On November 12, 2025, and for the first time in 12 years, the U.S. bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. Collectively, the bishops have invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops. Here, some of those bishops come together to give voice to the message, which advocates for a meaningful reform of immigration laws and the recognition of the fundamental dignity of all persons, including immigrants.

Preparando para los próximos días, los pronósticos meteorológicos indican la posibilidad de condiciones climáticas invernales severas en muchas partes de nuestra diócesis. Deseo ofrecerles la siguiente orientación pastoral con respecto a la obligación de asistir a la Misa dominical.

As we approach the coming days, weather forecasts indicate the possibility of severe winter weather conditions in many parts of our diocese. I wish to offer the following pastoral guidance regarding the Sunday Mass obligation.

The Adult Confirmation Mass at St. Mary, Odessa, and the Marriage Jubilee Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Midland, both scheduled for Jan. 25, have been canceled due to expected dangerous driving conditions.

Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a special Jubilee Year coinciding with the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi.

The Department of Homeland Security said Jan. 14 it issued an interim final rule reducing wait times for religious worker visas. Catholic advocates were among those who pushed the Trump administration to address the backlog in their visa category.

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is back for 2026 with a special route that will travel the East Coast from St. Augustine, Florida, to Portland, Maine, ending in Philadelphia, organizers announced Jan. 8.

In response to the deadly Jan. 7 ICE-related shooting in Minneapolis, Archbishop Bernard Hebda of Minneapolis is urging all people to pray for the victim, her family, and the community.

COS operates as the living, breathing words of Matthew 25:35-40: “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink.”

Tomamos decisiones a diario. La mayoría son decisiones menores, como qué comer, qué tarea hacer primero, a qué hora realizar una acción, dónde poner algo, o qué incluir en nuestro próximo mensaje de texto. Sin embargo, en ciertos momentos clave de nuestro camino, nos enfrentamos a decisiones importantes que afectarán el rumbo fundamental de nuestra vida. Estas decisiones a veces pueden ser difíciles de tomar, y pueden tener un profundo impacto en muchas personas.

We make decisions every day. Most of those decisions are minor ones, such as what to eat, which task to do first, what time to carry out an action, where to put something, or what to put in our next text message. However, at certain key moments along our journey, we are faced with major decisions that will affect the fundamental direction of our life. Those decisions can sometimes be difficult to make, and they can have a profound effect on many people.