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Every year during Catholic Schools Week, the students and staff of the five Catholic schools come together to celebrate Catholic education in a special way. Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, celebrated Rainbow Mass at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, Beaumont, Jan. 29 to recognize the importance of Catholic education.

WASHINGTON—On January 27, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision allowing the Trump Administration to implement its “ public charge ” rule everywhere in the United States (except Illinois) while litigation challenging the legality of the rule proceeds through the federal courts.

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said remembering the millions of men, women and children who perished in the Holocaust is a call for the world today to reflect and commit to not repeating the atrocities of the past.

“Pope Francis reminds us that we are all missionary people,” said Father Roger Keeler of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio. “We cannot deny that because of our baptismal promises.” Father Keeler celebrated the Deacon’s Memorial Mass at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica on Jan. 26.

The National Catholic Schools Week is Jan. 26 to Feb. 1. The week celebrates the importance, value and contributions of Catholic education. Throughout the week, events have been scheduled. St. Anne Catholic School – Monday , Prayer Service welcoming Grandparents, Godparents and Faith-filled Friends who are invited to join them in the gym for a school-wide prayer service at 8:15 a.m., followed by special presentations in each classroom, all area realtors are invited to visit on this day for a tour of the campus, classrooms and complimentary lunch; Tuesday , Balloon Rosary, All parents are invited to gather in the gym and pray the rosary as a school community on a specially made balloon rosary; Wednesday , Rainbow Mass Day, Students may wear rainbow colors to school today with jeans or uniform bottoms, 7th and 8th grade students will attend Rainbow Mass at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica; Thursday , Student Appreciation Day.

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service ROME (CNS) — A pilgrimage to the apostles’ tombs in Rome helps bishops renew their sense of unity as well as rededicate themselves to being missionaries bringing the Gospel to the world, said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City.

“We have been silent for far too long,” said Michaella Maniscalo, sophomore at University of St. Thomas, Houston. “Talk to people around you. Soak in as much information as you can. Figure out how you can get involved and encourage life in your community.” Maniscalo was one of the speakers at the 2020 Southeast Texas Rally for Life on Jan. 19.

Parishioners of Infant Jesus, Lumberton, celebrated Mass in honor of the feast of Infant Jesus of Prague on Jan. 18. The Mass was followed by a procession around the inside of the church and a gumbo dinner in the parish’s Fellowship Hall.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction in HIAS Inc., et al v. Trump , halting implementation of Executive Order 13888 which had given state and local officials the power to veto initial resettlement of refugees into their jurisdictions.

WASHINGTON — Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement to mark the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 20, 2020.

By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — Texas Catholic leaders were quick to take a stand against a Jan. 10 announcement by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that the state would no longer resettle refugees.

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A true apostle is one who continues to be a courageous and joyful evangelizer even in the face of persecution and certain death, Pope Francis said.

Msgr. James “Jim” Dempsey, 93, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at Christus Hospital-St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. A gathering of Msgr. Dempsey’s family and friends will be 4-6 p.m., Thursday, January 9, 2020, with an Evening Prayer for the dead at 5:30 p.m., at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica, 700 Jefferson Street, Beaumont.

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Christians survive trials and tribulations with the help of their faith in Christ and pay it forward by being compassionate toward others who suffer, Pope Francis said.

There’s no better way to bring in the new year than to honor the Lord with family and friends! Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King’s Commemoration and Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 4, at St. Pius X in Beaumont.

Funeral services for Floyd James Badeaux will be held Jan. 4 at 10 a.m. at St. James, Port Arthur. Badeaux, the father of Father Kevin Badeaux, died Dec. 27. He was 86. Burial will follow at Cavalry Cemetery in Port Arthur.

Happy New Year! May blessings and good tidings come onto you and your loved ones throughout the year!