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The book also examines the recent history of death penalty decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States and the record of George W. Bush as Governor of Texas. In 1998, Prejean was given the Pacem in Terris Award , named after a 1963 encyclical letter by Pope John XXIII that calls on all people of good will to secure peace among all nations.
More than 6,000 people died, one-sixth the population of Galveston, Texas. St. Mary's Infirmary in Galveston, Texas after the Cyclone, ca. 1900. The Saint Mary's Orphan Asylum housed at that time 93 children (ages 2 to 13) and 10 sisters. The hurricane arrived quietly on September 7, 1900.
Photo: Sister Helen Prejean on June 6, 2024, in New York City; Justin Bettman/Contour by Getty Images
Gallardo was born in San Antonio. [3] She became a member of the Sisters of the Holy Ghost. [4] After taking vows, Gallardo began to work what was considered a "rough" part of town, Alazán-Apache Courts in San Antonio. [5]
Las Hermanas is a feminist, autonomous Roman Catholic organization created between 1970 and 1971 for Hispanic women who are involved in the Catholic Church.It was incorporated in Texas in 1972 and was the first group in the Church in the United States to represent Spanish-speaking women.
This July 12, 1953, article by El Paso historian Cleofas Calleros traces Hotel Dieu’s history from Sister Stella burrowing $5,500 to buy the hospital site at Stanton and Rio Grande streets to ...
The National Coalition of American Nuns (NCAN) was founded in 1969 by Margaret Traxler and Audrey Kopp. [1] The organization is known for its advocacy for women's rights, [2] support for the Equal Rights Amendment, [3] opposition to the Catholic Church hierarchy, [4] including Pope Francis, [5] as well as its positions on abortion, LGBT rights, and women's ordination.
NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice is a national Catholic social justice lobby founded in 1971 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] The organization focuses its lobbying efforts in the areas of economic justice, immigration reform, healthcare, peace making and ecology.