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Lumen Christi Award

Msgr. Arturo J. Bañuelas, now a retired priest in the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, is pictured in a 2017 photo. On Sept. 28, 2026, he was named the recipient of Catholic Extension Society's 2026-2027 Lumen Christi Award. A priest for 50 years, Msgr. Bañuelas has helped form approximately 80,000 lay leaders through the Tepeyac Institute, a lay ministry educational center he founded in the El Paso Diocese. (OSV News photo/Rich Kalonick, Catholic Extension Society)

Texas priest who has helped form 80,000 lay leaders in 50 years of ministry wins Lumen Christi

OSV News|Sep 30, 2026|4 Min Read

Father Melvin Díaz Aponte, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, and Carmen Alicia Rodríguez Echevarría, principal of the parish school, are pictured in an undated photo.They received the Catholic Extension Society's 2025-2026 Lumen Christi Award. For the 2026-2027 award, Chicago-based Catholic Extension has received 46 nominees from dioceses all over the U.S. (OSV News photo/Benny Bautista, Catholic Extension Society)

Prison chaplain, reservation deacon among California's Lumen Christi nominees

OSV News|Jul 9, 2026|3 Min Read

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