By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 18, 2024 / 17:15 pm A condemned Texas man’s execution has been halted after lawmakers subpoenaed him to appear before the state Legislature amid claims of his innocence. The Supreme Court of Texas said in a post on X late Thursday that it had “granted …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Aug 5, 2024 / 07:00 am Six Catholic priests from across the United States will be coming together Aug. 6–9 to take part in the “Concert for Life” — a musical event that raises money for crisis pregnancy centers in Texas. The band is comprised …

By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 19, 2024 / 16:00 pm Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio is denying recent accusations that it misused federal taxpayer funds by paying for migrants’ airfare. This comes after two South Texas members of Congress, Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat, and Rep. …

By Joe Bukuras Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2023 / 18:20 pm Bishop Joseph Strickland didn’t join his fellow U.S. bishops at their annual fall assembly on Tuesday, but he wasn’t far away, leading the recitation of the rosary for a few dozen people outside the waterfront hotel where the bishops’ meeting …

By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Nov 11, 2023 / 07:05 am The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis has relieved Bishop Joseph Strickland from his duties in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, and appointed an apostolic administrator to replace him. Strickland’s removal on Nov. 11 comes after the Texas bishop refused …

By Kevin J. Jones Denver, Colo., Jul 25, 2023 / 12:00 pm In a recent podcast, Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, denied any wrongdoing related to the Vatican inquiry into his conduct and that of his diocese and said the recent apostolic visitation was “not fun.” The Vatican’s delegates …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 17, 2023 / 15:30 pm San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone and Diocese of Tyler, Texas, Bishop Joseph Strickland on Sunday both publicly condemned a message falsely attributed to Strickland that appeared to advocate schism from the Catholic Church. Earlier in the month an image …

By Shannon Mullen, Jonathan Liedl CNA Newsroom, Jun 25, 2023 / 11:11 am The Vatican’s Dicastery of Bishops has completed a formal investigation of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland and the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, according to multiple media reports. What prompted the inquiry, known as an apostolic visitation, remains unclear, but it …

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 8, 2023 / 13:15 pm Two tragedies over the weekend have left 16 dead and many more wounded in Texas. Eight migrants were killed and 10 injured when a speeding SUV Sunday morning plowed into a group of people in the border city of Brownsville, …

by Kevin J. Jones Denver Newsroom, Aug 18, 2022 / 12:00 pm The school shooting that rocked Uvalde, Texas continues to affect young children and their families. As these families try to recover, a Catholic charity with a longtime link to the area has funded 30 scholarships so that students …