Parishioners accompany others through grief
Francia Bennett’s belief in the resurrection has helped her through hard times and she hopes to impart that unwavering faith to others experiencing loss…
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Scout hopes his effort shows foster children that people care
Luke McArthur, a member of St. Edward Church’s Boy Scout Troop 175 and a junior at Trinity High School, is on the road to…
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Archbishop makes new clergy appointments
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz has made the following appointments, effective June 16, unless otherwise noted. PASTOR APPOINTMENTS: Reverend Albert C. Añover has been appointed…
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Seminarian Dustin Hungerford ordained to the diaconate
Deacon Dustin Hungerford was ordained to the order of the diaconate by Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz April 10 at the Cathedral of the Assumption…
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Parish to celebrate 25 years of adoration
For the last 25 years, the Divine Mercy Chapel at St. Martin of Tours Church has been open for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament…
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St. James students in Elizabethtown observe Holy Week with 20-year tradition
Eighth-grade students at St. James School in Elizabethtown, Ky., presented the school’s annual Passion of Christ during Holy Week last week. St. James students…
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Hospital chaplaincy a ‘turning point’ for seminarian
When Dustin Hungerford is ordained to the transitional diaconate April 10, he will be one step closer to fulfilling a vocation he’s been discerning…
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Priest promotes church’s social mission
As the bio on his Facebook page states, “Not sure how I ended up in Kentucky, but here I am. Anyone want to help…
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Archbishop’s Easter Message — St.Peter’s Tears of Joy
Hanging in my office is a portrait of Saint Peter in tears, and as I look at it, I often wonder when he cried….
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Consecrated & Blessed: Oils prepared for the coming year
In a poignant and wide-ranging homily at the Chrism Mass March 30, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz recalled anointing Father Bryan Lamberson with the…
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Last episode of ‘Conversations with Archbishop Kurtz’ to air in April
The final episode of “Conversations with Archbishop Kurtz,” a TV show featuring the Archbishop of Louisville and his guests, will air on The…
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Volunteers find ways to ‘root for’ children during pandemic
When the pandemic forced the Francis Center’s Dare to Care Kid’s Café to close its doors last spring, no one imagined it would be…
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St. Joseph upheld as a model and intercessor
Before blessing a restored statue of St. Joseph at the Cathedral of the Assumption, Father Martin Linebach called on Catholics to imitate the saint,…
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Holy Week changes aim to make liturgies accessible
As the second Easter under pandemic conditions approaches, special adaptations are being made around the world to make Holy Week liturgies less risky and…
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Bishop says work to address racism is ‘hard’ and ‘slow’ but must be done
The work it takes to respond to the issue of racism in the church and the wider community is difficult and slow but it…
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Spalding receives $200,000 grant to promote equity in education
Spalding University plans to use a grant from the James Graham Brown Foundation to conduct an independent “campus climate survey” that identifies gaps in…
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Archbishop offers special Mass to pray for jurors, peace in communities
By Joe Ruff, Catholic News Service ST. PAUL, Minn. — As closing arguments began April 19 in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer…
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St. Teresa of Avila’s life of prayer made her ‘exceptional,’ pope says
By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service While St. Teresa of Avila was outstanding in many ways, her union with Christ through prayer made…
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USCCB pro-life chairman calls HHS proposed rule on Title X ‘terrible policy’
By Julie Asher, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has published a proposed rule to rescind the…
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Advocates welcome global steps to help poor nations with pandemic recovery
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — Recent decisions by leading financial institutions and the world’s leading economies to ease the debt burden…
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Archbishop prays for shooting victims, a stop to ‘senseless violence’
Catholic News Service INDIANAPOLIS — Expressing sorrow for the loss of life in yet another mass shooting in the U.S., this time at a…
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Mercy Academy presents outdoor spring musical
Mercy Academy, 5801 Fegenbush Lane, is presenting the musical “XANADU” outdoors on the school’s campus at 8 p.m. nightly April 21-26. Seating will begin…
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Valkyries take state
Holy Spirit student spreads cheer to peers in quarantine
Emma Higgs, a seventh-grader at Holy Spirit School, has been baking cookies for the families of classmates in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emma…
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