Catholic Church

San Antonio may get its first saint. Mother Margaret Mary Healy-Murphy made her way to South Texas in the late 19th century and created a church and school for Black children. She founded the Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate in San Antonio 1893, which has since expanded across several Southern states and into Mexico and Africa.

There are cell lines from the 1970s and ‘80s still used today in some vaccine science and — in some cases — vaccine production.

San Antonio Catholic Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller wants parishioners to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

That trend is evident in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.

San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller announced he will allow Catholic services to resume at more than 110 parishes starting Tuesday, May 19 with…

The Archdiocese of San Antonio recommended parishes alter procedures for Mass following the declarations of public health emergencies by the City of San…

Bishops from the Amazon region had sought the changes to address a shortage of clergy. But some Roman Catholic conservatives warned that enacting them would lead to the end of clerical celibacy rules.

From Texas Standard : The nonprofit news organization ProPublica released a database this week of Catholic clergy members "credibly accused of sexual...

The surprise move is seen as a rebuke to Pope Francis, who is weighing whether to allow older, married men to be ordained in some South American countries, where a shortage of priests is acute.

Gomez has been archbishop of Los Angeles, the largest Roman Catholic diocese in the U.S., for most of the past decade. He has been vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops since 2016.