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Welcome Home, Sacred Heart of Jesus! Join Bishop Mark Seitz for the official unveiling at the Divine Mercy Mass on April 11, 2021 at 11:00am on KVIA.

On March 21, 2020, the Diocese of El Paso announced it would innovate in order to continue serving the community during the COVID-19 crisis. KVIA initiated a partnership with the Diocese and offered to broadcast Mass every Sunday at 11am to give the opportunity to Catholics across the Borderland to continue to celebrate Mass.

The Casa Guadalupe Retreat House raised $8,100 during an online auction from March 12-14 for the plaza and prayer garden through the sale of figurines, hand painted by our bishop and local priests, Talavera tiles, and donations. Now it’s time for you to visit!

A yearlong commemoration of Christianity’s 500th anniversary in the Philippines will be officially inaugurated on Easter Sunday, April 4. Bishop Mark Seitz will celebrate Mass to pay tribute to the momentous occasion on Saturday March 20, 2021 at St. Patrick Cathedral at 10:00am.

In recognition of their unique contributions during Women’s History Month, we are recognizing one of the Diocese’s volunteer leaders working with the Peace and Justice Ministry supported by the Progress: Catholic Ministry Appeal 2021.

Transitional Deacon Alfonso Coronado suffered the Texas Winter Storm at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston and says his experience brought him closer to God and others.

Bid on mini masterpieces, donate to name your own tile, order merchandise, and much more! Auction begins on Friday, March 12 at 12 noon and closes on Sunday, March 14 at 8pm.

Tim Ackert, a 1962 graduate of Cathedral High School, and his wife, Norma, have pledged $1.78 million to Cathedral High School. It is the second largest single gift made to the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of El Paso.

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Gilbert Anchondo and his wife, Brenda, suffered the loss of their son and daughter-in-law in the August 3, 2019 Walmart mass shooting. Gilbert Anchondo suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 60 and was laid to rest today with Bishop Mark presiding at his funeral Mass. .