Dallas
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Five Dallas officers killed in ambush by sniper
By DAVID SEDENO, Catholic News Service
Published July 8, 2016DALLAS (CNS)—Five Dallas law enforcement officers were assassinated July 7 as at least one sniper opened fire in downtown Dallas as hundreds of demonstrators were winding down a march protesting recent fatal officer-involved shootings in other parts of the country. The suspected sniper—who had held dozens of SWAT officers at bay for several hours by […] Full Story
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Masters champion, product of Dallas Jesuit prep school, remains humble
By SETH GONZALES, Catholic News Service
Published April 16, 2015DALLAS (CNS)—Even after becoming the toast of the sports world, golfer Jordan Spieth, a 21-year-old Dallas Jesuit graduate, remained humble and down-to-earth as he worked the crowds at Augusta, handled the media, and bantered with morning and late night talk show hosts after his historic win. That’s no surprise to those who know the new […] Full Story
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Dallas Diocese sheltered fiancée, friends of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan
By DAVID SEDENO, Catholic News Service
Published October 21, 2014DALLAS (CNS)—Dallas Bishop Kevin J. Farrell said that he followed the teaching of Christ and stepped in to house the fiancée of Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan and three others for several weeks at a diocesan facility when no one else would. The bishop’s acknowledgement Oct. 20 coincided with the lifting of the 21-day quarantine […] Full Story
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Texas nurse with Ebola supported by prayers from her home parish
Published October 17, 2014
DALLAS (CNS)—During an Oct. 13 Mass at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Fort Worth, the pastor, Father Jim Khoi asked for prayers for Nina Pham, a Dallas nurse who grew up in the parish and is now in the news as the first person known to have contracted the Ebola virus in the United […] Full Story