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May 11, 2021

Tuition assistance helps youth benefit from Catholic, faith-based high school education

With the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston having the largest Catholic school system in Texas with 45 grade schools and 11 Catholic high schools serving 17,000 students, a top priority is given to keeping a Catholic education available, affordable and accessible to families with demonstrated need.

May 11, 2021

STIERMAN: Spring is a time for renewal and mission

Kingwood missionaries ready to serve in Colombia, but for now, an outdoor concert will raise funds for Colombia.

May 11, 2021

COLBERT: Mary, Bold and Courageous

Getting to know the Blessed Mother who was a radically bold and courageous woman who challenged the status quo much like her Son.

May 11, 2021

MORENO: Jesus Christ’s Resurrection and our own resurrection

The Resurrection was a transformative event for Jesus’s disciples. The encounter with the resurrected Jesus had a profound impact on the faith of his followers.

May 11, 2021

SAMUELS: Former slaves and sisters on path to sainthood

The Catholic Church has a rich history of people who stood up to fight for the most vulnerable in society. Here are a few of those African Americans who have all taken a stand to improve the lives and wellbeing of all in the Church and world. These are the African American Catholics on the road to sainthood.

April 27, 2021

Pope calls for May prayer marathon for pandemic’s end

Pope Francis has called for a global prayer marathon for the entire month of May, praying for the end to the pandemic.

April 27, 2021

IGNITE Campaign aims to address needs of Archdiocese

The IGNITE: “Our Faith, Our Mission” Capital Campaign has relaunched, continuing its efforts to address the vital needs of our local Church.

April 27, 2021

Via Lucis devotion brings the ‘light of grace’

The Stations of the Light are a spiritual journey with Christ that takes one through 14 of the most inspiriting events of His post-Resurrection life on earth.

April 27, 2021

Bishop Sheltz marks 75th birthday

Bells, balloons and a large birthday cake helped mark the festivities as Auxiliary Bishop George A. Sheltz celebrated his 75th birthday on April 19 with a drive-through parade at the Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Priest Retirement Residence in Houston.

April 27, 2021

Men’s rugby club combines faith with competition

It seemed a bit of a crazy idea at first — starting a Catholic rugby club for men in a town where football, basketball and baseball suck up almost all of the oxygen. But it happened.

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