by Elizabeth Slaten | May 8, 2025 | Bishop, News
Habemus Papam! We have a pope! It is with great joy that we receive the news that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the Bishop of Rome and the Successor of Peter the Apostle, choosing the name Leo. Born in Chicago, Pope Leo XIV was ordained a priest...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Apr 21, 2025 | Bishop, News
It is with great sorrow that I learned early this morning of the passing of our Holy Father, Pope Francis. I have been impressed and inspired by Pope Francis’ work, mission and ministry in the Church, particularly for his attention to the dignity of immigrants and of...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Apr 20, 2025 | Bishop, News
Throughout the history of the living, the origins of anything new have always been small, practically invisible, and easily overlooked. The Lord himself has told us that “heaven” in this world is like a mustard seed, the smallest of all the seeds (Mt 23: 32-32),...
by Elizabeth Slaten | Mar 5, 2025 | Bishop, News
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I could not have received a warmer and more hospitable reception during all the events surrounding the Mass of Installation last week. I was humbled by the meticulous preparation for the events and the organized and joyful...
by Peyton Low | Jan 20, 2025 | Bishop, News
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, Pope Francis named Bishop Joe S. Vásquez as the 9th Bishop and 3rd Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The priests, deacons, religious women and men, diocesan staff, and lay faithful of the Diocese of Tyler...
by Peyton Low | Dec 20, 2024 | Bishop, News
Pope Francis has appointed Most Rev. Gregory Kelly, Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas, as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Tyler. The appointment was announced in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 2024 by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States....