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 Mexican Consul General visits Bishop Thomas
On Thursday, April 29, the Honorable Julian Escutia Rodriguez, Consul of Mexico in Las Vegas, Nevada visited Bishop Thomas and his staff at the Catholic Center for a moment of introductions. Bishop Thomas and Consul Escutia shared their hopes for varied opportunities of collaboration.
Consul Escutia Rodriguez is a career diplomat who has served at Embassies of Mexico in the United States and New Zealand. Licensed in international relations and public policy, he has also served as Director of Protection of Mexicans in the Exterior and as Coordinator of the Subsecretariat for North America.
Consul Escutia expressed an eagerness to help many of our parishioners in our diocesan parishes with their immigration questions and concerns. These consular services include passports and visas, as well as domestic violence, refugee and humanitarian issues.
The Mexican Consulate, during this time of pandemic, recently hosted a Vacuna-ton as a means of encouraging the Mexican-American community and the community at large to receive their vaccines. In cooperation with Clark County and the Southern Nevada Health District, select parishes in our diocese may also host vaccine clinics, in an effort to reach out to the underserved within our Catholic community.
Consul Escutia and his family are happy to make Southern Nevada their adopted home. Educated by the Marist Fathers and Brothers in Mexico City and in San Luis Potosi, Escutia hopes to visit our parishes and get to know our priests and faithful.
Following this fruitful meeting and exchange, Bishop Thomas and Consul Escutia gathered before the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Catholic Center, invoking the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who, in this miraculous image, is revered as Queen of Mexico and Empress of America.
Leer en español Oprima Aquî
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Bishop Thomas extends Dispensation from Obligation
to attend Mass until May 30, 2021
Read it in English Click HERE Leer en español Oprima Aquî
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Leer en español Oprima Aquî
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Sixth Sunday of Easter
Monsignor Gregory W. Gordon |
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 The scriptures this Sunday are all about Love. “No one has greater love than this, than to lay down one’s life I one’s friends” (Jn 15:15)
This scripture can even be found inscribed on a Nevada State historical marker by the Colorado River, recalling Father Francisco Garcés OFM, his expedition among the Mojave in 1776, and his eventual martyrdom in 1781.
Yet we all have the power to live this way, as we recall Jesus’ great love for us: “Love one another as I have loved you”.
In a special way, Lord, bless our mothers for their love, this Mothers’ Day.
The Mass will be available Saturday, May 8, at 2:30 pm
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March 23, 2021
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Bishop George Leo Thomas’ Statement on Violence and Discrimination Against the Asian Community
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Bishop Thomas' 2021 CSA Reflection
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Bishop Vaccinated
 Bishop Thomas receives first dose of COVID Vaccine on January 21, 2021.
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Bishop Thomas receives second dose of COVID Vaccine on February 15, 2021.
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Bishop Thomas Receives Claver Prayer
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 On January 8, 2021, Grand Lady Pam Hunter of the Knights of Peter Claver, along with her grandson, Elijah Hunter, Western States Junior Conference President, presented Bishop George Leo Thomas, Ph.D. with The Claver Prayer.
The Knights of Peter Claver were founded on November 7, 1909 in Mobile, Alabama, consisting of seven founders – four Josephite priests and three laymen, all of whom served in Diocese of Mobile, Alabama.
The Claver Prayer was written by Brother Christopher Kiefer of Indianapolis, Indiana in 1984. Brother Kiefer, at the time, was Grand Knight of Saints Peter & Paul Council No. 191. The Claver Payer was adopted by the 1984 National Convention in New Orleans.
Thank you, Knights of Peter Claver, for your continued support. Special gratitude and New Year’s blessings to all the Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver.
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December 21, 2020
The Following is the Note of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
on the morality of the use of some anti-Covid-19 vaccines
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December 21, 2020 – By USCCB Public Affairs Office
Traduzione in lingua spagnola
Nota sobre la moralidad del uso de algunas vacunas contra la Covid-19
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Catholic Conference News
The Diocese of Las Vegas, in conjunction with local Catholic Health Care Ministry and Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, shares with you this recent statement of the California Catholic Conference with regard to COVID-19 vaccinations.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops chairs of the Committee on Doctrine and the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, as well as the Catholic Health Association together with respected moral theologians, have found early Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine candidates to be morally acceptable from a Catholic perspective.
We offer this information to the faithful of the Diocese in our commitment to provide regular and accurate information to parishioners and the community in support of morally acceptable, safe, and effective COVID-19 vaccines.
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| The McCarrick Report: A Tragic Chapter, A Full Accounting |
Two years after Pope Francis called for a full accounting of how Theodore McCarrick was able to rise through church ranks and promised to make the report public, the McCarrick Report, issued Nov. 10, is a devastating portrait of personal deception and institutional blindness, of opportunities missed and faith shattered.
At the same time, it is also the story of an unparalleled effort at transparency, revealing a church that is committed to the accountability of its leaders at all levels. Today and in the week ahead, Catholic News Service is examining all aspects of the report. It is also reminding readers of the vulnerability of victims who will suffer further pain as incidents of abuse are brought to light.
https://www.catholicnews.com/mccarrick-report-called-needed-step-toward-accountability-transparency/
https://www.catholicnews.com/fighting-abuse-what-pope-francis-has-done-during-his-pontificate/
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Bishop Thomas’ Reflection on Pope Francis’ “Civil Unions” Statement
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By abiding in Christ, people can do good in the world, pope says
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 By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People can't be good Christians if they do not choose to remain in Jesus, Pope Francis said.
"We cannot be good Christians if we do not remain in Jesus. With him, though, we can do everything," the pope said before reciting the "Regina Coeli" prayer May 2 with visitors in St. Peter's Square.
"Attached to Christ, we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and in this way we can do good to our neighbor, we can do good to society, to the church," he said. Read more.
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COVID-19 Bishop Thomas' Letters
COVID-19 News Updates
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