Bishop Schneider issues prayer for 'Holy Popes'

The auxiliary bishop has published a prayer for all Catholics to pray, seeking future popes who will “preserve, strengthen, and defend the Catholic Faith unto the shedding of their blood.”

Editor’s note: Below is a prayer and introductory letter by Bishop Athanasius Schneider (Auxiliary of Astana, Kazakhstan), issued on the traditional, more ancient date for the feast of the Chair of St. Peter. Bishop Schneider’s prayer for the Church to be given the gift of “Holy Popes,” is addressed to the entire Church, clergy and lay. The image of the…