Priest is recognized for work in civil rights
When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. died in 1968, Father Patrick Delahanty was a young seminarian. He and his fellow future priests stood…
Editorial – Doing some good
St. John Vianney Church, home to a large and devout Vietnamese congregation, has been quietly doing a great deal of good in the community….
Catholic Charities of Louisville has a new leader
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor Lisa DeJaco Crutcher left her job of more than 16 years at the law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs…
Editorial — ‘Love the alien as yourself’
As it began to sprinkle on a cool morning in late March, Father James Flynn, a friend to immigrants around the Archdiocese of Louisville,…
New Pastoral Center rising on Poplar Level
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The new Archdiocese of Louisville Pastoral Center is beginning to take shape on the site of the former Holy Family…
Priest keeps vigil at ICE offices
Father James Flynn, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville who is active in Hispanic and Latino ministry, kept vigil on a rainy…
Collection will benefit local groups, too
By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The Franciscan Kitchen on Preston Street, near downtown Louisville, spends about $6,300 on green beans each year, serving 18-20…
Five seminarians to be ordained deacons
By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Five seminarians who are in formation for the priesthood will be ordained deacons by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz on…
Bishop McRaith, ‘a man of the land,’ dies at 82
By MARNIE McALLISTER, Record Editor Retired Bishop John J. McRaith, the third Bishop of Owensboro, Ky., died the morning of March 19. He was 82. Bishop…
Uplifting billboards offer encouragement to women
A billboard at the corner of Floyd and Breckinridge streets, meant for women in unplanned pregnancies, offers a positive spin on the situation. This…