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Father Walter F. Carr, a diocesan priest for 27 years, died in Round Rock on July 21 at the age of 95. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946; he met and married Mary Casilda Snook on May 14, 1947, while serving in Okinawa, Japan. They moved to Austin where Fr. Carr earned a degree in economics at the University of Texas. The couple had three children: Walter Patrick Carr, Robert Francis Carr, and Kathleen Ann Carr. The couple also served as one of the founding families of St. Louis King of France Parish in Austin.

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez, of the Diocese of Austin, issued the following pastoral message to the Catholic faithful on July 21, 2020: Today, the Diocese of Austin learned that a lawsuit was filed against the Schoenstatt Fathers due to alleged misconduct by one of their priests, Fr. Gerold Langsch, ISP.

“Now, more than ever, is the time for nations of the world to shift from national security by military means to human security as the primary concern of policy and international relations,” Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, said at a Vatican news conference July 7.

Confirmations, first Communions and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults were the ministries most often cited by the bishops as being affected, according to the survey conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University.

Our Catholic faith teaches us that we have an obligation to offer a preferential option for the poor and vulnerable. This means that we must prioritize those individuals or groups who remain marginalized.

God pursues us from every direction, inviting us to deeper relationship and communion.

Clelia was beatified by Pope Paul VI in 1968 and canonized by St. John Paul II in 1989. He held her up as an example to the Christian world of how the faith should be nurtured, first in the family and then within the parish. She is considered the youngest founder of a religious community in the history of the church.

Over the last few months, our communities have experienced frustration and disappointment attributed not only to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to the social unrest associated with the recent deaths of Black men and women by law enforcement.

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez releases a pastoral message about the death of Mr. Michael Hickson