Texas Catholic groups struggle to provide aid after Beryl cuts power to millions July 9, 2024By James Ramos OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News Close to a foot of rain fell in just under 12 hours in parts of the Greater Houston area as Hurricane Beryl pushed into the southeast Gulf Coast of Texas when it made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, in the early morning hours of July 8.
Texas school’s unexpected candlelit Mass is stark contrast to Gulf Coast’s deadly storms May 23, 2024By James Ramos OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News Just minutes before St. Cecilia Catholic School’s eighth-grade graduation Mass and ceremony began, the power to the west Houston parochial school cut out, plunging the large sanctuary into disturbing darkness.
U.S. Catholic Koreans already planning trip home for WYD in Seoul August 12, 2023By James Ramos OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 When Pope Francis announced that the South Korean capital city of Seoul would host World Youth Day 2027, Rosemary Shin realized she might make a special homecoming trip in 2027 to South Korea and let out a raucous cheer, waving arms and pumping her fists in the air.
Pope Francis’ welcoming comments touch hearts of pilgrims August 4, 2023By James Ramos OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Rivers of young people flowed through the streets of Lisbon on their way to Eduardo VII Park on Aug. 3 for the World Youth Day welcome ceremony with Pope Francis.
Praying the rosary can ‘stir up and deepen our love for God,’ priest says October 29, 2022By James Ramos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Although the idea of praying the rosary might be daunting for some, Dominican Father Lawrence Lew, the general promoter of the rosary for the Dominicans, said it doesn’t have to be.
In Houston, #RallyNuns may be Astros’ secret weapon as World Series opens October 27, 2021By James Ramos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Dubbed the “Rally Nuns,” the Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province, a growing congregation of Vietnamese consecrated women religious in Houston, became a viral sensation when they filled the rows of Minute Maid Park for two games of the American League Championship Series in Houston in late October.
Houston Catholics struggle with historic storm, power outages February 20, 2021By James Ramos Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Uncategorized, World News The historic winter storms in February shattered electric plants across Texas, prompting energy providers to force blackouts across the state to preserve what fragile electricity they could generate.
