Two Iowa Catholic universities are merging, offering a model for Catholic higher ed’s future
ByBy Barb Arland-Fye / The Catholic Messenger, OSV News CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Mount Mercy University in Cedar…
Saints for Kids — Attention Young Artists
ByYouth who are high school age and younger are invited to submit original visual art, such as a drawing or painting, to be featured…
Bulletin Board — July 10, 2025
BySERVICES & DEVOTIONS A Special Disciples of Jesus Mass will be July 20 at 3 p.m at St. Margaret Mary Church, 7813 Shelbyville Road….
Priest hopes garden grows the Gospel message
ByFather George Otuma, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, established gardens at the West Louisville parish last year to help him share the…
Care for Creation — Creating connections for creation care
By“Towards an ever-wider ‘We’ ” — this theme of Pope Francis came to mind as people gathered with animated conversation at the recent Archdiocese…
Between Amens — Bickering and the Council of Nicaea
ByOne hot summer along the Mediterranean 1700 years ago, the clergy were bickering. The Archbishop of Alexandria was embroiled in a bitter dispute with…
Pope: Vatican still ready to host peace talks between Russia, Ukraine
ByBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated his willingness to host representatives…
Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass
ByBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service ROME — “We must pray for the conversion of many people, inside and outside of the church, who…
Deacon Walton Jones dies at 80
ByDeacon Walton G. Jones, a deacon of the Archdiocese of Louisville, died on July 7 at Nazareth Home. He was 80 and had been…
Pope’s prayer intention for July: That the faithful might again learn how to discern
ByBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for July is for expanded formation in discernment. “Let us…