Wednesday, January 22, 2020016Sometimes the political choices people face can seem like a choice between supporting a “snake” or supporting a “dragon,” but Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops their job is to step back from partisan politics and help their faithful discern based on values, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020037Today is Monday, Jan. 20, the first day of our Ad Limina visit. And what a joy it was for us to begin our Ad Limina visit with the Mass at the Tomb of St. Peter. And it was powerful.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019017This is such a special time of the year when we celebrate the humble birth in Bethlehem of the Baby Jesus who was Christ the King. How grateful we are that God sent His only Son to teach and save us! Today, we continue to wonder at that amazing gift of saving love for us that began in that stable.
Tuesday, December 10, 20190132Dallas Deputy Police Chief Albert Martinez has been named to the newly created position of Director of Security for the Catholic Diocese of Dallas and is now leaving the Dallas Police Department. He most recently commanded the Southwest Patrol Division during a distinguished 27-year career in law enforcement.
Monday, October 28, 2019017The tornadoes that roared through Dallas on Oct. 20 brought down trees, homes and other structures, but it also brought out the best in some Catholic organizations and people assisting neighbors in need.
Thursday, October 3, 2019086Bishop Edward J. Burns said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was "an incredible example of Christian love."
Sunday, August 4, 20190325Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio on Aug. 3 and 4.
Wednesday, June 19, 20190213Bishop Edward J. Burns celebrated the Rite of Ordination to the Priesthood for Father Jesús Chávez, Father Roshan Fernandes and Father Tymoteusz Paweł Książkiewicz on June 1, 2019 at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
Friday, June 14, 2019032
By Carol Zimmermann
Catholic News Service
BALTIMORE — During the June 11-13 spring assembly of the U.S. bishops in Baltimore, it was clear the bishops had to respond to the sexual abuse crisis in the church — and on the last day of their gathering they approved a series of procedures to begin this process.
On June 13,...
