Entering a cave-like entrance, visitors at the National Museum of Funeral History in north Houston confront a life-size statue lying in the tomb, a replica of the man’s body image from the Shroud of Turin.

In May of 2021, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics around the world to continue the tradition of dedicating the month of May to the Blessed Mother and the Rosary and said: “Each day of this month of May, we will entrust to You, Mother of Mercy,” the many people in our lives.

As Daniel Cardinal DiNardo welcomed the crowd attending the Archdiocese’s 175th Anniversary Gala in the ballroom of the Hilton Americas on April 20, he joked, “There’s nothing like having an intimate dinner with 1,100 of your closest friends.”

On April 28, there was another mass shooting in America. This one was in the small town of Cleveland, Texas, just north of Houston. Four adults and one child were murdered by their neighbor, who was apparently provoked by their request to stop firing his gun outside their home.

On Jan. 4, 1899, in his address to the first National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC), held in Washington D.C., William H. Smith stated, “Truth is the strongest armor a person can possess, and we are told ‘You shall know the truth,’ and ‘truth shall make you free.’ Our object is, or should be, the truth.” At the conclusion of the Congress, 200 delegates met with President Grover Cleveland, and Father Augustus Tolton celebrated High Mass.

Catholics across the Archdiocese are invited to attend the ordinations of priests and transitional deacons.