Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession Feb. 18 to Rome’s oldest extant basilica, marking the first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate with a call for “countercultural” repentance for sins from individuals, institutions, and the Church itself.
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Samantha Lopez, a fourth- and fifth-grade science and math teacher at Santa Clara of Assisi Catholic Academy in Dallas, saw her dream of providing personalized support to each of her students become a reality this school year.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Croatian Vincentian Sister Nina Benedikta Krapic as the deputy director of the Holy See Press Office.
Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where in the world they worship.
DALLAS—Cuando habla con directores de escuela, párrocos o padres de familia, Isabel Puente los ve a todos igual: como familia. La joven de 28 años, lleva cuatro meses viajando por toda la Diócesis de Dallas, con el objetivo de dar a conocer cómo se puede educar a niños y jóvenes en planteles católicos, usando las Cuentas de Libertad Educativa de Texas (TEFA).
“Les hablo como si los conociera de antes porque si tienen confianza en mi, van a estar más abiertos a entender la importancia de la educación católica”, comentó Puente que funge como punto de encuentro de las cuentas TEFA en la oficina de escuelas católicas de la Diócesis de Dallas.
For decades, the feast of Santo Niño has been a spiritual anchor for Filipino Catholics in north Texas — a tradition that, according to Jorge Sosing, first took root among a small circle of new Filipino immigrants in 1979.
When I was in seminary, I decided to do something I had never done before: run a half marathon. I had run a little in high school, but never more than two miles, so I knew this was going to stretch and challenge me. I did the research, got the right shoes, and began training. I ran several times a week at a slow pace, slowly building strength and endurance.
The Diocese of Dallas’ Community of Disciples initiative is reshaping how parishes understand belonging, disability, and the shared life of the Church. Rooted in the belief that every person is created in the image and likeness of God, the initiative works to form parish communities where people with disabilities are not only welcomed but recognized as “fully indispensable” members of the Body of Christ, said Alison Wire, associate director for the diocesan office for Persons with Disabilities.
GARLAND—Un equipo de dos maestras en la escuela católica de El Buen Pastor, viene desde hace tres años cambiando el futuro escolar de muchos niños para los que aprender a leer era un reto inalcanzable.
Pauline Stoffels y Vonda McFarling, están certificadas como terapeutas de lenguaje para el ámbito académico (CALT) y brindan intervención intensiva y multisensorial, para hacer de los niños disléxicos, lectores y escritores exitosos.
On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes — the Church’s World Day of the Sick — Bishop Stephen Jensen of Prince George called the people of northern British Columbia to prayer and penance following a mass school shooting that took place midday Feb. 10 in Tumbler Ridge.