Catholic Answers’ apologist, speaker, and podcaster Trent Horn announced on Mon., July 21, 2025, that his wife, Laura, was diagnosed with brain cancer.
The Horns explained in a The Counsel of Trent podcast that the brain cancer is malignant. Laura will have surgery on July 23, 2025. She said it will take approximately one year to recover.
The couple also requested the prayers of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz for a miraculous healing.
“Please offer this prayer seeking the intercession of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz for Laura's healing,” Trent wrote on Instagram, accompanied by a photo of a prayer to Venerable Aloysius.
Prayer for Laura Horn through the Intercession of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz
"Lord Jesus Christ, Author of Life and Divine Physician, we thank you for the gift of your daughter, Laura. We thank you for her deep joy, humor, and contagious laughter. We thank you for her open heart and vulnerable spirit. Most of all, we thank you for the gift of her deep and abiding faith and untiring will even in the midst of trials. As members of your body, we implore you to pour abundant grace upon Laura, her entire family, and all her caregivers during this difficult time. Through the intercession of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz, we ask for the miraculous and complete healing and a lifelong remission for Laura. May the faith and Christian example of Venerable Aloysius Schwartz be spread throughout the earth, and may all glory be given to You, our Eternal King and Lord of our lives. Amen."
The Horns explain the full story in the video below:
Who is Venerable Aloysius Schwartz?
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Also known as “Father Al,” Aloysius Schwartz (1930–1992), was an American Catholic priest and missionary renowned for his work among the poorest of the poor in South Korea, the Philippines, and Mexico.
The Washington, D.C., native dedicated his priestly ministry to serving orphaned and abandoned children through his founding of the Sisters of Mary and the Brothers of Christ. These religious communities care for society’s most marginalized.
Through this religious order, Venerable Schwartz established Boystowns and Girlstowns, which shelter, educate, and provide hope to children in poverty.
After an ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) diagnosis, Venerable Schwartz continued his ministry from a wheelchair until he died in Manila. His legacy continues through the charitable programs he founded.
Pope Francis declared him Venerable in 2015, which advanced his canonization cause.