Donate to help those hit by Irma, Maria

Published: September 22, 2017

For the second time in a month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has organized an emergency national collection to help those devastated by hurricanes. This time, it refers to hurricanes Irma and Maria, which caused loss of life and wide-spread destruction in the Caribbean and the southeastern United States. Bishop Anthony B. Taylor has responded by asking parishioners in the Diocese of Little Rock to donate during any Mass celebrated Sept. 23-24 or Sept. 30-Oct. 1. According to Catholic News Service, Hurricane Irma "leveled entire islands in the eastern More

Bishop appeals to governor about DACA

Published: September 1, 2017

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor released the following open letter to Gov. Asa Hutchinson Sept. 1, 2017, asking him to support the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Dear Governor Hutchinson, Attorney General Rutledge has indicated that on behalf of the state of Arkansas, she plans to join a lawsuit led by the state of Texas to challenge the continuation of the federal policy initiative known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. I write to urge you in the strongest terms possible to support this DACA program More

Give to help hurricane victims Sept. 2-3

Published: August 29, 2017

In response to the loss of life, destruction of property and catastrophic flooding that Hurricane Harvey has unleased on south Texas and Louisiana, Bishop Anthony B. Taylor is asking parishioners in the Diocese of Little Rock to donate to a nationwide emergency collection to be taken up at all Masses this weekend, Sept. 2-3. The Category 4 hurricane made landfall Aug. 25 with heavy rains and winds of 130 miles per hour in the Rockport, Texas area, northeast of Corpus Christi. The National Weather Service said Aug. 27 that the rainfall after the hurricane and storm More