Wednesday, October 10, 20180831The 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...
Saturday, August 18, 201803831Bishop Edward J. Burns has told parishioners at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Dallas that their former longtime pastor has been removed from ministry after being accused of sexual abuse and of theft at the parish.
Tuesday, August 14, 201801711Bishop Emeritus Charles V. Grahmann — who built parishes and schools and who embraced the burgeoning Catholic Hispanic growth in the Southwest, but whose tenure as Dallas bishop was marred by a clergy abuse scandal whose emotional and financial aftermath divided the diocese — died Tuesday, Aug. 14, at St. Luke Baptist Hospital in San...
Tuesday, August 14, 20180569Following the Aug. 14 release of a grand jury report on sexual abuse allegations in six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania, Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns said at a press conference later that evening that he was “disheartened” in learning the details of the report.
Thursday, July 19, 20180418During a time when immigrants around the country have come under attack, the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, and representatives from other dioceses in Texas and nearby New Mexico are joining a variety of faith groups in a show of support and solidarity for migrants in their communities.
Friday, June 22, 201801376Deacon Peter Raad captivates his mechanical engineering students at Southern Methodist University, not only with the fine points of fluid dynamics but also with his ethical frankness about the responsibility that comes with knowledge.
Friday, June 15, 20180503Within the Diocese of Dallas, we have two very important goals for Catholic schools: we want to make sure that every student entrusted to our care has the ability to reach college and heaven. These goals sum up the academic and moral metrics that allow us to determine whether or not we are succeeding or failing as a system, and...
Friday, February 2, 20180590
On Feb. 9, 2017, Bishop Edward J. Burns was installed at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Dallas. Since that time he has traveled throughout the Diocese of Dallas, visiting the Catholic faithful at parishes, schools and hospitals and working with community and interfaith...
Wednesday, November 15, 201701044Representatives of various religious denominations and the chiefs of police of Dallas, Farmers Branch and Denton met with hundreds of people gathered at an event sponsored by Dallas Area Interfaith meeting that addressed immigration concerns, among other topics on Nov. 5.
Sunday, November 5, 20170509
By Constanza Morales
Special to The Texas Catholic
On Nov. 18 Hispanic leaders from across the Diocese of Dallas will gather to celebrate the culmination of the first stage of V Encuentro, an initiative of the bishops of the United States, aimed to discern ways in which the Church can better respond to the needs and challenges...
