The Texas Catholic Herald

January 12, 2016

Cardinal DiNardo honors almost 200 marriages at 50th Annual Wedding Anniversary Mass

For Robert and Donna Stokes it was love at first sight when they met more than 50 years ago while standing in a cafeteria line at the University of Houston. Ten months later, they were married at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Galveston.

January 12, 2016

Marriage annulment process simplified

With the opening of the Year of Mercy on Dec. 8 came changes to the marriage annulment process throughout the world.

January 12, 2016

Pope Francis house dedicated at volunteer gathering

Every Saturday from Sept. 19 through Oct. 17, groups of Catholic young adults ages 18 to 35 spent their day building a house in honor of Pope Francis. On Dec. 19, many of the 300 volunteers returned for the blessing and dedication of Pope Francis House, presided by Msgr. Frank Rossi, pastor of St. Michael Church in Houston. In addition, the volunteers had the opportunity to meet the family who will be moving into the home.

December 22, 2015

Religious men and women help build local Church

From the very beginning of the Catholic Church in Texas, religious men and women have helped to build the local Church. While today communities serve in a variety of ministries, in the early years their work was more concentrated, particularly in the areas of mission and parish work, of education, and of health care and social service work.

December 22, 2015

Catholic high school education funding aids Year of Mercy’s new evangelization

"Catholic education is one of the most important challenges for the Church, currently committed to new evangelization in an historical and cultural context that is undergoing constant transformation,” Pope Francis stated in an address to participants in the plenary session of the Congregation for Catholic Education (Feb. 2014).

December 22, 2015

Archdiocese hosts hymn competition for Year of Mercy

In honor of the Year of Mercy, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston has announced a hymn competition with the theme, “Merciful like the Father.”

December 22, 2015

Sights, sounds of ancient Mexican tradition fill downtown Houston

Drums, costumes, music and dancing of centuries-old Mexican tradition filled the streets of downtown Houston Sunday, Dec. 13, for the Archdiocese’s annual city-wide celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

December 22, 2015

Cardinal DiNardo opens “Holy Doors of Mercy” welcoming the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy

Earlier this year, Pope Francis declared that the Catholic Church would celebrate the Year of Mercy, an Extraordinary Jubilee. In announcing this special year, the Pope said that “Mercy is the very foundation of the Church’s life. All of her pastoral activity should be caught up in the tenderness she makes present to believers; nothing in her preaching and in her witness to the world can be lacking in mercy” (Misericordiae Vultus, n. 10).

December 8, 2015

Pope Francis names first bishop to lead Ordinariate based in Houston

Pope Francis has named the Monsignor Steven J. Lopes to be the first bishop of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter: a structure equivalent to a diocese for Roman Catholics who were nurtured in the Anglican tradition.

December 8, 2015

Retreat center upgrades to serve today’s youth in formation

Camp Kappe, a retreat center located on a 130-acre tract of heavily wooded rolling land approximately one hour north of Houston in Plantersville, has recently made major improvements to meet the growing needs of the Catholic schools and parishes in the Archdiocese and surrounding communities.