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News – Page 25 – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

February 25, 2026

Pope Declines Invite to America’s 250th Despite Vance’s ‘In-Person’ Invite, by Adam Lynch

By Adam Lynch, MSN - Pope Leo XIV has officially dissed Catholic JD Vance’s formal invitation to the upcoming July 4th 250th festivities in the United States. Instead, the Pope, formerly of Chicago, will be celebrating that day “on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa — a migrant gateway in the Mediterranean,” reports Christopher Hale, who chronicles the Vatican’s doings with his “Letters from Leo” reports... “… [B]ack in May 2025, JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to take part in the anniversary celebrations. Many assumed Trump and Vance would welcome the first American pope with open arms during this historic jubilee. But Pope Leo never accepted the offer,” reports Hale, adding that the rejection came days after the Vatican also rejected an invitation to President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.”

February 25, 2026

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: The Sign of Jonah for an Evil Generation

Author Don Schwager, Servants of the Word - Luke 11:29-32 - 29 When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the South will arise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. ...

February 25, 2026

Today’s Saint: St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

By Catholic Apostolate Center - St. Gabriel Possenti was born in 1838 in Italy and spent much of his teenage years pursuing girls and social recognition. After great tragedy struck his family at the end of his teenage years, he decided to enter the Passionists because of his new devotion to Christ in the Passion. He took the name Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows because his own grief led to a growing devotion to the sorrows of Mary. ...

February 25, 2026

Encouraging One Another in Dark Times, by James Jeffrey

By James Jeffrey, Catholic Herald - One of the more surprising lines of scripture that I have come across is Hebrews 3:13, which simply states: “Keep encouraging one another as long as the day lasts.”... Perhaps it is just me, but I find that short line both striking and rather moving in its simplicity: it is not about God or warning us to pray or about anything obviously related to religion. Rather, it gives a simple message about how we should engage with each other...

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