On July 28, Bishop Patrick J. Zurek was pleased to announce that the Diocese of Amarillo is in full compliance with the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
Bishop Patrick J. Zurek has expressed his desire to provide a meaningful, viable and practical program for all adults who minister to children. Thus he authorized Praesidium (a company that is on the ground floor of developing safe environment training programs) to provide a such training. This training meets the standards and those “norms” established by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
The official logo and prayer for World Youth Day 2016 were unveiled in the event’s host city—Krakow, Poland—by the city’s archbishop, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz.
The West Texas Catholic: On June 30, the United States Supreme Court rendered a decision in the Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. case. Let’s discuss your reaction to the verdict, but more importantly, the need to remind folks that this is far from over.