Africans warn numerical growth has to be matched by 'tools of liberation'
- Dec 9, 2019
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Texas prison ministries bring grace, sacraments behind bars
- Sep 1, 2019
A longtime effort of Kolbe Prison Ministries and Texas diocesan correction ministries, Kolbe prison retreats, named for the Polish martyr, offer incarcerated men and women the chance to experience God’s redemptive grace and mercy with a weekend featuring the sacraments, small-group sharing and more, organizers said.
LCWR award recipient embraces ‘holy chaos’ of her ministry to migrants
- Aug 20, 2019
As the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley on the U.S.-Mexico border, Sister Norma Pimentel sees up to 800 migrants every day pouring into her center in the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas. The center is often their first stop after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Native Americans seek to declare Alamo grounds old cemetery
- Aug 9, 2019
A local Native American group is bringing a new battle to the Alamo, filing a legal notice declaring the grounds to be an abandoned or unknown cemetery.
Pope voices ‘spiritual closeness’ to victims of El Paso, other US shootings
- Aug 4, 2019
After three mass shootings have left at least 30 people dead in the past week, Pope Francis on Sunday voiced his “spiritual closeness” to victims and their families.
Texas faith leaders say chaplains shouldn’t be banned from executions
- Jul 25, 2019
More than 180 faith leaders in Texas, including 18 Catholics, signed a statement sent to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice July 23 asking the agency to change its policy banning prison chaplains from execution chambers.
Dallas Diocese, community mourn 10 people who died in fiery plane crash
- Jul 2, 2019
Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns, the Dallas Diocese and the entire community are mourning the loss of 10 people in a fiery plane crash that occurred the morning of June 30 at an area municipal airport.
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