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One of the highest honours the pope can grant to an individual was received recently by an Oblate in Brownsville, Texas. In the pope’s name, Bishop Raymundo J. Peña awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross to Fr. Pasquale Lanese, OMI. A year before he finished his seminary studies, Fr. Lanese was ordained in his hometown of Ripalimosani, Italy. A week later he went to Texas to finish his studies and prepare for ministry to the Hispanic population. Over the years he has served in many Texas parishes. In 1995 he was appointed rector of Immaculate Conception Cathedral. This Gothic-revival structure was originally designed by Oblate legend, Fr. Peter Keralum. In 2001 it was placed on the 2001 list of the country’s most endangered historic places.
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