Saturday, April 23, 2022012 On April 21, Texas executed a 78-year-old inmate, Carl Buntion, by lethal injection shortly after the governor of Tennessee temporarily blocked the execution of a 72-year-old prisoner, Oscar Smith, citing issues with preparations of the lethal drugs to be used. The Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops described Buntion's execution as...
Friday, September 3, 2021028In a late-night decision Sept. 1, the Supreme Court ruled against blocking a Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021047The Catholic bishops of Texas said Feb. 20 that the generosity of their fellow Texans reaching out to help their neighbors, even while they are also managing their own needs during a historic winter storm, "is truly edifying."
Wednesday, October 10, 20180681The Catholic bishops of Texas have announced that they will release the names of clergy who have sexually abused a minor, going back to 1950. The bishops’ voted earlier this month while meeting in Austin at the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops to the release in keeping with “their work to protect children from sexual abuse, and...
