St. Patrick Catholic School devoted an entire day to service and compassion during its first-ever Day of Kindness on Nov. 20, giving students the opportunity to live out the school’s mission in a tangible way.
For more than 28 years, St. Monica Catholic Parish has guided the Christmas Angel Program — a ministry that brings hope and joy to families experiencing difficult times. This program unites St. Monica’s entire community — parish, school, and parishioners — through shared service, compassion, and faith. Through the program, the St. Monica community serves families within its parish boundaries, including parishioners, faith formation families, and school families.
Father Paolo Capra described the moment as fleeting but profoundly significant. On Nov. 28, he was standing at the door of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul with a brick in his hands. Then, Pope Leo XIV emerged and blessed the piece.
Jesus entering the world as a little baby in need of everything is a sign of God’s solidarity with every person in need, longing for love and a helping hand, Pope Leo XIV said at Christmas morning Mass.
Almost two decades ago, under the expanse of a deep and starry Arkansas sky, Cesar Jesús Anguiano lifted a quiet prayer to the Lord: a request for the opportunity to make music — and to make it for the Church. Now, he lives that answered prayer daily as director of music ministry at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Though small in stature, Sister Maria Gomez, SSND, left big shoes to fill at Methodist Dallas Medical Center as she retired her chaplaincy post Nov. 15 following nearly a decade of service.
On December 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Bishop Edward J. Burns of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas released his post-synodal pastoral letter and pastoral plan, marking the beginning of the next phase in the life of the local Church.
Recipients were awarded grants this fall totaling almost $1 million from The Catholic Foundation on Nov. 14 during a ceremony at Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ Vietnamese Church in Carrollton.
More than 450 altar servers from parishes across the Diocese of Dallas gathered Nov. 8 with family and friends for a Mass recognizing recipients of the 2025 Serra Club Altar Server Awards.
Parents across Texas will soon have access to state funds aimed at expanding educational choices, including the option to send their children to Catholic schools in the Diocese of Dallas.