets with the International Commission of Dominican Contemplative Nuns at the Vatican and encourages them to strengthen the value of silence in cloistered life as it creates “spaces of freedom and truth." vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/…
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
Rosary Pilgrimage vigil, at the Shrine!
@godsplaining @PatrickMaryOP
Adoration and discussion: CS Lewis, De Tocqueville and LeBron- all part of the lively discussion.
And we’re off! A packed Basilica welcomes the 2026 @DominicanRosary Pilgrimage!
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
I asked Pope Leo XIV on the papal flight to Paris about his childhood memories of Blessed Fulton Sheen. Here is what he said:
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
On the papal flight to Paris, Pope Leo XIV speaks of “the spiritual thirst” in France and the record numbers of adults asking to be baptized:
(Video: @OSVNews)
“Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen understood that the most important conversation in a human life takes place in the depths of the heart.” - Bishop Louis Tylka vaticannews.va/en/church/new…
Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP retweeted
Today, in St. Louis, Missouri, Venerable Fulton Sheen will be beatified in a Mass presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo reflected on the archbishop’s enduring example and his inspiration to those who seek to spread the Gospel in today’s media landscape.
Photo Credit: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Foundation
