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Then-Archbishop Edward Burns of Anchorage-Juneau, 2015

Citing local COVID surge, Dallas diocese prolongs dispensation from Sunday obligation

Aug 11, 2021

By Joe Bukuras

The Diocese of Dallas announced this week that it is extending a dispensation from the Sunday obligation for Catholics, due... Read more

Bishop Edward J. Burns. CNA file photo.

Burns: 'Sensational' raid on Dallas chancery was 'traumatic' and unnecessary

May 21, 2019

The Bishop of Dallas says that a May 15 police raid on diocesan offices was sensationalism, traumatic, and a waste... Read more

Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas. Texas. Via Shutterstock

Police search Dallas diocesan chancery

May 15, 2019

Officers executed a warrant on the chancery offices at 7:30 am local time.  Read more