Posts by Helen Osman
Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops names Leslie Rodriguez director of communications
Bilingual communications leader brings experience in Catholic ministry, strategic storytelling and stakeholder engagement Leslie Rodriguez, TCCB Director of Communications AUSTIN — The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) today announced the appointment of Leslie Rodriguez as its new director of communications. In this role, Rodriguez will lead the TCCB’s communications strategy, media relations, digital outreach…
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice September 2026
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice:
– October is Respect Life Month
– Ask Your Representative to Support a Just Solution for TPS Holders and Dreamers
– Community Conversation on Financial Well-Being in North Texas
– World Day Against the Death Penalty
– TEFA updates
– And more!
Texas bishops thank Gov. Abbott for securing Medicaid funding for vulnerable patients and Texas hospitals
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) applauds Governor Greg Abbott’s actions which resulted in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ resolution of a Medicaid hospital-payment dispute that was withholding an estimated $27 million per day from Texas hospitals. In a Sept. 14 letter, the bishops requested CMS “to take immediate action to come to an agreement with the State of Texas on how Texas can finance Medicaid hospital payments.”
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice August 2026
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice:
– TEFA serving students with disabilities, low income
– Bishops speak on immigration concerns
– Mass for Care for Creation
– And more!
Texas Catholic Voice July 2026
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice:
– First TEFA payments given to families
– Four years after Dobbs
– Religious liberty is America’s first freedom, Pope Leo XIV says
– Save the date for Advocacy Day 2027
– And more!
Texas Catholic Voice June 2026
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice:
– Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus – watch livestream on Thursday
– TEFA waitlist active
– Magnifica Humanitas released
– And more!
Texas Catholic Voice May 2026
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice:
– TEFA Award notifications sent to families of 95,935 students
– May Matters – Vote May 26
– Welcome to Bishop-elect Gomez
– Bishops’ statement on Texas’ 600th execution
– And more!
Bishops denounce death penalty as Texas executes 600th person
Tonight, the State of Texas executed the 600th person by lethal injection. The bishops of Texas again denounce the death penalty for its detrimental effects on the victims of violence and all society. Their statement follows:
Read MoreTexas Catholic Voice March 2026
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice:
– Vote in primary elections March 3
– Join the Holy Father in praying for peace and disarmament
– TEFA family applications portal closes March 17
– Presidio la Bahia in Goliad and the Texas Historical Commission
– Justice & Mercy Poetry Contest
– And more!
Texas Catholic Voice February 2026
In this issue of the Texas Catholic Voice:
– Launch of largest parental school choice program in the US
– TCCB Teachers of the Year
– Immigration enforcement concerns
– Grants for Catholic Social Teaching
– And more!
Bishops encouraged by injunction on SB 4
AUSTIN — The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) is encouraged by a San Antonio federal court’s ruling to halt the implementation of SB 4. The law would have punished police officers if they did not fully cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and would have also allowed local police to inquire into the…
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