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by bcadmin | Jul 18, 2022 | Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Immigration, Migrants, News, Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops | 0 |
The Texas Catholic bishops urged immigration reform, saying it is necessary to prevent what happened to 53 migrants discovered dead and dying inside a trailer June 27 from happening again.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 26, 2022 | Bishop Daniel Flores, Church in the US, criminal justice, Death penalty, lead, News, Sister Helen Prejean, Texas, Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops | 0 |
Soon after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay on the execution of Melissa Lucio on April 25 the bishops of Texas both commended her religious conversion, and lamented a flawed justice system that resulted in a “dubious” conviction.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 6, 2021 | Church in the US, Heartbeat bill, lead, News, pro-choice, pro-life, Texas, Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Supreme Court | 0 |
Texas’s bishops on Sept. 3 applauded the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 16, 2020 | Associated Press, capital punishment, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Death penalty, Executions, News, Texas, Texas Catholic Conference, Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops | 0 |
HOUSTON — A Texas inmate condemned for fatally stabbing an 85-year-old woman more than two decades ago was scheduled to die by injection Tuesday, as the nation’s busiest death penalty state prepared to resume executions following a four-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prosecutors said Ruben Gutierrez, 43, was
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 14, 2020 | Associated Press, capital punishment, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Death penalty, Executions, News, Texas, Texas Catholic Conference, Texas Conference of Catholic Bishops | 0 |
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the execution to proceed next week of a man condemned for the fatal stabbing more than 20 years ago of an 85-year-old woman.
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