Texas Archives

Court allows Abbott’s temporary ban on elective abortion for time being

Apr 3, 2020

By allowing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s temporary block on unnecessary medical procedures, including abortion, to remain, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit March 31 was paying “careful attention to the health and safety needs of Texans” amid the coronavirus pandemic, said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

By Catholic News Service

Texas Catholic family’s quarantine dancing video goes viral

Mar 28, 2020

When health officials recommended self-isolation to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Ali Hoffman and her parents, Michael and Michele, found themselves quarantined in their Fort Worth-area home. In their boredom, they donned their “party pants” and filmed a short video of themselves dancing in the kitchen to “Hold My Hand” by Jess Glynne.

By James Ramos

Texas bishop offers prayers of gratitude for rural life, what farms provide

Mar 15, 2020

Catholic Rural Life ministry is nothing new, but it had gained a new energy in the past few years as new chapters of the organization emerge and more intentional outreach is provided to nurture the faith in rural vocations.

By Janet Jones

Former priest convicted in 1960 Texas slaying dies at 87

Feb 14, 2020

A former Texas priest who was sentenced to life in prison for the 1960 killing of a schoolteacher who’d come to him for confession has died, prison officials said.

By Associated Press

Ex-Dallas-area Catholic priest accused of molesting a child

Jan 30, 2020

A 78-year-old former Catholic priest whose whereabouts remain unknown has been accused of aggravated sexual assault of a child while serving as a priest in North Texas, according to a police affidavit.

By Associated Press

Bishops’ visit to Rome renews sense of unity, mission, archbishop says

Jan 22, 2020

A pilgrimage to the apostles’ tombs in Rome helps bishops renew their sense of unity as well as rededicate themselves to being missionaries bringing the Gospel to the world, said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City.

By Carol Glatz