The days are darkest in late December. Our calendar year ends with the briefest appearances of sunlight. The wintry chill that covers so many lands, the leafless trees, and the absence of flowers and plants all provide a hint of death at work in the sleeping earth.
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father James A. Misko, vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Austin, Texas, as the bishop of Tucson, Arizona.
St. Anthony Catholic Parish dedicated its 2025 Angel Tree project to residents of St. Joseph Residence in Dallas, delivering gifts and holiday cheer to more than 70 seniors.
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.
In today’s fast-paced world with pressures for results and efficiency, Pope Leo XIV said many have been stripped of their serenity and ability to live.
DALLAS — Lo que empezó como una inquietud de dos frailes capuchinos un 9 de enero de 1960, cuando admiraron la devoción de los esposos Inés y Juan González en la capilla de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes en Dallas, trajo a nuestra diócesis un movimiento de evangelización, que este año celebra medio siglo.
Los esposos González, de paso por Dallas, habían vivido un Cursillo de Cristiandad en la vecina ciudad de Waco y fue su devoción lo que llevó a los frailes capuchinos a experimentarlo y traerlo a la Diócesis de Dallas, hace 50 años.
Several parishes and schools across western Washington have shut down operations due to historic flooding in the state.
The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of faith and hope, Pope Leo XIV said.
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.
Even in difficult situations and harsh places, like prisons, when people focus on caring for one another, respecting each other, and offering forgiveness, “beautiful flowers spring forth from the ‘hard ground’ of sin and suffering,” Pope Leo XIV said.