KERRVILLE, Texas – San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller presided over Mass in Kerrville on Sunday morning.
After the Mass at Notre Dame Catholic Church in Kerrville, García-Siller said he has visited with affected families to offer prayers, comfort and support.
He’s sending a message of hope.
“We are listening to the cry of all those who suffer,” he said. “... Pain and sorrow and death do not have the last word, but goodness, truth, love, care, hope never dies. And the last message is one of peace.
Gov. Greg Abbott declared Sunday a day of prayer for the state.
Watch Sunday’s mass in the video player below.
On X, Pope Leo XIV released the following statement on Sunday:
“I would like to express sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters, who were at the summer camp, in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas in the United States. We pray for them,” he said.
I would like to express sincere condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones, in particular their daughters, who were at the summer camp, in the disaster caused by flooding of the Guadalupe River in Texas in the United States. We pray for them.
— Pope Leo XIV (@Pontifex) July 6, 2025
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