The Good Steward — An embrace of Jesus’ final words
Pope Francis’ homily for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI did not address the life and works of Joseph Ratzinger. Instead, his homily…
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Catholic school students win in Derby art contest
Catholic school students were among the winners in the Kentucky Derby Museum’s 37th annual “Horsing Around with Art” contest. Hadley Klusman, a junior at…
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Women help religions share wisdom, promote peace, pope says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — The world’s religious traditions and their followers are called to offer wisdom to the world and to “infuse…
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Wedding Anniversary — January 26, 2023
Robert “Bob” and Barbara Weihe, members of St. Francis of Assisi Church, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Jan. 25. Mrs. Weihe, the former Barbara…
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Pope thanks Ukrainian religious leaders for unity in the face of conflict
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — As war ravages Ukraine, the country cannot be divided among religious confessions but must be united behind “mother…
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Bulletin Board — Jan. 26, 2023
Services, Devotions The Marian Committee will hold a First Saturday Devotion at the Cathedral of the Assumption, 433 S. Fifth St., on Feb. 4….
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Tax bill risks harming the poor, bishops say
Kentucky’s bishops and the Catholic Conference of Kentucky, which represents them, oppose a tax reform bill that would reduce individual income tax for Kentuckians,…
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Men’s retreat set for Feb. 18 at St. Edward
“Return to the Upper Room,” a day-long retreat on the “mission and vocation of men,” will take place Feb. 18 from 8 a.m. to…
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Basketball sisters now play for God: College teammates head out on different paths, wind up on same journey 40 years later
By Linda Reeves MIAMI — Divine intervention may be the only explanation for how two college teammates graduated, ventured off on different career paths…
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Catholic Charities Rouler fundraiser set for Fat Tuesday
Catholic Charities of Louisville’s biggest fundraiser, Rouler, will be on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Mellwood Art Center, 1860…
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Dozens participate in local Walk for Life
Despite the day’s frigid cold, nearly 50 people gathered in downtown Louisville to pray about human life — on the sin of racism, abolition…
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Christians must not be oppressed by guilt, but filled with joy, pope says
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Christians must not “put pressure on others” to convert or induce in them “feelings of guilt,” but take…
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Newly-painted statue reflects Black community
A newly painted statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary — depicted as a brown-skinned woman — has brightened the campus of the nearly 100-year-old…
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Bellarmine to host 5th annual TEDx event in February
Bellarmine University will host the 5th annual TEDx BellarmineU event Feb. 3 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., in the Cralle Theater, located in…
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St. Meinrad to host in-person and online open house
St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology will host an in-person open house for its graduate theology program Feb. 25. An online event will…
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Alumni group donates to three Catholic schools
The Bishop David Alumni Association donated $1,000 each to Notre Dame Academy, St. Paul School and St. Andrew Academy during a meeting with the…
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Church tensions are not new or all bad, says Cardinal Hollerich
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis did not need to launch listening sessions for the Synod of Bishops for people to discover…
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Comfort my People — Building a beloved community
One of the things that the month of January calls us again to remember is the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King…
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Mass media needs more kindness, truth spoken with charity, pope says
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The media and the field of communications need to exercise more kindness and share the truth with charity,…
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Vatican funding for charitable works totals $10.7 million in 2022; $2.2 million alone goes to needs in Ukraine
By Paulina Guzik KRAKOW, Poland — It was a sunny day in Rome Jan. 13 when a truck was fully loaded with supplies. Thermal…
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Long homilies are ‘a disaster,’ keep it under 10 minutes, pope says
By Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY — Lengthy, abstract homilies are “a disaster,” so preaching should be limited to 10 minutes, Pope Francis said. Speaking…
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Outpouring of grief, prayers as Lunar New Year massacre latest U.S. mass shooting
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — “With the whole family of God here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, I am praying for the victims of…
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Historically Black Catholic university announces new medical college to meet dire shortage
By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana, which for decades has placed the most African American graduates into medical schools…
Read MoreSouth Sudan bishop: Continuing attacks in the country will not stop the papal visit
By Fredrick Nzwili As Pope Francis prepares to travel to South Sudan at the beginning of February, a Catholic bishop in the country has…
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Italian publisher releases book of essays by retired Pope Benedict
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — While the Second Vatican Council gave the Catholic Church a “beautiful” document on the priesthood, “it did not…
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