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Update on Pat Noll - 2/14

Pat Noll and her family would like to thank everyone again for the continued prayers and support.  Mom's surgery went well, and she is doing well overall.  She is experiencing a lot of pain, but she remains in great spirits. At...

Jesus intensifies the law - Sunday, February 15th

Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time |  Matthew 5:17–37 (or 5:20–22a, 27–28, 33–34a, 37) Friends, today’s Gospel presents Jesus as the new Moses delivering his Sermon on the Mount. In the Old...

Ukraine bishop at New York Encounter: War begins when man rejects God from his heart

“We can say that, thanks to God, thanks to our faith, we have a strong foundation,” Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk said.

Slowing of religious decline points to ‘shifting’ faith landscape, experts say at New York Encounter

According to Pew data, the share of U.S. adults identifying as Christian is down from 2007 levels but has held steady since 2020.

Cyril, Methodius, & Valentine: pray for us! (Feb. 14th)

Happy Valentines Day! On a day often preoccupied with a more caricatured version of love, it's a good reminder that true love—in our relationship with God, romantic relationships, and relationships with family and...

Archbishop Moth calls the faithful to courageous witness at Westminster installation Mass

Archbishop Richard Moth served as bishop of Arundel and Brighton in southern England for the past decade until Pope Leo XIV nominated him in December.

Pope Leo XIV appoints Texas cardinal as administrator of Amarillo until new bishop chosen

The Holy Father accepted the resignation of Amarillo Bishop Patrick Zurek, who has reached retirement age.

Ave Maria University to open campus in Ireland

Ave Maria University, a Catholic liberal arts university in Florida, is opening a new campus at a former monastery in rural Ireland. Learn more in this Catholic education news roundup.

Mother of boy healed through intercession of Fulton Sheen celebrates his upcoming beatification

Bonnie Engstrom, the mother of boy healed through the intercession of Fulton Sheen, provides an update on her son following the announcement of the archbishop’s upcoming beatification.

Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Patrick Zurek of Amarillo and Appoints Cardinal Daniel DiNardo as Apostolic Administrator

WASHINGTON - Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Patrick J.  Zurek, 77, from the Office of Bishop of Amarillo. At the same time, he has appointed His Eminence Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, archbishop emeritus of Galveston-Houston, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Amarillo to serve until the appointment and installation of the new bishop.

The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2026, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. 

The Diocese of Amarillo is comprised of 25,800 square miles in the State of Texas.

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