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Catholics mobilize aid after historic flash floods devastate Texas Hill Country

By Amira Abuzeid San Antonio, Texas, Jul 5, 2025 / 14:00 pm Catholics are responding with prayers and aid after record-breaking flash floods in central Texas devastated communities along the area’s rivers and killed at least 27 people. The flash flooding began in the early hours of July 4. Heavy rainfall …
Pope Leo XIV appoints Texan bishop to shepherd the Diocese of Austin

By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Jul 2, 2025 / 13:49 pm Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Daniel Garcia of Monterey, California, as the sixth bishop of Austin, Texas. After leading the Diocese of Monterey for more than six years since 2018, Garcia, 64, has returned to his home state of …