Catholics across Texas and the world, including Pope Leo XIV, are offering their prayers and support after deadly flooding struck Texas on July 4.
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Texas judge blocks effort to shut down Catholic migrant center, citing religious liberty
“This is a day of gratitude for El Paso, the work of Annunciation House and the resilience of our community’s hospitality workers,” Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso said in a statement.
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‘We will not be intimidated’: Bishop Seitz responds to Texas attempt to shut down Catholic nonprofit
“This is not about politics,” Bishop Seitz said. “It’s about the Gospel.”
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Texas attorney general moves to shut down Catholic migrant shelters
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a volunteer-run network of Catholic migrant shelters based in El Paso, Texas, aiming to revoke the organization’s nonprofit registration.
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Bishops: Using migrants as political pawns ‘offends God’
In the wake of politicians like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis busing migrants away from their states on false pretenses, U.S. bishops have spoken out against these tactics as “political showmanship.”
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Pope Francis and archbishop of San Antonio pray for 50 migrants who died in apparent smuggling operation
The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for 46 people found dead and another 16 survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semi-truck. Four more later died after being taken to hospitals.
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‘They are traumatized’: How Catholic Charities is responding to Uvalde after the shooting
Catholic Charities has established a command post of sorts at Sacred Heart Church in Uvalde, offering emotional and spiritual support to anyone able to receive it.
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Many Texas parishes will keep face masks, even as governor lifts mandate
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has called the Mississippi and Texas orders “ill-advised.”
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‘Their tents are covered with ice.’ Texas Catholic Charities confront extreme cold and snow on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border
Rolling blackouts and more bad weather on the way have most Texans hunkering down under blankets and trying to stay as warm. Conditions on both sides of the border were challenging.
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Texas bishop calls reported Marian apparitions in Fort Worth Diocese a ‘fabrication’
The bishop said the diocese had received “irrefutable evidence” showing that reported Marian appearances and messages from St. Mark Church in Argyle under the title “Mystical Rose — Our Lady of Argyle” are not true.