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Archdiocese In the News
4/8/2012
Cardinal DiNardo talks about his meeting with the pope
The Houston Chronicle interviews Cardinal DanielDiNardoabout his meeting with the pope, his effort to resist the Obama administration's contraception coverage mandate and reveals what he gave up for Lent in this question and answer feature.
4/6/2012
Astros' season opener a holy day for area Christians, Jews
The Astros' opening day is among the holiest on the calendar for faithful baseball fans, full of hot dogs and hope for a new season, but this year, it falls on two actual holy days - the observance of Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday and the first night of the eight-day Jewish festival of Passover, writes the Houston Chroncicle's religion writer, Kate Shellnutt. Shellnutt examines how baseball, the great American pastime, connects fans to their own experience of faith.
3/30/2012
Catholics open up during sacrament
Catholics still begin confession in the traditional way - "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned" or "Bless me Father, it's been … months since my last confession." But from there, today's penitents tend to address their sins more conversationally or even pull out their iPhones to list their mistakes, the Houston Chronicle's Kate Shellnutt writes. Read more about why the line forthe Sacrament of Reconciliationgrow longer as Easter approaches.
2/21/2012
Native Houstonian named new bishop
Monsignor George Sheltz, a native Houstonian with deep family roots in the Catholic Church, was named Tuesday as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, the Houston Chronicle reports.
2/19/2012
Health law a threat to our religious freedom
Daniel Cardinal DiNardo wrote an op-ed about the HHS mandate, published this Sunday in the Houston Chronicle.
2/13/2012
Cardinals install Catholic convert in rarefied post
The Rev. Jeffrey Steenson became the head of a new structure for Catholic converts from Anglican churches during a special Mass Sunday, reports the Houston Chronicle.
2/10/2012
Bringing ex-Anglicans into the Catholic fold
1/20/2012
$5 million gift funds inner-city Catholic schools in Houston
Philanthropists Rich and Nancy Kinder believe Catholic schools may be the best investment for reaching underserved children and communities, The Houston Chronicle writes.
1/13/2012
Churches prepare to cheer on the Texans Sunday
A lot of Houstonians werepraying for the Texans last weekend. Some of them were evenin church, reports the Houston Chronicle.
No minister may love the Texans or pray for them more than the Rev. Clint Ressler, pastor at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community in Garden Oaks, the Chronicle said.
1/3/2012
Catholic leader sees possiblity of healing an ancient rift
The Houston priest appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to lead what amounts to a nationwide diocese for Anglican converts to Catholicism said Monday that the new Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter represents a momentous step toward healing the rift between the Vatican and the Anglican church, the Houston Chronicle reported.
1/2/2012
Anglicans’ new US home in Catholic church based in Houston
Pope Benedict XVI named a married former Episcopal bishop Sunday to head the first U.S. organizational structure for disaffected Anglicans and Episcopalians who want to join the Roman Catholic Church, reports KHOU CBS 11.
1/2/2012
Houston to be home base of national church
Chosen by the Pope himself, Houston will become the home base of a national church for Anglicans and Episcopalians who want to join the Roman Catholic Church. This new ordinariate is the first of its kind in the US, and only the second in the world, KTRK ABC 13's Deborah Wrigley reports.
12/24/2011
The real meaning of Christmas changes lives
The Houston Chronicle explores how conversion has transformed the Christmas experience of several people, including two local Catholics.
12/2/2011
Dancers honor the Virgin
The Houston Chronicle profiles Los Matachines del Tepeyac devotional dancers from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church who practice all year round for the annual Archdiocesan procession and Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. "Their dancing is a centuries-old tradition among Mexican-Americans to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose Dec. 12 feast day celebrations fall in the midst of the Advent season, when Catholics are preparing to celebrate Christ's divine birth," the Chronicle wrote.
11/20/2011
Catholic priests prepare to usher in Mass changes
The Houston Chronicle explores the preparations local parishes are making to welcome the revised translation of the Roman Missal which will be implemented on Nov. 27.
8/17/2011
Catholic churches struggle with parishioners’ casual attire
The Houston Chronicle writes that Catholic parishes from New Orleans to Mexico are calling out worshippers who wear inappropriate clothing to Mass, reminding churchgoers that even as styles change, modesty remains a virtue.
8/13/2011
Christian school principals meet challenges
Rick Cousins of the Galveston County Daily News writes that few of the faithful have tackled the kind of challenges that face four new Galveston County Christian school principals, including Lydia San Miguel-Mondragon, the new head of St. Mary's Catholic School.
8/11/2011
Chaplains minster to foreign sailors in Port of Houston
Especially with investigations into conflicts of interest at the Port of Houston recently, it's easy for Houstonians to see the Ship Channel in terms of dollars, deals, vessels and crates of cargo. But for the men and women who serve in the port's chaplaincy program, it's always been about the people, according to this report from The Houston Chronicle.
8/4/2011
Church dedicates Ponzini Hall to beloved pastor
The Galveston County Daily News' Rick Cousins writes about twin honors bestowed on Rev. Tom Ponzini of St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Church in Texas City, including one popular Gaido's restaurantmenu option.
7/20/2011
Houston’s Cardinal DiNardo opposes mandatory birth control coverage
The Houston Chronicle examines Cardinal Daniel DiNardo's opposition to a recommendation by government health care advisors that insurance companies cover birth control costs without co-pays.
7/15/2011
Iglesias: refugio y recurso para inmigrantes en Houston
El Houston Chronicle's periódico en español, La Voz, escribe sobre como las iglesias se han convertido en agencias de ayuda a falta de otros recursos de asistencia para los indocumentados.
6/2/2011
At 26, Eurel Manzano is sure of his commitment to priesthood
The Houston Chronicle profiles the Archdiocese's youngest new priest and discusses the trend of younger men answering the call to priestly service.
5/21/2011
Benedict makes first-ever papal call to space. He offers blessings to the astronauts and prayers to Kelly
The Houston Chronicle accompanied Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and other Catholic faithful to Johnson Space Center to witness Pope Benedict XVI's historic call to astronauts at the International Space Station.
5/2/2011
The beatification of Pope John Paul II
Christine Dobbyn of KTRK Channel 13 News interviews Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and students at John Paul II Catholic School in Houston about the beatification of John Paul II on May 1, 2011.
4/22/2011
A Holy Week for all Christians: Evangelicals are making liturgical traditions their own
The Houston Chronicle writes about Evangelical Christians adopting Catholic Holy Week traditions and points out that more adults converted to the Catholic faith in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston than in any other diocese in the nation.
4/22/2011
Semana Santa en Houston
La Tremenda 1010 AM escriba sobre lo que La Ciudad Espacial tiene que ofrecer en lo que se refiere a celebraciones eclesiásticas alusivas a la Semana Santa.
4/21/2011
Good Friday: Following the Way of the Cross in Houston
4/9/2011
Gala to honor Rev. John Bok
A week from today, a gala celebration will be held to honor the Rev. John Bok's 11 years of ministry to the island area. Bok, 75, will retire to his home town of Cincinnati this summer, as reported in the Galveston County Daily News.
4/8/2011
Vietnamese nuns build a community in Houston
The Houston Chronicle profiles the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province, a vibrant religious community of Vietnamese nuns in Houston.
3/10/2011
For many Christians, Lent marks a period of abstinence and introspection
Read the Houston Chronicle's coverage of the start of the Lenten season.
2/8/2011
Catholic-Muslim relations part of conference for Houston-area clergy and lay leaders
Scott Alexander, an expert in Catholic-Muslim relations, was a keynote speaker at the Archdiocesan Catechetical Conference. The Houston Chronicle did an advance interview with him before his presentations at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Feb. 10 to 12.
1/31/2011
Catholic Schools Week on Channel 43
Father Abelardo Cobos spoke about Catholic education on Mi Communidad, TV Informa.
1/31/2011
Semana de las Escuelas Catolicas
Listen to a Radio Maria interview on Catholic education.
1/28/2011
A call to action on immigration
Daniel Cardinal DiNardo was among Houston's religious leaders who gathered in late January to promote immigration reform. The Houston Chronicle covered the Interfaith event.
12/23/2010
'No room at the inn' takes on greater meaning for immigrant groups
Read the Houston Chronicle story on how immigrants relate to Las Posadas, the practice of re-enacting Mary and Joseph's search for shelter on the night of Jesus' birth.
12/5/2010
Sunday Q&A: Season of hope matches Cardinal DiNardo's outlook
In December 2010, the Houston Chronicle sat down with Cardinal DiNardo to ask his thoughts on the Church's news for the past year.
11/20/2010
Schools seeking help find a beacon of hope
In November 2010, the Houston Chronicle wrote about the Archdiocese's efforts to financially stabilize its Inner City Catholic Schools in Houston, Galena Park and Pasadena.
Cardinal DiNardo talks about his meeting with the pope
The Houston Chronicle interviews Cardinal DanielDiNardoabout his meeting with the pope, his effort to resist the Obama administration's contraception coverage mandate and reveals what he gave up for Lent in this question and answer feature.
4/6/2012
Astros' season opener a holy day for area Christians, Jews
The Astros' opening day is among the holiest on the calendar for faithful baseball fans, full of hot dogs and hope for a new season, but this year, it falls on two actual holy days - the observance of Christ's crucifixion on Good Friday and the first night of the eight-day Jewish festival of Passover, writes the Houston Chroncicle's religion writer, Kate Shellnutt. Shellnutt examines how baseball, the great American pastime, connects fans to their own experience of faith.
3/30/2012
Catholics open up during sacrament
Catholics still begin confession in the traditional way - "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned" or "Bless me Father, it's been … months since my last confession." But from there, today's penitents tend to address their sins more conversationally or even pull out their iPhones to list their mistakes, the Houston Chronicle's Kate Shellnutt writes. Read more about why the line forthe Sacrament of Reconciliationgrow longer as Easter approaches.
2/21/2012
Native Houstonian named new bishop
Monsignor George Sheltz, a native Houstonian with deep family roots in the Catholic Church, was named Tuesday as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, the Houston Chronicle reports.
2/19/2012
Health law a threat to our religious freedom
Daniel Cardinal DiNardo wrote an op-ed about the HHS mandate, published this Sunday in the Houston Chronicle.
2/13/2012
Cardinals install Catholic convert in rarefied post
The Rev. Jeffrey Steenson became the head of a new structure for Catholic converts from Anglican churches during a special Mass Sunday, reports the Houston Chronicle.
2/10/2012
Bringing ex-Anglicans into the Catholic fold
1/20/2012
$5 million gift funds inner-city Catholic schools in Houston
Philanthropists Rich and Nancy Kinder believe Catholic schools may be the best investment for reaching underserved children and communities, The Houston Chronicle writes.
1/13/2012
Churches prepare to cheer on the Texans Sunday
A lot of Houstonians werepraying for the Texans last weekend. Some of them were evenin church, reports the Houston Chronicle.
No minister may love the Texans or pray for them more than the Rev. Clint Ressler, pastor at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Community in Garden Oaks, the Chronicle said.
1/3/2012
Catholic leader sees possiblity of healing an ancient rift
The Houston priest appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to lead what amounts to a nationwide diocese for Anglican converts to Catholicism said Monday that the new Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter represents a momentous step toward healing the rift between the Vatican and the Anglican church, the Houston Chronicle reported.
1/2/2012
Anglicans’ new US home in Catholic church based in Houston
Pope Benedict XVI named a married former Episcopal bishop Sunday to head the first U.S. organizational structure for disaffected Anglicans and Episcopalians who want to join the Roman Catholic Church, reports KHOU CBS 11.
1/2/2012
Houston to be home base of national church
Chosen by the Pope himself, Houston will become the home base of a national church for Anglicans and Episcopalians who want to join the Roman Catholic Church. This new ordinariate is the first of its kind in the US, and only the second in the world, KTRK ABC 13's Deborah Wrigley reports.
12/24/2011
The real meaning of Christmas changes lives
The Houston Chronicle explores how conversion has transformed the Christmas experience of several people, including two local Catholics.
12/2/2011
Dancers honor the Virgin
The Houston Chronicle profiles Los Matachines del Tepeyac devotional dancers from St. Leo the Great Catholic Church who practice all year round for the annual Archdiocesan procession and Mass honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. "Their dancing is a centuries-old tradition among Mexican-Americans to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose Dec. 12 feast day celebrations fall in the midst of the Advent season, when Catholics are preparing to celebrate Christ's divine birth," the Chronicle wrote.
11/20/2011
Catholic priests prepare to usher in Mass changes
The Houston Chronicle explores the preparations local parishes are making to welcome the revised translation of the Roman Missal which will be implemented on Nov. 27.
8/17/2011
Catholic churches struggle with parishioners’ casual attire
The Houston Chronicle writes that Catholic parishes from New Orleans to Mexico are calling out worshippers who wear inappropriate clothing to Mass, reminding churchgoers that even as styles change, modesty remains a virtue.
8/13/2011
Christian school principals meet challenges
Rick Cousins of the Galveston County Daily News writes that few of the faithful have tackled the kind of challenges that face four new Galveston County Christian school principals, including Lydia San Miguel-Mondragon, the new head of St. Mary's Catholic School.
8/11/2011
Chaplains minster to foreign sailors in Port of Houston
Especially with investigations into conflicts of interest at the Port of Houston recently, it's easy for Houstonians to see the Ship Channel in terms of dollars, deals, vessels and crates of cargo. But for the men and women who serve in the port's chaplaincy program, it's always been about the people, according to this report from The Houston Chronicle.
8/4/2011
Church dedicates Ponzini Hall to beloved pastor
The Galveston County Daily News' Rick Cousins writes about twin honors bestowed on Rev. Tom Ponzini of St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Church in Texas City, including one popular Gaido's restaurantmenu option.
7/20/2011
Houston’s Cardinal DiNardo opposes mandatory birth control coverage
The Houston Chronicle examines Cardinal Daniel DiNardo's opposition to a recommendation by government health care advisors that insurance companies cover birth control costs without co-pays.
7/15/2011
Iglesias: refugio y recurso para inmigrantes en Houston
El Houston Chronicle's periódico en español, La Voz, escribe sobre como las iglesias se han convertido en agencias de ayuda a falta de otros recursos de asistencia para los indocumentados.
6/2/2011
At 26, Eurel Manzano is sure of his commitment to priesthood
The Houston Chronicle profiles the Archdiocese's youngest new priest and discusses the trend of younger men answering the call to priestly service.
5/21/2011
Benedict makes first-ever papal call to space. He offers blessings to the astronauts and prayers to Kelly
The Houston Chronicle accompanied Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and other Catholic faithful to Johnson Space Center to witness Pope Benedict XVI's historic call to astronauts at the International Space Station.
5/2/2011
The beatification of Pope John Paul II
Christine Dobbyn of KTRK Channel 13 News interviews Cardinal Daniel DiNardo and students at John Paul II Catholic School in Houston about the beatification of John Paul II on May 1, 2011.
4/22/2011
A Holy Week for all Christians: Evangelicals are making liturgical traditions their own
The Houston Chronicle writes about Evangelical Christians adopting Catholic Holy Week traditions and points out that more adults converted to the Catholic faith in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston than in any other diocese in the nation.
4/22/2011
Semana Santa en Houston
La Tremenda 1010 AM escriba sobre lo que La Ciudad Espacial tiene que ofrecer en lo que se refiere a celebraciones eclesiásticas alusivas a la Semana Santa.
4/21/2011
Good Friday: Following the Way of the Cross in Houston
4/9/2011
Gala to honor Rev. John Bok
A week from today, a gala celebration will be held to honor the Rev. John Bok's 11 years of ministry to the island area. Bok, 75, will retire to his home town of Cincinnati this summer, as reported in the Galveston County Daily News.
4/8/2011
Vietnamese nuns build a community in Houston
The Houston Chronicle profiles the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province, a vibrant religious community of Vietnamese nuns in Houston.
3/10/2011
For many Christians, Lent marks a period of abstinence and introspection
Read the Houston Chronicle's coverage of the start of the Lenten season.
2/8/2011
Catholic-Muslim relations part of conference for Houston-area clergy and lay leaders
Scott Alexander, an expert in Catholic-Muslim relations, was a keynote speaker at the Archdiocesan Catechetical Conference. The Houston Chronicle did an advance interview with him before his presentations at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Feb. 10 to 12.
1/31/2011
Catholic Schools Week on Channel 43
Father Abelardo Cobos spoke about Catholic education on Mi Communidad, TV Informa.
1/31/2011
Semana de las Escuelas Catolicas
Listen to a Radio Maria interview on Catholic education.
1/28/2011
A call to action on immigration
Daniel Cardinal DiNardo was among Houston's religious leaders who gathered in late January to promote immigration reform. The Houston Chronicle covered the Interfaith event.
12/23/2010
'No room at the inn' takes on greater meaning for immigrant groups
Read the Houston Chronicle story on how immigrants relate to Las Posadas, the practice of re-enacting Mary and Joseph's search for shelter on the night of Jesus' birth.
12/5/2010
Sunday Q&A: Season of hope matches Cardinal DiNardo's outlook
In December 2010, the Houston Chronicle sat down with Cardinal DiNardo to ask his thoughts on the Church's news for the past year.
11/20/2010
Schools seeking help find a beacon of hope
In November 2010, the Houston Chronicle wrote about the Archdiocese's efforts to financially stabilize its Inner City Catholic Schools in Houston, Galena Park and Pasadena.
