Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Placido Rodriguez of Lubbock and has named as his successor Monsignor Robert M. Coerver, a priest of the Diocese of Dallas.
Benedictine Sister Marcella Schmalz will celebrate her 70th year of Monastic Profession Saturday, Oct. 1 during a 10:30am Mass celebrated by Bishop Patrick J. Zurek at St. Benedict Monastery, 17825 South Western.
The fifth annual Fall Ball to benefit Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle, will take place Saturday, Sept. 24 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 4100 South Coulter, Amarillo
The 35th annual Oktoberfest to benefit St. Anthony of Padua School is set for Sunday, Oct. 16 from 11:00am to 2:00pm at Rita Blanca Coliseum, 1219 West FM 281.
The first of seven scheduled opportunities to take the course on The Liturgy/La Liturgia will be offered Saturday, Oct. 1, according to Sister María Elena Ferrer, SSND, coordinator of the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation.
Registration is underway for the third annual Women’s Conference, set for Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1200 South Washington.
Mark Houck, president and co-founder of The King’s Men, will be the keynote speaker for the sixth annual Men’s Conference, scheduled Saturday, Sept. 17 at Bishop Zurek Parish Hall at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2500 South Bolton.
The Diocesan Youth Office and the Office of Faith Formation has begun a series of meetings throughout the Diocese of Amarillo, which are designed to meet with parishioners who are evangelizing and catechizing children and youth.
With a large tapestry bearing the portrait of the woman known as the "Saint of the Gutters" suspended above him, Pope Francis proclaimed the sainthood of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, hailing her courage and love for the poor.