Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Pope creates new Texas archdiocese, transfers three bishops New Orleans parish offers monthly Mass for disabled children Caritas network agencies accept donations for Indian Ocean disasters Pope creates second archdiocese in Texas Seminary's new postgraduate degree program focuses on evangelization As death toll soars, pope urges generous giving toward relief efforts Church groups try to ascertain destruction on remote Indian island Sri Lankan bishop reports more than 1,000 dead in his diocese Retired School Sisters of Notre Dame die in Connecticut car crash Jesuit Father Jacques Dupuis, theologian, dies in Rome at age 81 |