WASHINGTON – The United Nations will convene their annual meeting on climate, COP26, on October 31. In advance of the meeting, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, and Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace, together with Mr. Sean Callahan, president and CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), released the following statement: “The climate crisis is complex and demands the discernment and cooperation of the entire human family.
El Obispo Michael Mulvey inauguró oficialmente la fase inicial del Sínodo diocesano, durante la Misa del 24 de octubre, en la Catedral de Corpus Christi. Las parroquias de la Diócesis de Corpus Christi también han comenzado su viaje Sinodal.
Bishop Michael Mulvey has officially opened the diocesan phase of the Synod with Mass on Oct. 24 at Corpus Christi Cathedral. Parishes throughout the Diocese of Corpus Christi will have begun their Synodal journey as well.
Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi, Warren E. Phipps, Jr. passed away suddenly Oct. 25. At this time, services and arrangements are pending.
Catholic Charities of Corpus Christi and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – McConnell Unit in Beeville formed a partnership to sponsor a Community Christmas registration day on Oct. 26 at 615 Oliver Ct.
Incarnate Word Academy Middle Level students celebrated Rock Your School Day on October 21. At the IWA Middle Level, teachers hosted an array of activities and events in their classrooms, including science experiments, camping activities, creating art, theater games, track and field activities, and more.
I do a lot of outreach to the young on behalf of my religious congregation, so I try to be aware of trends in vocations work and the common traits of emerging generations.
St. John Paul II High School community of students, staff, teachers, bishops and priests celebrated their patron saint’s feast day with Mass, praise and worship, adoration and the Sacrament of Reconciliation at the school's campus on Oct. 22.
Incarnate Word Academy Middle Level students celebrated Rock Your School Day on October 21. At the IWA Middle Level, teachers hosted an array of activities and events in their classrooms, including science experiments, camping activities, creating art, theater games, track and field activities, and more.
On Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, Pope Francis called the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to begin. The theme: “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission.” The Holy Father is inviting the Church to encounter, listen, and discern together to be witnesses of the love of God for humanity. The first phase in this process is the Synodal Diocesan Phase.
Theology II seminarians, Luis Lozano, Jr., and Ruben Riojas, III, were installed as Acolytes on Oct. 16 by Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, MSpS at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, thus deepening their devotion to the mystery of the Eucharist in preparation for the priesthood.
Join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for the upcoming series, “Women of the Bible,” set for Nov. 4 and Jan. 6, from 9:30-11:30 a.m., in the Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center or virtually.
Incarnate Word Academy hosted its first-ever IWA Cares Farmer’s Market on Sept. 30 at the High School Level patio. The school invited individuals and businesses who embody the words of Genesis, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it,” to participate in the IWA Cares Famer’s Market.
WASHINGTON – In May 2021, Pope Francis invited the global Catholic Church to gather and reflect on communion, participation, and mission within the Church. The two-year process of listening and dialogue is themed, For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, & Mission being referred to as the “synod on synodality,” which the Holy Father officially opened with Mass at Saint Peter’s Basilica on October 10.
Incarnate Word Academy hosted its first-ever IWA Cares Farmer’s Market on Sept. 30 at the High School Level patio. The school invited individuals and businesses who embody the words of Genesis, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it,” to participate in the IWA Cares Famer’s Market.
Bishop Michael Mulvey celebrated the Rite of Candidacy of a new diaconate class during a Mass at St. Pius X Church on Oct. 8, formally accepting the candidates and initiating the period of formation that will conclude with their ordination to the permanent diaconate.
WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, as Bishop of Crookston. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 2021, by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.
During Celina Garcia’s computer class, St. John Paul II High School students, who volunteered to work on Chromebook repairs, repaired a Chromebook that had a broken screen.
“Wisdom is present in this room right now along with the Holy Spirit,” said guest speaker Judge Jorge Rangel to lawyers, judges and persons working in the legal profession at the Oct. 14 Red Mass, presided over by Bishop Michael Mulvey at Corpus Christi Cathedral.
WASHINGTON—The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for the 2021 Fall General Assembly in Baltimore, November 15-18. This will be the first in-person meeting of the full body of bishops since November 2019.