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The Diocesan Pastoral Center will be closed Monday, Jan. 2 for the New Year's Holiday.

Parishes in the Diocese of Amarillo have announced Mass Schedules for the Solemnity of Mary, Saturday, Dec. 31 and Sunday, Jan. 1.

Bishop Patrick J. Zurek looks back at 2016 and offers a Christmas Message to the faithful of the Diocese of Amarillo.

Life and Family supporters throughout the Texas Panhandle are invited to gather Saturday, Jan. 28 for the annual Respect Life Mass and Walk.

Parishioners at St. John the Evangelist Church will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the parish Saturday, Jan. 7 with a 5:00pm Mass celebrated by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek, followed by a meal in the St. John’s Auditorium, adjacent to the church at 201 St. John’s Road.

From time to time, The West Texas Catholic will offer a profile of our priests. In this issue, it’s a conversation with Crusader of the Holy Spirit priest Father Henry Wilson Rodríguez Echavarría, who is in residence at San Jose Church and Mission, Hereford.

Dr. Nancy Pineda-Madrid was in the Diocese of Amarillo Dec. 2-4 for a presentation at St. Joseph’s Church, Amarillo and to participate in the 20th annual Diocesan Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The West Texas Catholic asked her these Five Questions.

Over the past four years, the Diocese of Amarillo has become one of the best connected dioceses in the country.

Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo have announced their Advent/Christmas programs, according to Father Robert A. Busch, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Amarillo.

The Diocesan Pastoral Center is closed today (Friday)