Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey has appointed Father Zenon Konowalek as Administrator for Immaculate Conception Parish in Skidmore and St. Francis Xavier Mission in Tynan. The appointment is effective Sept. 17.

Blessed John Paul II High School held a campus-wide Mass on September 11in the high school Cafetorium in honor of all the victims of 9/11.

The Bishop Garriga Middle School Crusaders made history on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the John Paul II Stadium when they launched the first-ever regulation football for Catholic Middle Schools with a 36-6 win over West Oso Middle School.

Father Gabriel P. Coelho, PhD, LPC-S is now Texas State Counseling Board-approved supervisor for counselor interns and counselors in training.

More than 600 people attended The Ark Gala on Sept. 6 at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz International Center in Corpus Christi. Houston attorney Rachel Leal-Hudson presented the keynote address at The Ark Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter for Youth’s 13th annual gala.

Incarnate Word Academy is wasting no time preparing this year’s high school students for their college careers. One of the many ways is by holding a college fair, which will be on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 4-6 p.m.

VATICAN CITY (VIS) - Pope Benedict XVI received a group of around 100 recently-consecrated bishops of circumscriptions in mission territories. The prelates are currently participating in a congress organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS) -- The Department of Health and Human Services' mandate that would force many religious institutions to provide free contraceptives against their consciences is illegal, former U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., said Sept. 4 during a meeting of pro-life Democrats.

Cheerleaders greeted students with an “Aloha” as they entered Incarnate Word Academy High School’s Gunning Gym on Thursday, Sept. 6, for the first pep rally of the 2012-13 athletic season.

CHRISTUS Spohn Health Systems’ Department of Clinical Pastoral Education celebrated the graduation of four hospital Chaplains during an Aug. 23 ceremony held at CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi- Memorial.

The AACVPR is a national, multi-disciplinary association dedicated to the improvement of clinical practice, promotion of scientific inquiry, and advancement of education for the benefit of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation professionals and the patients they serve.

Pope Benedict XVI resumed his general audiences in the Vatican, having held them at Castelgandolfo during the month of August. Meeting with faithful in the Paul VI Hall he turned his attention to prayer in the Book of Revelation, which he explained "presents us with the living breathing prayer of the Christian assembly, gathered together 'on the Lord's day'."

Elementary students enrolled in the Montessori program at Incarnate Word Academy celebrated Maria Montessori’s 142nd birthday on Aug. 31. The Montessori program, which bears her name, gives importance to the creative potential of a child while emphasizing independent thinking. It is aimed at bringing out the natural mental development of a child.

At first I thought I was just a volunteer, but I have come to realize this ministry is a calling to serve seafarers and also to serve the Lord by utilizing my time and talent. Missionaries usually travel to far-off lands to serve others. Our ministry delivers the Word of God to the seafarers who visit the Port of Corpus Christi. We bring comfort by the Word of God, and pray for their safety at sea.