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The West Texas Angelus is the official monthly newspaper of the Diocese of San Angelo. The Angelus is published the first Monday following the first Saturday of each month and delivered to all registered parishioners in the Diocese of San Angelo. The subscription rate for all others is $10 per year.
Story suggestions, calendar items, parish briefs, and all other submissions should be emailed to Brian Bodiford, Editor, at [email protected]. Copy and photo deadline is the third Friday of the month. Photos should be submitted in jpeg format.
Letters to the editor are welcome and should be emailed to Brian Bodiford, Editor, at [email protected]. Letters to the editor are printed at the discretion of the editor. Identities of the writers are subject to verification. Please include your name, address, and phone number when submitting letters. -
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November 21The Catholic Church celebrates the Jubilee of Prisoners on the weekend of Dec. 13–14, 2025. In the Diocese of San Angelo, all are invited to the diocesan Jubilee for Prisoners Mass, which will be celebrated by Bishop Michael J. Sis at 5:30 pm on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Holy Angels Parish in San Angelo.Read More
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November 5
"Como pastor de los fieles en el oeste de Texas, deseo afirmar clara y caritativamente que nuestros hermanos y hermanas beneficiarios de DACA son miembros valiosos de nuestras comunidades. Han estudiado en nuestras escuelas, asisten a nuestras parroquias, y contribuyen diariamente a la vitalidad y la economía de este gran estado. Se esmeran en todo lo que hacen. La mayoría fueron traídos aquí cuando eran niños, no han conocido otro hogar, y han crecido con esperanzas y sueños forjados en la misma tierra que nosotros."Read More -
November 5
"As shepherd of the faithful in West Texas, I wish to affirm clearly and charitably that our brothers and sisters who are DACA recipients are valued members of our communities. They have studied in our schools, they attend our parishes, and they contribute daily to the vitality and economy of this great state. They strive diligently in everything they do. Most were brought here as children, have known no other home, and have grown up with hopes and dreams forged in the same land as the rest of us."Read More -
October 20
In launching her afternoon keynote speech, “The Smallest Thing – The Greatest Love” at the annual Catholic Women’s Conference, Diana Marie Wehbe lightened the room with a playful jab at what she called “sour-faced Catholics.” Mass, she reminded the female audience, should leave parishioners beaming, not brooding. Within minutes, nary a soul in the audience wasn’t smiling or laughing.Read More -
October 15
Catholicism has had an official home in the Schleicher County city of Eldorado for 100 years. Though records of baptisms date to 1905, Masses were originally celebrated in pastures, homes, public buildings, or churches of other denominations until the first building for Our Lady of Guadalupe Church was constructed in the city’s barrio in 1925. Later a larger building was purchased and renovated, with the current church building hosting its first Mass on May 13, 1962.Read More
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