Read about an inspiring young lady in the latest Christus Vivit in the RGV column. Sofia Barreto lives in Hidalgo and is a recent graduate from The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley majoring in Biology with minors in Psychology and Addiction Studies. In an interview with Raul Cabrera, associate director for University Ministry, she shares her discipleship journey, her experiences as a ministry intern, and her vision for the future.
Read about a local young adult, Josh Velasquez, who is one of ten Perpetual Pilgrims walking on the San Juan Diego Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.
The San Juan Diego Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage began in Brownsville with hundreds of people setting out together from the Immaculate Conception Cathedral after Mass to accompany the Blessed Sacrament in procession.
Pope Francis presides at an Ordinary Consistory of Cardinals, which approved the canonization of 15 people, including Blessed Carlo Acutis, the first millennial to be made a saint.