Friday, September 9, 20160572For more than 30 years, Vanna Slaughter has directed the Immigration and Legal Services arm of Catholic Charities of Dallas, helping immigrants gain legal status and hope for a better future. Six years ago, however, her life changed forever. Slaughter's story is one of faith, courage and mercy.
Thursday, September 8, 20160262Catholics emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century as a voting bloc united in defense of the poor and immigrant classes and against certain social changes: basically in support of the old Democratic party. This unity disappeared in the second half of the 20th century. According to the statistics, today a Catholic is as likely as...
Sunday, September 4, 20160400With a large tapestry bearing the portrait of the woman known as the “Saint of the Gutters” suspended above him, Pope Francis proclaimed the sainthood of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, hailing her courage and love for the poor. upon hearing Pope Francis “declare and define Blessed Teresa of Kolkata to be a saint,” the crowds on hand...
Wednesday, August 17, 20160376Pope Francis has appointed Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell as the prefect in charge of a new Vatican office for the laity, family and life, in a continuation of his quest to overhaul the Vatican Curia for more efficiency and transparency for the benefit of the global church.
Sunday, August 14, 20160750Five days after winning a team gold medal, Dallas gymnast Madison Kocian won the silver medal in the uneven bars individual event finals at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, Aug. 14, posting a score of 15.833.
Wednesday, August 10, 20160151God's mercy is infectious and must be shared with others, Pope Francis said. Mercy is "a journey that departs from the heart to arrive at the hands," the pope said Aug. 10 at his weekly general audience.
Friday, August 5, 20160195Celebrating how God's mercy has been experienced for 800 years in a tiny stone church in Assisi, Pope Francis said people need to experience God's forgiveness and start learning how to forgive others.
Wednesday, August 3, 20160152In a world traumatized by war, young people gathered for World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, gave strong signs of hope and brotherhood, Pope Francis said
Monday, August 1, 20160180By embracing the hunger, thirst and loneliness of others, young people can touch Jesus' cross and experience the light of the resurrection, Pope Francis said.
Friday, July 29, 20160287 Sitting with head bowed and eyes closed, Pope Francis paid silent tribute to the victims of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. The pope arrived July 29 at the Auschwitz-BirkenauNazi death camp in Oswiecim, an area now blanketed by green fields and empty barracks lined by barbed wire fences, remnants of a horror that...
