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There was an outpouring of grief when the St. Patrick Cathedral Sacred Heart statue was vandalized last September. Shock and sadness brought together donors from all over the country who felt compelled to pray and to give. Today, the statue is restored and making its way back to St. Patrick Cathedral.

Catholic Extension has joined the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) to engage global youth in raising awareness of religious freedom and cultivating inter-religious respect with a campaign called #forSafeWorship and they are looking for video submissions from our diocese! Deadline to submit is Friday, February 19.

We’re celebrating Catholic Schools Week and Kaylee, a 6th grader at St. Raphael Catholic School who created Bear-a-thon, sent 1,000 letters to police officers to offer encouragement, and has been invited to give motivational speeches at the Ysleta Independent School District.

We’re so proud of our Foundation Scholars—all 159 of them—and we wish we could have come together to celebrate the annual Foundation Scholars Prayer Breakfast in person. Instead we invite you to join us for Mass on Sunday, January 31 and Sunday, February 7 when Bishop Mark will celebrate Mass for our Catholic schools.

Catholic schools throughout the Diocese of El Paso will celebrate the 47th Annual Catholic Schools Week from January 31 to February 6. This year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.”

The Foundation has an easy way for parishioners to recognize family and loved ones in times of sorrow and joy.

The new year is a moment for prayer and resolution, and to set priorities for the year ahead. In that spirit, we want to introduce a new resource, and resolution, that is easy for our Catholic community to keep: protecting your blessings by writing a legal will. It’s 100% free.

Discover what God is calling you to do this year by staying in love with God and reflecting on the ways you feel closer to Him. Here are ten Holy Habits to help you.

The nonprofit community has been given a year-end gift: A couple of key provisions of the CARES Act were just extended into the new year (and, in one case, increased). Let’s take a look at what the new stimulus package means for the Catholic Foundation in El Paso and turn that calendar page to 2021.

We started the year like any other. We quickly had to pivot and re-imagine how we do things. In the blink of an eye, the year is done and we have you—your support, prayers, and faith—to thank for making it an extraordinary year.