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Faithful Gather at Texas Capitol for Catholic Advocacy Day

Faithful Gather at Texas Capitol for Catholic Advocacy Day

by Elizabeth Slaten | Apr 2, 2025 | Life and Justice, News

Catholics from across the state of Texas gathered in Austin for Catholic Advocacy Day on April 1 to meet with legislators and advocate for policies in line with social and moral concerns of the Church. A small group from the Diocese of Tyler attended this one-day...

Texas Bishops Call for Just and Humane Approach to Migration

by Peyton Low | Jan 25, 2025 | Life and Justice

On Jan. 24, 2025, the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops issued the following letter, in Spanish and English, to the faithful: To the People of God in Texas, The bishops of Texas will continue to work with governmental officials and other people of good will to...
Annual Red Mass, October 7, 2024

Annual Red Mass, October 7, 2024

by Elizabeth Slaten | Sep 6, 2024 | Life and Justice, Liturgy, News

The Diocese of Tyler will celebrate the annual Red Mass on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 6pm at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler. Very Rev. Doug Jeffers, JCL, Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Austin, will be the homilist.  The Red Mass is a tradition...
Gift of Life Blood Drive July 29 in Tyler

Gift of Life Blood Drive July 29 in Tyler

by Elizabeth Slaten | Jul 11, 2024 | Life and Justice, News

The Diocese of Tyler is teaming up with Carter Blood Care for a blood drive on July 29 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler.  There’s an ongoing and urgent need for donors. Local lives depend daily on a readily available blood supply for transfusion...
Anniversary of Dobbs: Message from Bishop Vásquez

Anniversary of Dobbs: Message from Bishop Vásquez

by Elizabeth Slaten | Jun 25, 2024 | Bishop, Life and Justice, News

Brothers and Sisters, Two years ago today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion in all 50 states....
Society of St. Vincent de Paul serves the poor throughout the diocese

Society of St. Vincent de Paul serves the poor throughout the diocese

by Elizabeth Slaten | Feb 6, 2024 | Life and Justice, News

As Christians, we are all called to serve the poor in our own communities. For many throughout the Diocese of Tyler, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is one way volunteers help those in need. Originally founded in the 1830s in Paris, France, the Society of St....
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