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Nuestras ciudades y condados locales han visto un crecimiento en el número de casos positivos de COVID-19 en las últimas tres semanas; los ingresos hospitalarios y los casos críticos también han aumentado muchísimo. Muchos de estos casos están ocurriendo entre nuestro pueblo Católico.

Our local cities and counties have seen a surge in the number of COVID-19 positive cases in the past three weeks; hospital admissions and critical cases have greatly increased as well.  Many of these cases are occurring among our Catholic people.

Bishop Michael Sis sat for an interview about recent comments tying depictions of Jesus as a caucasian man to white supremacy. Click above for a video in which the bishop discusses the Catholic perspective on this issue. [External Link]

[click headline for video] "I greet the English-speaking faithful joining us through the media. Dear brothers and sisters in the United States, I have witnessed with great concern the disturbing social unrest in your nation in these past days, following the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd. My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life. At the same time, we have to recognize that “the violence of recent nights is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost”. Today I join the Church in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and in the entire United States, in praying for the repose of the soul of George Floyd and of all those others who have lost their lives as a result of the sin of racism. Let us pray for the consolation of their grieving families and friends and let us implore the national reconciliation and peace for which we yearn. May Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of America, intercede for all those who work for peace and justice in your land and throughout the world. May God bless all of you and your families."

For the sake of the service of the people of God in the Diocese of San Angelo, Bishop Michael Sis announces the following changes of assignment of clergy effective July 1, 2020: 

The Augustine Institute recently launched a seven-part series video evangelization program. The first episode is provided free of charge. Click the link above to visit the official site for "The Search." [external link]

Every year, on the first Tuesday in May, the San Angelo Area Foundation organizes a concerted effort to encourage giving to local nonprofits, a drive known as “San Angelo Gives.” Over the 24-hour period of May 5, $2,677,064 were raised for 190 local nonprofits through 10,483 individual donations.