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by bcadmin | Aug 27, 2022 | Bishop Daniel Flores, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, diocese of Brownsville, laity, News, Synod of Bishops | 0 |
The synodal process that is underway is an invitation to people in the Catholic Church to listen to each other and can lead to greater leadership by laypeople within the church, Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, told a webinar audience.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 2, 2022 | Biden Administration, Catholic vote, Church in the US, diocese of Brownsville, lead, Migration, News, Sister Norma Pimentel, U.S.-Mexico border | 0 |
Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, has encouraged political advocacy group CatholicVote to come and see the work of Catholic agencies at the U.S.-Mexico border for themselves.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 28, 2021 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, diocese of Brownsville, News, Obituary, Texas | 0 |
Bishop Raymundo J. Peña, retired bishop of Brownsville who was an advocate of immigrant rights and opposed the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, died Sept. 24 at age 87.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 30, 2021 | Biden Administration, Church in the US, diocese of Brownsville, executive order, Governor Greg Abbott, Immigration, lead, News | 0 |
A Texas judge has halted an order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that barred non-government vehicles from transporting migrants. This paves the way for Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley and other organizations to continue their work.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 4, 2021 | Catholic Charities, COVID-19, Department of Justice, diocese of Brownsville, El Paso, Facebook Live, Featured, Federal judge, Gov. Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, Judge Kathleen Cardone, Missionaries of Jesus, News, Rio Grande Valley, Sister Normal Pimentel, U.S. & World News | 0 |
A federal judge Aug. 3 temporarily blocked an order issued by the governor of Texas to halt transportation of migrants by anyone other than local or federal authorities following an incident involving a Catholic nonprofit.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 24, 2021 | Brownsville, Catholic Charities, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, diocese of Brownsville, immigrants and refugees, migrants and refugees, News, Sister Norma Pimentel, Sr. Norma Pimentel, Texas, Texas-Mexican border, U.S.-Mexico border | 0 |
Just as the coldest weather in more than 30 years brought new misery to asylum-seekers stranded in a refugee camp in Mexico, an end to their plight may be in sight.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 29, 2020 | Bishop Daniel Flores, Brownsville, Catholic Charities, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Corpus Christi, diocese of Brownsville, Hurricane, Natural disasters, News, Texas | 0 |
Some dioceses in the state of Texas had services affected and some are still trying to determine damage from the July 25 landfall of Hurricane Hanna.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 28, 2020 | Bishop Daniel Flores, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, diocese of Brownsville, News, Texas | 0 |
As far as stories of endurance and faith go, it’s hard to top the dedication of a group of young Catholics from the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 28, 2020 | Bishop Daniel Flores, Blue Mass, Brownsville, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, diocese of Brownsville, News, Police, police brutality, Texas | 0 |
As tensions continue to mount in the United States, law enforcement, police officers and first responders should not be disheartened and work to better themselves in service to their local community, said Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas.
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