Religion: Under the Episcopal Wing

In McKinney, Texas (pop. 10,000), the little congregation .of the Mexican Catholic church of the Holy Family got special good news. A letter from Presiding Bishop Henry Knox Sherrill told them that the Protestant Episcopal Church had agreed to take McKinney's Mexican Catholics under its wing.

To Father José Vega, 40, pastor of Holy Family since 1949, the letter was a milestone-mark in a long effort. When he first arrived in McKinney the congregation had neither friends, priest nor bishop. By last week, Father Vega had assured it all three.

Juárez & Rebellion. Jose Vega began his career as a Roman Catholic priest....

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