Capuchin Franciscan Father John Aurilia – the former assistant to Saint Padre Pio whose final interview last October on the ...

There’s more to South Padre Island than pristine beaches, warm sunshine and that laissez-faire island vibe. The island, located in the Rio Grande Valley, is known as the best beach in Texas for a ...

Because of its small size, South Padre Island is often grouped with other towns along the Gulf Coast of Texas, such as Port Isabel and Brownsville, both of which make great daytrips. The town of South ...

Father Eusebio Francisco Kino, the 17th-century Jesuit priest who founded 21 missions in what is now Northern Sonora and Southern Arizona, moved a step closer to sainthood. Earlier this month Pope ...

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