On Thursday, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso was in Ciudad Juárez to inaugurate a project supported by the Border Refugee Assistance Fund that will aid pregnant migrant women in Juárez. Bishop Seitz also sat down with expectant migrant mothers to hear their stories. The bishop offered the following remarks on […]Read More
Wednesday afternoon, Bishop Mark J. Seitz announced that beginning Thursday June 11, Churches within El Paso County may begin Phase One of the Diocesan Protocols for Church gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diocese officials point out that the approved in church gatherings will adhere to the Social Distancing guidelines they set out at the start […]Read More
Sunday evening a coalition of service organizations and community advocates released a joint statement, asking City and County leaders in El Paso to provide relief in the form of direct payments to vulnerable local residents and small business owners, who are unable to access federal stimulus funds. The request comes as the City and County are […]Read More
On Monday, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso and Dylan Corbett, executive director of the HOPE Border Institute, announced the launch of a new emergency fund, the ‘Border Refugee Assistance Fund’, to assist migrants stranded at the US-Mexico border. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Central America, are currently stranded in Ciudad Juárez, […]Read More
In honor of Bishop Mark J. Seitz’s 5th anniversary, the Foundation for the Diocese of El Paso launched the 545Fund, a campaign to raise resources for the Bishop’s Scholarship Fund. The Most Rev. Seitz was installed the Bishop for the Diocese of El Paso on July 9, 2013. The Bishop’s Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for students […]Read More
On Friday, Bishop Mark J. Seitz and the Diocese of El Paso announced new assignments for seven priests in the area. Via a news release, diocese official shared, “The primary goal of assigning a priest to a parish community is to best match the priest’s gifts to the needs of the parish. The Diocese of […]Read More
Bishop Mark J. Seitz will be celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe twice on Tuesday, December 12th. Bishop Seitz will celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Fabens at 6 a.m., then at Our Lady of Guadalupe- El Paso at 6 p.m. Bishop Seitz released the following statement about the celebration and its […]Read More
Earlier this week, Bishop Mark J. Seitz blessed the New Chief Jose Sierra of Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo. Chief Jose Sierra talked about the future of the tribe. Chief Jose Sierra, the newly appointed leader, is the latest in a long line of succession that dates back to the 1600’s. Video by Joe NajeraRead More
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