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MAY 10, 2022
texas catholic herald
Proclaiming the Good News to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston since 1964
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VOL. 59, NO. 1
NATION
Leaked draft of SCOTUS opinion indicates overturn of Roe decision WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Supreme Court appears set to overturn its Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, according to a leaked initial draft of a court opinion obtained by Politico and published online the evening of May 2. Just minutes after the leak was published, reactions were fast and furious on social media, and barricades were erected around the Supreme Court. Many people gathered at the court in protest and some, including students from The Catholic University of America, were there to pray the rosary. The draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, said Roe “was egregiously wrong from the start” and that “Roe and Casey must be overruled.” Casey v. Planned Parenthood is the 1992 decision that affirmed Roe. See ROE, page 4
EDUCATION PHOTO FROM ARCHIVES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON
Bishop Christopher Byrne presided at a Mass to mark the 75th anniversary of the Diocese of Galveston and of St. Mary's Cathedral on March 14, 1922. Bishops from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama joined priests of the Diocese, religious women, and members of the laity to honor the "mother diocese" of Texas in the state's first cathedral. 100 years later, the Archdiocese began celebrating its 175th anniversary on May 4.
Archdiocese’s 175th anniversary celebrates with city of Houston, Galveston proclamations BY JO ANN ZUÑIGA Texas Catholic Herald
GALVESTON-HOUSTON — May 4 rang in the beginning of a year-long celebration for the 175th anniversary of creating the new Diocese of Galveston that eventually expanded into the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The Apostolic See in Rome established the new diocese on May 4, 1847,“when the number of souls” grew in the Texas frontier. To honor the anniversary, both the City of Houston and the City of Galveston are presenting proclamations to the Archdiocese as well as the State
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of Texas. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner presented the proclamation before City Council on May 3 to Auxiliary Bishop Italo Dell’Oro, CRS. The mayor, who read the proclamation to the audience, stated, “Whereas, in 1985, Beaumont-born Bishop Joseph Fiorenza became the seventh bishop, and the first native to shepherd the diocese, which by then had grown to 1.2 million Catholics.” See 175, page 2
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A CROWN FOR OUR LADY
Parishes and Catholic schools embraced the Blessed Mother during the Marian month of May with the traditional May crowning ▪ SEE PAGE 10
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