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In 1959, Pope John XXIII redesignated the Diocese of Galveston as the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, and elevated Houston’s Sacred Heart parish to the unusual status of co-cathedral, shared with the St. Mary cathedral basilica in Galveston. As the population of Houston boomed, more than doubling in the second half of the 20th century, the diocese outgrew the space, and in 2002 Pope John Paul II approved the design of a new co-cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
FaithFaith in Focus
On the feast of the Visitation we recall yet another dimension of Mary’s response; we honor her spirit of service, or diakonia. Mary’s generous care for Elizabeth anticipates the spirit of service that should be the hallmark of the church, which is sent especially to the poor.
Signs Of the Times
On World Hunger Day, seeking to break the cycle of violence and crop shortages in the Central African Republic.
Signs Of the Times
Fifty-five percent of all U.S. Catholics under the age of 30 are Hispanic.
The dates of Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to the Holy Land are no accident. Pope Francis intends to visit from May 24 to 26, primarily to commemorate with Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople the 50th anniversary of the meeting between Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras in Jerusalem in
Editorials
Increasing economic and ethnic diversity without racial preferences will be difficult.
Signs Of the Times
Cardinal rebukes L.C.W.R.'s futuristic ideas as “opposed to Christian revelation.”
Letters
Writing in the WorldI read with interest “Writers Blocked?” by Kaya Oakes (4/28), an assessment of Catholic writing today. The “Golden Age” writers Thomas Merton, Flannery O’Connor and Walker Percy were read, not because they were Catholic but because they had something
FaithThe Living Word
Roc O'Connor, S.J. on the use of Scripture in contemporary liturgical music
Poetry
What milk what honey you were promised gall in ZionKiss the weeping wall’s cheek love sows salt in Zion It’s the recurring dream of all &nb
Signs Of the Times
When Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople meets Pope Francis in Jerusalem on May 25, one of their main discussion topics will be the “diminishing Christian minorities in the Middle East,” the patriarch told Catholic News Service. • The Catholic bishops’ conf
Of Many Things
Christians have long written about connection between war and the liturgy.
Signs Of the Times
A botched three-drug lethal injection protocol left inmate showing signs of pain.
Signs Of the Times
The new papal commission for protecting minors from clerical sex abuse will recommend stricter standards for accountability of abusers and those who fail to protect children, and will fight widespread denial of the problem within the church, said Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, O.F.M.Cap., of Bosto
On Nov. 22, 1963, the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church assembled for the second session of the Second Vatican Council voted on the final draft of the “Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy” (“Sacrosanctum Concilium”). A few hours later President John F. Kennedy was assassina
At age 16, Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, was drafted into Hitler’s military. He was assigned to an anti-aircraft unit outside of Munich that targeted Allied bombers, a job Ratzinger described as bringing “many an unpleasantness, particularly for so nonmilitary a person
FaithOf Other Things
The film is a beautiful reminder of the power of faith in things unseen.
Current Comment
After years of strain, relations between Ireland and the Vatican are warming up.
In All Things
In a homily he gave during Mass on May 9th at the Santa Marta guesthouse chapel Pope Francis looked around the congregation and said ldquo We are sinners everyone here And the Church is holy We are sinners but she the Church is holy hellip But how can it be holy if all of us are in it rdq