Archbishop consecrates site for new cathedral

The construction of a new cathedral is long overdue for Houston's Catholics:

Despite overcast skies and chilling winds, more than 1,200 Roman Catholic clergy and laity turned out Sunday to celebrate a ground blessing for a new $32 million cathedral for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The event was celebrated with choirs, a brass ensemble and a colorful procession of robed clergy, altar servers and teens carrying banners. Work is scheduled to begin immediately on the 1,820-seat cathedral, with completion in 28 months. "I am so grateful that so many of you are here to ask God, with me, to place his particular blessing upon this square block upon which will be built the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart," Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza said.

A brand-new cathedral for a brand-new archdiocese. Sounds good to me!