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Live video and calendar of events help the faithful from afar honor the Holy Father Watch Pope Francis coverage live provided by EWTN By Emily Woodham Staff Writer ROME — As Catholics worldwide mourn the passing of Pope Francis, EWTN gave the Diocese of Boise and Catholic dioceses around the world the opportunity to embed live streams of the historic events now unfolding in Rome. Through EWTN's broadcast, anyone can access live coverage from preparations for the funeral of Pope Francis to the Interregnum Conclave and beyond, including Masses, devotions, and special programming. At the time of press, more than 250,000 people have given honor to Pope Francis as he lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica. Pope Francis’ coffin is being sealed in a liturgical rite today at 8 p.m. Central European Time, noon Mountain Time. The following timeline of the events in Rome will be updated periodically: Saturday, April 26: Pope Francis’ funeral begins at 10 a.m. The funeral Mass is being celebrated at Sata Maria Maggiore, where the Holy Father asked to buried near his favorite icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Saturday, April 26 to Sunday, May 4: The Novemdiales, Nine Days of Mourning, begin with the funeral Mass for Pope Francis. Sunday, April 27: Novemdiales Mass at St. Peter’s Square will be presided by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the group will be the employees and faithful of Vatican City. Monday, April 28: Novemdiales Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica will be presided by Cardinal Baldassare Reina, Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome, and the group will be the Church of Rome. Tuesday, April 29: Novemdiales Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. The Chapters of the Papal Basilicas will be the group at the Mass presided by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican. Wednesday, April 30: Novemdiales Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside Mass, with the group being the Papal Chapel. Thursday, May 1: Novemdiales Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside the Mass, with the group being the Roman Curia. Friday, May 2: Novemdiales Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. The Mass will be presided by Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, with the group being the Eastern Churches. Saturday, May 3: Novemdiales Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, will preside the Mass, with members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Sunday, May 4: Novemdiales Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, Protodeacon of the College of Cardinals, will preside the Mass with the Papal Chapel group.

Pope Francis lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica.  (CNA photo\Vatican Media) By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency Updated by Emily Woodham, Idaho Catholic Register Pope Francis lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome until 8 p.m. Central European Time on Friday, April 25. It is then that his casket will be sealed. His funeral is planned for Saturday, April 26.   Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the first day of viewing on April 23. Vatican officials extended basilica’s hours past midnight to accommodate the large turnout. More than 50,000 mourners passed through the Basilica to pay their respects to the pope in the first 24 hours.   “The crowds are just packed… but overall it was beautiful,” said Arianne Gallagher-Welcher, a pilgrim from Washington, D.C. “You could feel how special it was for everyone … a really nice chance to say goodbye to Pope Francis.”   Gallagher-Welcher reflected on the significance of the Jubilee Year of Hope. “We were here during the Jubilee in 2000,” she said. “To thank and celebrate the life of Pope Francis during the Jubilee Year of Hope is just an incredible gift.”   As people slowly made their way to the basilica, some prayed the rosary while others sang hymns. Once inside, people were able to spend a moment in prayer before the late pope’s open casket in front of the main altar and the tomb of St. Peter.   Clad in red vestments, a bishop’s miter on his head, and a rosary clasped in his hands, Francis was watched over in silence by four Swiss Guards standing vigil   “As we got closer to the body of our Holy Father, it was very emotional to see him,” reflected Father Fabian Marquez of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas. “But I’m so grateful for all the great things he did for the community, bringing people together.”   “And my personal prayer was that now he intercedes for the next Peter to come so that the next Peter can lead us where the Lord desires us to go,” Marquez said.   Marquez had traveled to Rome with fellow priests for the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was postponed until after the election of a new pope. (Only a pope can declare a person a saint in the canonization process.) Pope Francis lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica.  (CNA photo\Vatican Media)   “Everything changed since the news that our Holy Father had passed,” Marquez said. “We decided to continue to come … just to be here with him.”   “We were able to pray the rosary with the people and it was very emotional just to be here outside of the basilica today … when they transferred the body from Santa Marta to the basilica.”   The significance of the moment extended even to non-Catholics. Jai Agarwal, a 21-year-old American student at John Cabot University in Rome, joined the line to pay his respects.   “He would always advocate for peace,” Agarwal said. “He’s one of the few people that just had genuine empathy.”   The funeral service for Pope Francis will be in St. Peter’s Square at 10 a.m. Central European Time on Saturday, April 26. It will be presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals. The funeral marks the first day of the Novemdiales, the nine days of mourning, with Masses each day for Pope Francis. The Masses will end on May 4.     United States President Donald Trump stated that he and his wife, Melania, would attend the funeral. Other heads of state from around the world are also expected to attend. If you enjoyed this story and would like to read more like it, please consider buying a subscription to the Idaho Catholic Register. Your $20 yearly subscription also supports the work of the Diocese of Boise Communications Department, which includes not only the newspaper, but this website, social media posts and videos. You can subscribe here, or through your parish, or send a check to 1501 S. Federal Way, Ste. 400, Boise, ID 83705, or call 208-350-7554 to leave a credit card payment. Thank you, and God bless you.

Catholic mental health professional advocates for spiritual growth and medical intervention Dr. Christin McIntyre, Catholic psychiatrist, led a Lenten mission on mental health at St. Paul’s Parish in Nampa. Father Justin Brady, pastor of St. Paul’s, is pictured with Dr. McIntyre. (ICR photo/Emily Woodham) By Emily Woodham Staff Writer As options become more available in mental health practices, knowing which therapist or resource will be most helpful can be challenging. If someone is Catholic, there can be a fear of getting help from someone who does not share Catholic beliefs. But Dr. Christin McIntyre, a psychiatrist and therapist with more than 20 years of experience, doesn’t want people to fear getting the help they need. “As long as you know your faith, you’re going to be fine,” Dr. McIntyre said. Just as bank tellers learn to tell counterfeit money by studying authentic bills, she explained, Catholics will know if something is unhealthy or untrue by knowing what the Church teaches. “There will be some therapists who just aren’t on the same page, and you may not be able to work with them. But a lot of times, you still can.” A convert to Catholicism, Dr. McIntyre trained in psychology based on the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas. She has also had training with the John Paul II Healing Center, founded by Dr. Bob Schuchts. She and her husband are Benedictine Oblates of Mount Angel Abbey in Oregon where she leads retreats that draw on her experience in clinical psychiatry, spiritual healing and spiritual warfare. Dr. McIntyre and her family moved from Oregon to Coeur d’Alene in 2021. They attend St. Joan of Arc Parish in Post Falls and St. Stanislaus Parish in Rathdrum. At the beginning of April, she led a Lenten mission at St. Paul’s Parish in Nampa. She also spoke with a group of women at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise. During her talks, she cautioned against assuming that mental illness could be healed purely through spiritual means. “Bipolar and many other psychiatric disorders are biological in nature. They may need to be treated with medication,” she said. She uses psychotherapy to help many of her patients, she explained, but an illness that is biologically rooted may require medication to stabilize. There is a genetic component to mental illness. In addition, some injuries and illicit drug use can also lead to mental disorders. “Especially in young people using marijuana, it can trigger psychotic disorders. It’s not always reversible, especially if there’s a genetic vulnerability,” she said. Even with an illness that requires medication, there are things people can do spiritually that will improve their mental health and well-being. The spiritual battle is real and not a battle we need to fear. “The enemy is not going to work any harder than he has to,” she explained. “If we have a vulnerability to an anxiety disorder, for example, which might be genetic, and especially if we’ve experienced something very bad in our lives that has set us up for a post-traumatic kind of a situation, all that can be a source of intrusive thoughts. The ‘both-and’ concept works well for this: Sometimes, intrusive thoughts are just from us. Other times, it’s from the enemy.” Dr. McIntyre said the best way to discern thoughts is to consider where a thought is leading. “You need to ask, ‘Is this leading me toward God or away from God?’” She explained that praying with hope helps overcome unhealthy intrusive thoughts, noting that Kyle Clement, who teaches about spiritual warfare, says, “Worry negates prayer.” This confused her at first because she found herself driven to prayer when she was worried. However, Clement explained that worry often comes from things we are imagining that are fed by fear. “When we pray in fear, we allow those fears to draw us away from God,” she said. Praying in hope instead of fear is much better “because hope presumes trust. Hope presumes that we trust God has the big picture in mind and knows what’s best. His will is always for our salvation. Whatever he permits to happen to us has some salvific purpose. It’s designed in some way for our good,” she said. Dr. McIntyre explained that when we pray in hope, we discern what we desire for ourselves and others. This conversation with God about our inmost longings purifies our desires, helping us to distinguish what is healthy and what is not. That prayerful, hope-filled conversation “changes your soul. It also benefits the person you’re praying for,” she said. Nonetheless, she noted that it is best to follow Jesus’ example in the Garden of Gethsemane and ask for God’s will to be done in all things. “This is also saying to the Lord, ‘If You want something better, then I want that instead.’” It’s also important not to lose hope when things go wrong. “Whenever we try to do something good, the enemy notices . . . he will try to do anything to divert us from that.” However, the difficulties we encounter when fulfilling God’s desires often help us grow. Dr. McIntyre likened such opportunities for growth to gold coins from heaven: “Suffering is the coin of the realm,” she said. Uniting our suffering with Christ and offering it for a particular event or person is an “opportunity we shouldn’t miss,” Dr. McIntyre explained. “The ultimate offering is to thank God for it. That gratitude really expresses trust in Him.” Dr. McIntyre’s talks for St. Paul’s Lenten mission can be found on their YouTube page: “St. Paul’s Catholic Church Nampa." Dr. McIntyre was recently featured on the “Restore the Glory” podcast with Dr. Bob Schuchts and Jake Khym in episodes 121 and 126. If you enjoyed this story and would like to read more like it, please consider buying a subscription to the Idaho Catholic Register. Your $20 yearly subscription also supports the work of the Diocese of Boise Communications Department, which includes not only the newspaper, but this website, social media posts and videos. You can subscribe here, or through your parish, or send a check to 1501 S. Federal Way, Ste. 400, Boise, ID 83705, or call 208-350-7554 to leave a credit card payment. Thank you, and God bless you.

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