News - August 2022

An almost constant drumbeat accompanied Pope Francis on his trip — to Edmonton, Maskwacis and Lac Ste. Anne in Alberta, to Quebec City and nearby Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and, finally, to Iqaluit in the Canadian Arctic.

Teens discover message of God's ‘everlasting mercy’ at AYC 2022

School is back in session for the 2022-2023 school year for the 12 Catholic high schools and 45 Catholic primary schools in the Archdiocese.

The future opening of St. Peter Catholic — A Career and Technical High School has just gotten a big boost. Dr. Marc Martinez was hired Aug. 1 as its principal, and he brings with him a wealth of experience in Catholic education to lead this school to an exciting future.

For Father Martin Eke, and like millions of his Texas neighbors, everything changed that day, Aug. 25, 2017, when Harvey made landfall.

For nearly two centuries, evangelization efforts along the Gulf Coast continue as hundreds of thousands of seafarers from around the world visit the ports in the Archdiocese each year.

The Texas Catholic Herald won four Catholic Press Awards during the Catholic Media Conference in Portland, Oregon, on July 7.

Chicago-based Catholic Extension launched the first of many initiatives it has planned over the next 18 months to support Uvalde, following the devastation of the Robb Elementary mass shooting. In July, the local Teresian Sisters hosted a summer camp for Uvalde students.

Según un informe nacional de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.), por cada sacerdote católico en los EE.UU. hay una población de 1,230 católicos, pero la proporción es mucho mayor para los hispanos, solo un sacerdote hispano por cada 9,925 católicos hispanos.

The devotion to the Immaculate Heart is almost as old as the Church itself.

Have you heard of Sister Thea? Meet Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, a woman who helped change the world for Christ.

As I witness how either an academic or technical education can be a pathway to a young person’s fulfilling future, I invite you to join me in praying to St. Joseph and St. Thomas Aquinas to intercede for all young people on their journeys.

If a university could talk, what would it say about those who enter 'that building with the cross'?

Cardinal DiNardo and Julie Fritsch Dumalet, director of Pro-life Activities for the Archdiocese, discuss the impacts of the Dobbs decision and other perspectives of the Catholic faith.

Three U.S. Cardinals, who serve as honorary chairs of the religious advisory board for In Defense of Christians, express fraternal solidarity with Maronite bishops