Maureen Crowley Heil

Your browser does not support the audio element. Extiendo mis más sinceras felicitaciones a todos los estadounidenses con motivo del 250.º aniversario de la firma de la Declaración de Independencia. Este aniversario de 250 años conmemora aquel momento decisivo en la historia de los Estados Unidos de América, el 4 de julio de 1776, que dio voz perdurable a los ideales de libertad, igualdad, la búsqueda de la felicidad, la justicia y el autogobierno democrático.

Your browser does not support the audio element. (OSV News) -- When the papal coat of arms was hung at the balcony of the papal Castel Gandolfo residence July 5, locals knew that their main summer protagonist was on the way. On Sunday afternoon, after praying the Angelus at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV came to the picturesque lake town for over three weeks of summer rest. The joy was visible among those waiting to greet him.