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A well-known minister and educator, who taught for many years in the Diocese of Beaumont, will be greatly missed. Sister Angelina Kilbane, SHSp, passed away on June 14 at her home, the Convent of the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate in San Antonio.

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston issued the following statement this morning. Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza is a native of Beaumont. “The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston operates the Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza Priest Retirement Residence, which provides housing for 18 retired priests.

WASHINGTON – The Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization has released a new Directory for Catechesis. As the Preface explains, “The criterion that prompted the reflection on and production of this Directory finds its basis in the words of Pope Francis: ‘we have rediscovered the fundamental role of the first announcement or kerygma, which needs to be the center of all evangelizing activity and all efforts at Church renewal….

Msgr. Kelly Catholic High School Principal Roger Bemis received a plaque from Superintendent of Schools Marcia Stevens in honor of his many years of service on June 25. Bemis will be retiring June 30 after serving 23 years at Kelly High.

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY – Everyone lives a life that is often inconsistent or a “contradiction” because people can be both a sinner and a saint, a victim and a tormentor, Pope Francis said.

During the virtual Diocesan Youth Convention June 17, Youth Ministry staff recognized youth and adult leaders of the diocese who went above and beyond. The recipients of the 2020 St. Timothy Outstanding Male and Female award are Cade Bartee from St. Joseph the Worker, Dayton, and Charis Strickland from Holy Trinity, Mont Belvieu, respectively.

WASHINGTON – On June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion preventing the Trump Administration from terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. On November 12, 2019, the Court heard the challenge to the Trump Administration’s DACA repeal efforts, in which U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of maintaining the program.

With the gym complete restoration of the main building at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School, Port Arthur, is underway and will be completed within the year. “At St. Catherine it looks like to be around early August when we will be completed with the construction,” said Alan Bihm, Diocesan Director of Construction.

WASHINGTON — The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, provided a statement on the decision issued today by the Supreme Court of the United States – combining Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., Altitude Express v. Zarda, and R.G.

It’s important for a shepherd to understand his flock. Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, travelled with Bishop-elect David Toups to a few locations within the diocese June 11. The first stop was to see the construction at St. Mary in Cleveland.

As people across the diocese celebrated Pentecost May 31, some parishioners gathered to celebrate the Church’s birthday with their parish families. This action came into fruition after Bishop Curtis Guillory, SVD, allowed parishes to resume public celebrations for the first time since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.