For the past 12 years, Gretchen Kane has blessed Ursuline Academy of Dallas as the school’s first lay president—bringing her leadership, expertise, and New Orleans charm to the job.
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Catholic bishops in Malawi mourned the loss of the country’s vice president, a devout Catholic, who died June 10 in a tragic plane crash.
Saulos Chilima, 51, died alongside nine others, including the former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, aboard a military aircraft.
The Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas has reached its goal of establishing a $7.5 million permanent endowment, a key need in the effort to improve preaching in the Catholic Church. This endowment, held as a designated fund at The Catholic Foundation in Dallas, will contribute funds in support of the Institute’s annual operating budget.
Sitting in the Vatican Gardens with the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica as a backdrop, Pope Francis told cardinals and diplomats, including the ambassadors of Israel and Palestine, “Every day I pray that this war will finally end.”
Sugey López, (Izq) presidenta, Sherry Bryson, Vicepresidenta, Cindy Clapp, secretaria y Karen Robinson, tesorera de la Sociedad del Altar de Nuestra Señora en la Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción de Corsicana. Foto: Cortesía.
Ashley García de Dallas y alumna de la preparatoria Cristo Rey, estudiará Administración de Salud en la Universidad de Minnesota, con sus gastos de residencia y matrícula pagos, al ser becaria de la Fundación Evans que apoya a jóvenes caddies
The Catholic Church in France commemorates the 80th anniversary of Normandy landings June 6, a date known as D-Day that marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany’s occupation during World War II.
Marking 80 years since some 4,400 Allied troops “heroically gave their lives” to the cause of freedom by storming the beach in Normandy, D-Day commemorations remind the world that disrupting peace in pursuit of worldly interests is a grave sin, Pope Francis said.
Bishop Lynch High School announced May 24 that Alex Cantillo has been named to the role of director of athletics for the school, effective June 17. Cantillo brings a wealth of experience and a passion for student-athlete development in alignment with Bishop Lynch’s dedication to excellence in education and athletics.
Pope Francis announced that he is preparing a document on the Sacred Heart of Jesus to “illuminate the path of ecclesial renewal, but also to say something significant to a world that seems to have lost its heart.”