Pope names Cardinal Farrell next head of Vatican City high court
ByVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, to be…
Spiritual retreat for older adults set for July 25
ByIn honor of World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, the Archdiocese of Louisville will offer “His Mercy is from Age to Age: Spiritual…
State champs receive accolades
ByMembers of Sacred Heart Academy’s lacrosse team, which won the Kentucky Scholastic League state championship May 18, have received individual accolades. They are: Norah…
Pope has named two-thirds of cardinals eligible to elect his successor
ByBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the retired archbishop of Naples, celebrated his 80th birthday June 2 and, consequently, became ineligible…
DeSales students refurbish Gallopalooza horse
ByA group of DeSales High School art students have refurbished a Gallopalooza horse for UofL Health’s Peace Hospital. DeSales also students helped to install…
Official — June 1, 2023
ByArchbishop Shelton J. Fabre has made the following appointment, effective June 21, 2023. Reverend Jonathan M. Erdman has been appointed pastor of St. Francis…
The Eucharist: How we receive — Church emphasizes unity in Communion
ByAs part of the national Eucharistic Revival and local plans to reintroduce Communion from the chalice this month, the Archdiocese of Louisville has been…
Profit-at-all-costs is not a good business model, pope says
ByVATICAN CITY — Business leaders must fight the temptation to seek financial gain above all else and instead promote a “culture of encounter” that…
Bulletin Board — June 1, 2023
BySERVICES and RETREATS Several eucharistic processions are scheduled to take place on the feast of Corpus Christi, June 11, around the Archdiocese of Louisville:…
Wedding Anniversaries — June 1, 2023
ByMr. and Mrs. Roy Lee Montfort Jr., members of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 1. Mrs….
Share the Journey — Forever marked by young refugees
ByIt all started on a series of high school mission trips to an orphanage in Honduras. That’s when I first fell in love with…
Ten priests celebrate their jubilees
ByPriests gathered May 30 at the Cathedral of the Assumption to honor 10 fellow priests celebrating jubilees. The annual liturgy, celebrated by Archbishop Shelton…
New head of bishops’ anti-racism committee praises investigations into racist histories, champions Black Catholic saint causes
ByBy Maria Wiering Ahead of the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Orlando, Florida, June 14-16, Bishop Joseph N. Perry said that new investigations by church…
Teaching Our Faith — Holy Communion – Christ’s Gift to Us
ByAs the Archdiocese enters the second year of the nationwide Eucharistic Revival and prepares to return to distribution of the Precious Blood from the…
Thousands flock to Missouri for ‘electrifying’ visit to nun’s apparently incorrupt body over Memorial Day weekend
ByBy Megan Marley, Gina Christian GOWER, Mo. — Thousands flocked to a rural Missouri monastery over the Memorial Day weekend to venerate the apparently…
Mayor visits St. Rita School
ByLouisville Metro Mayor Craig Greenberg visited St. Rita School in Okolona May 23 where he spoke to students and answered questions about his responsibilities…
St. Xavier wins lacrosse state title
BySt. Xavier High School’s lacrosse team won the Kentucky Scholastic Lacrosse League’s state championship during a match against South Oldham High School May 22….
Preparation for Pentecost
ByAbout 350 Hispanic and Latino parishioners gathered May 27 at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Louisville’s southend for a “Gran Festival de Pascua,”…
Charismatic Renewal, Pentecost Mass highlight role of Holy Spirit
ByWhen Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre met with members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal last year, he asked them for three things, said the group’s…
Promote Christian values, not divisions, on social media, Vatican says
ByBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Catholics should make an “examination of conscience” about how they use social media, how they allow it to…