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Supreme Court considers DNA evidence that could clear Texas death row...

WASHINGTON-- In oral arguments Oct. 11, the Supreme Court considered the case of Texas inmate Rodney Reed, who has been on death row for...

After Uvalde school shooting, several U.S. bishops urge gun control, call...

WASHINGTON  -- Several U.S. bishops spoke out against the easy accessibility to guns in the country following a May 24 rampage that left at...

Two Haitian American priests from the Archdiocese of Miami hope to...

MIAMI — Two senior Haitian American priests from the Archdiocese of Miami planned to travel to Texas Sept. 24 to meet and pray with...

Law in Texas restricting abortions after six weeks survives test in...

WASHINGTON — In a late-night decision Sept. 1, the Supreme Court ruled against blocking a Texas law banning abortions at six weeks of pregnancy. The...

Biden administration sues Texas over Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to halt...

The Biden administration filed a lawsuit July 30 against the state of Texas, trying to stop enforcement of an order aimed at migrants that...

Many Texas Catholic parishes will continue face mask protocols, capacity limits

WASHINGTON -- Many Catholic parishes in Texas will continue to ask parishioners to wear face masks and will limit capacity for Masses even though...

Texas hospitality proves too much for winter storm to stop

AUSTIN, Texas — The Burton family from Lake Charles, Louisiana, were on the way home from a New Mexico skiing vacation when the worst...

U.S. Supreme Court stops execution, says Texas prison officials need to...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution for Texas death-row inmate Ruben Gutierrez June 16, saying the state prison...

Sister Helen Prejean, Catholic leaders urge Texas governor Greg Abbott to...

WASHINGTON — Sister Helen Prejean, Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, and the Catholic Mobilizing Network have been joined by celebrities such as...

A day of recognition brings hope near El Paso border wall...

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Up until July, 30-year-old Ingrid had a successful career as a pharmacist in her native Nicaragua. She owned a home, where...

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