Month: March 2021
Houston Catholics struggle with historic storm
A 75-year-old Houston-area man died in his truck Feb. 16 after he ran out of oxygen for his oxygen machine.
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Texas Catholics press through winter storm to help neighbors
Amid a winter storm that brought freezing temperatures and widespread power outages to much of Texas, Catholics are stepped to help their neighbors even while dealing with their own shortages of electricity and water.
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As storm paralyzes much of Texas, Catholic charities shift into overdrive
For almost a week, amid an historic winter storm that’s left much of Texas paralyzed and shut down, Father Pat O’Brien and others at St. Pius X Church in San Antonio have operated under a simple mantra: “Whatever the need is, we will be open.”
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San Antonio seminarians receive Rite of Candidacy for Holy Orders
Two seminarians from San Antonio received the Rite of Candidacy for Holy Orders from Auxiliary Bishop Michael Boulette in a Mass at the seminary’s Our Lady’s Chapel on February 13. They were Michael Coronado and Alexius Ibeawuchi Ohaeri.
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Assumption Seminary: Hidden treasure
Assumption Seminary in San Antonio has been around for over 100 years century to forming and training Catholic Priests, but for many, it is still a hidden treasure. With so much history, this seminary has continued to accomplish great things. Today, our network of alumni stretching from California, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Texas, (and others), to El Salvador and Columbia, serve the Catholic populations of their dioceses. Twelve Catholic bishops have been among the alumni of our esteemed school. For more than a century, Assumption Seminary has been the home of hundreds of priests in Texas and neighboring states, spiritual leaders formed to serve the Church in the image of God.
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New parish of St. José Sanchez del Rio Catholic Church established by archbishop
The new parish of St. José Sánchez del Rio was formally established on the feast day of its namesake — February 10 – and will be located in a fast-growing area of San Antonio, just off Blanco Road outside of Loop 1604.
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Pope Francis names Father Gary Janak as new auxiliary bishop of San Antonio
Pope Francis has named Father Gary Janak, vicar general and chancellor of the Diocese of Victoria, as well as rector of The Cathedral of Our Lady of Victory in Victoria, as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
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Pope Francis names Cardinal Tagle’s successor in Manila Archdiocese
March 25, 2021
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Pope Francis on Thursday named Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula as the next archbishop of Manila in the Philippines, succeeding Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
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Pope Francis: Doctor of the Church St. Alphonsus Liguori is ‘model of missionary outreach’
March 24, 2021
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Pope Francis on Tuesday highlighted St. Alphonsus Liguori as a model of moral teaching, particularly the formation of well-formed consciences.
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Scouts and parish kids write meditations for this year’s Vatican Way of the Cross
March 23, 2021
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Pope Francis chose a scouting group from central Italy and kids from a Roman parish to prepare the meditations for this year’s Good Friday Stations of the Cross at the Vatican.
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