Tuesday, July 15, 20140329Fort Worth Bishop Michael Olson on July 15 underscored the collaboration uniting efforts by his diocese and the Diocese of Dallas as a key element in responding to the humanitarian crisis at the nation’s southwestern border. Bishop Olson joined officials from Catholic Charities of Dallas and Catholic Charities Fort Worth during a news...
Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the right of the owners of two corporations, Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation to refuse to provide forms of contraception that they consider forms of abortion is very significant. While very narrow, the decision establishes the principle that requirements of the...
Friday, June 27, 20140215Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee June 25, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, cited violence as the primary reason for the influx of unaccompanied children immigrating to the United States illegally. "In visiting with these children, I've witnessed the human consequences of the violence they have endured," Bishop Seitz...
Wednesday, June 25, 20140111Christians are not made in a laboratory, but in a community called the church, Pope Francis said. At his weekly general audience June 25, Pope Francis continued his series of audience talks about the church, telling an estimated 33,000 people that there is no such thing as "do-it-yourself" Christians or "free agents" when it comes to...
Monday, June 23, 20140217In the stronghold of an Italian crime syndicate believed to be richer and more powerful than the Sicilian Mafia, Pope Francis said, "Those who follow the path of evil, like the mafiosi do, are not in communion with God; they are excommunicated!"
Friday, June 20, 20140147Jesus is the living bread that can satisfy a person's deepest yearnings, Pope Francis said on the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. "Besides physical hunger, people have another hunger, one that cannot be satisfied with ordinary food," the pope said June 19. "It is the hunger for life, hunger for love (and) hunger for eternity."
Thursday, June 19, 20140379Representatives of different denominations and leaders of Dallas Area Interfaith welcomed more than 500 people from diverse congregations to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Dallas on June 18 for a prayer vigil focusing on immigration reform. In speaking at the "A Cry for Immigration Reform and a Call to Local Action" event,...
Wednesday, June 18, 20140291A vision from the past is now a reality as Catholic Charities of Dallas on June 14 held a grand opening for the Santa Clara Regional Community Center. The facility, located adjacent to Santa Clara of Assisi Catholic Academy at 321 Calumet Ave. in Dallas, will provide educational and recreational opportunities for children in West Dallas.
Friday, June 13, 20140231Clergy, religious and laity jammed into St. Catherine of Sienna Parish in Phoenix for a standing-room-only funeral Mass for Father Kenneth Walker June 16. The 28-year-old priest was fatally injured June 11 in an attack at a different church, one that stands in the shadows of the state Capitol buildings. A second priest, Father Joseph...
Friday, June 13, 20140188During their June 11-13 spring general assembly in New Orleans, the nation's Catholic bishops voted to extend their Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty and to approve work on a limited revision of their quadrennial document aimed at guiding Catholics in election decisions. They also were urged to promote and support Catholic families...
