The Roman Catholic

The Dr. Arnoldo De León Department of History at Angelo State University will host the 4th annual Lone Star Lecture Series March 27 at 6 p.m. This year's lecture is "La Dama Azul: How the Story of a Bilocating Nun Travelled the Indigenous Highways of the Southwest" by Dr. Juliana Barr of Duke University.

Pope Francis shares his personal story: "When I was 17… I wasn’t thinking at all of being a priest. But one day, I went into the church…and God was there, waiting for me!”

The bishops of Texas will continue to work with governmental officials and other people of good will to implement policies that recognize the dignity of every person, prioritize family unity, and address the root causes of forced migration, while respecting the right and responsibility of our country to secure its borders, regulate immigration in an orderly process, maintain the rule of law, and keep its communities safe and peaceful.

This week, Congress will vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Please act now to tell your senators and representatives to vote “Yes” on this bill.

This morning it was announced that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Joe Vásquez as the next Archbishop of Galveston-Houston. Bishop Vásquez is currently serving as the Bishop of Austin and was originally ordained a priest for the Diocese of San Angelo.