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June 13, 2023

A new dawn awaits the Class of 2023

Celebrating top students of the Class of 2023

June 13, 2023

Rebuilding women’s lives after incarceration through empowerment, support and community

Empowering women released from incarceration to identify their strengths, set their own agenda, and make constructive changes is an effective way to help them transition back into their communities and lead productive lives.

June 13, 2023

Vexing vexillology: Even the Vatican gets its flag wrong

The flag of Vatican City, yellow and white with crossed keys under the papal tiara, is incorrect in many emojis, flying outside the United Nations and often even on Vatican buildings. Here's why.

June 13, 2023

WASHINGTON: A Black Catholic Texan’s perspective on Juneteenth

Throughout our history, be it the experience of slavery, Jim Crow laws, lynchings, segregation and the Civil Rights movement, Black people have relied on their faith to see them forward. Annual Juneteenth celebrations have instilled in me pride in my history and my faith.

June 13, 2023

POWELL: Young adults must recognize Christ in the Scriptures

To fully recognize Christ in the Eucharist, the source and summit of our faith, it is necessary to recognize Him in the Scriptures, especially the Young Church.

June 13, 2023

HERRERA: Avivamiento Eucarístico a la luz de las cinco tareas de la Catequesis

Hace unos meses atrás les compartía que la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos había anunciado un Avivamiento Eucarístico Nacional con un proceso de tres años.

May 23, 2023

Three men set to be ordained as priests began as altar servers

Of the three young men about to be ordained as priests in June, two went to public schools all their lives, and one attended Catholic schools. But all three began considering the priesthood during their childhood as altar servers.

May 23, 2023

Closing Mass ends 175th anniversary celebrations

Often leaning on a golden crosier that belonged to Bishop Nicholas Gallagher, the third bishop of Galveston, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo celebrated the 175th anniversary closing Mass on May 3 at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston. The Mass drew the year-long anniversary celebration to a prayerful end.

May 23, 2023

Parish Marian celebrations highlight diverse faith, devotions

Catholics, at parishes and schools around the Archdiocese, celebrate the Blessed Mother with special devotions, prayers and festivals.

May 23, 2023

After Roe, Gabriel Project serves more mothers in need

With the reversal of Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the Gabriel Project has seen in influx of pregnant women seeking assistance.

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