Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Oh, Brother

Parish Predators: Trial Set in Molestation Case Against the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Parish Predators: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Agrees to Settlement in Abuse Case

Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart? Beautiful. Molesting Altar Boys? Not So Much.

No Straight Answer From The Archdiocese

Cinderella Time At Mount Carmel High

Catholic Churches On Galveston May Be Closing

Catholics in Galveston, already reeling from the news that O'Connell High might have to close, are facing another post-Ike crisis: most of the Catholic churches on the island might be gone too.The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is mulling plans to merge all the Galveston parishes into one island-w ... More >>

Four Catholic Schools Closing, Robbing Future Generations of Ruler-Wielding Nun Stereotypes

Maybe it's just the 12 years of Catholic school in me, but it's always sad to see one of these tradition-bound institutions close.And now four of them are to be shut in the Houston area.The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston announced that, on the heels of last year's shutdown of Mt. Carmel High, the ... More >>

Play That Funky Music, Christ Boy

Howard Lehrman, even after all these years, still considers himself an "anti-noise pollution activist," battling "Audio Terrorism" and the "Boomheads."Boomheads are the guys who crank the bass in their cars, rattling windows and victimizing and booming to death - as Lehrman says - decent law-abiding ... More >>

Thanks, Ike: From Five Parishes To One On Galveston & Bolivar

Five Catholic parishes serving the Galveston area will be consolidated into one, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston announced today.Gone are the parishes of St. Patrick, Holy Rosary, Sacred Heart, St. Peter the Apostle and Our Mother of Mercy. In their place will be a single parish, yet unnamed. ( ... More >>

Naked Men: The ManKind Project and Michael Scinto

The organization was supposed to make him a better man. Instead, his parents say, it made him a dead one.

Jesus Is tha Bomb

The organization was supposed to make him a better man. Instead, his parents say, it made him a dead one.

Parish Predators

Despite the bishop’s remarks to the contrary, the Galveston-Houston Roman Catholic Archdiocese had child molesters and let them go. But don’t blame just the Church.

Not in Good Standing

A Houston priest is suspended after decades of molestation accusations

Our Mother of Mercy

How far did cardinal go in tearing down Ike-ravaged church?

Money and Mercy

Readers comment on Bolivar's loss of Our Mother of Mercy Church