Texas Catholic Conference Archives

Supreme Court agrees to take up Louisiana abortion case this term

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Oct 5, 2019

The Supreme Court announced Oct. 4, just three days before it begins its new term, that it will add an abortion case to its docket.

Prayer turns to action when 2,000 Texas Catholics unite for advocacy day

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Apr 6, 2019

Wearing royal blue T-shirts that proclaimed Catholic Advocacy Day, at least 2,000 Catholics from across Texas gathered March 26 in the rotunda of the Capitol in Austin praying the rosary and singing “Ave Maria.”

Cardinal: Victims’ stories most important in publicly naming abusers

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Feb 2, 2019

The 15 Catholic dioceses of Texas releasing the names of 278 clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse dating back to 1950 acknowledges that the stories of victims are being heard, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston.

Texas dioceses release names of nearly 300 ‘credibly accused’ clerics

Church in the US
Jan 31, 2019

Over 300 priests, deacons, and religious brothers have been named by the 15 dioceses of Texas as having been credibly accused of sexual abuse, with some cases dating back to the middle of the 20th century.

Texas dioceses will release names of clergy credibly accused of abuse

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Oct 10, 2018

In an action to be more transparent, the 15 Catholic dioceses in Texas will release the names of clergy who were credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor, according to an Oct. 10 statement issued by the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops in Austin.

Appeals court protects Texas bishops’ communications in abortion case

Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
Aug 17, 2018

The privacy and religious freedom of Texas bishops and other religious groups was upheld by the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, after the bishops’ internal communications were subpoenaed by an abortion group.