The Diocese of Corpus Christi joined Catholics throughout the world by celebrating the central mystery of the Christian faith, the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The International Feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated on June 3.
St. Elizabeth School, in Alice, was awarded designation as a Healthy South Texas School in May 2021. A Healthy South Texas School is one that implemented extra steps throughout the year to offer food & nutrition and/or physical activity programs outside their regular curricula to both students and families.
Students from St. Pius X Catholic School were invited to spend part of their summer attending the school’s STREAM summer camps during June. For some of the students, STREAM classes will continue until July 2.
Two fifth grade students, Nicolas Vargas and David Hinojosa, from St. Pius X Catholic School, won first and third place in the Corpus Christi Mayor's 4th of July Big Bang Celebration essay contest on June 29. Joseph Fulginiti, a seventh-grader from Baker Middle School, placed second.
La Diócesis de Corpus Christi se unió a los católicos del mundo entero, para celebrar el misterio central de la Fe Cristiana; la presencia real de Jesús en el Pan y en el Vino, en el Sacramento de la Eucaristía.
Students from St. Pius X Catholic School were invited to spend part of their summer attending the school's STREAM summer camps during June. For some of the students, STREAM classes will continue until July 2.
Our Lady of the Rosary Learning Center (OLRLC) is now taking applications for daycare/education for children 18 months to five years old. Teachers and staff have diligently prepared to welcome children back to the center for the 2021 fiscal year.
St. Elizabeth School, in Alice, was awarded designation as a Healthy South Texas School in May 2021. A Healthy South Texas School is one that implemented extra steps throughout the year to offer food & nutrition and/or physical activity programs outside their regular curricula to both students and families.
WASHINGTON – This week, the House Committee on Appropriations will mark-up the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) and State, Foreign Operations (SFOPs) appropriations bills which currently exclude longstanding bipartisan policies that prevent taxpayer dollars from being spent on elective abortions.
Incarnate Word Academy hosts a number of Summer Camps on campus every year, and the Summer Track and Field Camp has been a popular one this summer break.
WASHINGTON—On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States dismissed Mayorkas v. Innovation Law Lab and ordered that the lower court’s judgement be vacated as moot. Additionally, the Court denied a motion to intervene filed by the States of Texas, Missouri, and Arizona.
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected an opportunity to vote on the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (H.R.18) by a vote of 209 to 218. H.R.18 would apply the Hyde Amendment government-wide and permanently prohibit taxpayer subsidies for abortion and abortion coverage.
WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Bishop David J. Malloy of Rockford, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace commended President Biden for his commitment to provide 500 million COVID-19 vaccines to lower-income countries.
“As bishops, our desire is to deepen our people’s awareness of this great mystery of faith and to awaken their amazement at this divine gift, in which we have communion with the living God. That is our pastoral purpose in writing this document."
WASHINGTON –In April 2021, the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon issued an appeal to the international community to help the people of Lebanon to protect their rights and rebuild a country that is “a message of freedom and a witness to harmonious existence.” Cognizant of this ongoing turmoil, Pope Francis will meet with leaders of Lebanon’s Christian community on July 1 at the Vatican for a day of prayer and reflection.
Statement of Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops “Last week, my brother bishops and I voted overwhelmingly to issue a teaching document on the beauty and power of the Eucharist.
Forty teens, eight young adults and dozens of volunteer adults from different ministries and organizations at Holy Family Catholic Parish came together for a two-day service camp, entitled “Let’s Color our City.”
LaNell Scott, President at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - South, was honored on June 15 with a special Commissioning Prayer Service at the Corpus Christi Cathedral in celebration of her recent appointment.
Ministry and Life Enrichment for Persons with Disabilities of Catholic Charities hosted its 2nd annual Vacation Bible Day for children with disabilities and their siblings on June 15. The camp is a one-day event that is a condensed version of the 3-day Fr. Walsh Summer Camp for adults.
WASHINGTON— At their annual spring Plenary Assembly, the bishops of the United States held a canonical consultation on the cause of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God Joseph Verbis Lafleur, diocesan priest.