Vigils offer welcome messages to immigrants
byA group supportive of immigrants in the Louisville area kept vigil outside St. Edward Church during morning Masses Oct. 16. Father James Flynn, a…
Catholic high school placement test set for Dec. 10
byThe Catholic High School Placement Test for eighth-graders who plan to attend a Catholic high school next year is set for Dec. 10 from…
Missouri bishop offers prayers after deadly school shooting
byBy Rhina Guidos Bishop W. Shawn McKnight, of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, asked for prayers after three people died following an Oct….
Air Force Association honors Trinity teacher
byTrinity High School teacher Patrick Heintz was honored with the STEM Teacher of the Year award by the Louisville Chapter of the Air Force…
Thinking you are holier than others is form of self-worship, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — “Spiritual arrogance” — thinking one is holier or better than others — is a temptation everyone faces and…
Eucharistic chapel opens on the UofL campus
byThe University of Louisville’s Catholic Campus Ministry is joining in the nationwide Eucharistic Revival with the addition of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel on campus,…
Vatican II was ‘necessary,’ retired pope writes to U.S. conference
byVATICAN CITY — The Second Vatican Council was “not only meaningful, but necessary,” retired Pope Benedict XVI said in a letter to a conference…
Catholic media must be in communion with pope, cardinal tells EWTN
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Media outlets that identify as Catholic must live “in a spirit of communion” with the pope, especially at…
Vatican Museums repatriates mummies to Peru
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY — Completing a project to repatriate human remains held in the Vatican Museums’ ethnological collection, the Vatican and the…
Father John Birk, a retired priest, dies at 85
byFather John W. Birk, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, died Oct. 20. He was 85 and had been a priest of…