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With deep sadness and fraternal concern for the families and staff of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis at the news of today’s shooting, I ask that each of us across the Diocese of Austin meet our brothers and sisters of Annunciation School in our thoughts and prayers today, and in the coming weeks.

As we celebrate Independence Day, we praise God for the freedom we enjoy in this nation. May we always give due honor for the liberties secured by countless others who have come before—and for the true freedom won for us by Christ on the cross. We also hold in our thoughts and prayers those in our world for whom freedom remains an unfulfilled aspiration and especially for those for whom the freedom of religion is not possible where they live.

With profound thanksgiving and gratitude, the Diocese of Austin announces that on Wednesday July 2, 2025, our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, named the Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia the 6th Bishop of the Diocese of Austin.

Today, we celebrate Juneteenth, also known as “Freedom Day,” — marking a pivotal moment in our nation’s history 160 years ago, when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed, two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. While the news was painfully delayed, the impact was monumental.

This Sunday, we celebrate Father’s Day—a special time to give thanks for all fathers, those still with us and those who have gone to the Lord.

June brings us to a beautiful place on our faith journey, with three liturgical celebrations that offer rich theological insights into the presence of God in our lives... the Ascension of the Lord, Pentecost and the Solemnity of Corpus Christi.

Tomorrow, we celebrate Mother’s Day; a day to give thanks to God for all mothers, those who continue to care for us and mothers who have passed from this life into God. We also give thanks to God for mothers of adopted children and those who stand-in for mothers when we need to know the kindness and presence of a mother.

I ask the people of the Diocese of Austin to join in prayer with the Universal Church and all people of goodwill to express our gratitude to God for the life of Pope Francis.

The resurrection of Jesus is his merciful example to us that no tomb will hold us either – that we too can emerge from the darkness of sin and leave the things that tie up our thoughts and feelings for a newfound freedom in the Risen Christ.

"Now is a very acceptable time to walk with our Lord into this sacred week."

Muy Reverendo James Misko nombrado Administrador Diocesano durante este tiempo de "Sede Vacante"

Very Rev. James Misko appointed Diocesan Administrator during this time of "Sede Vacante"