By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger The Diocese of Davenport began 2024 waiting and praying for the announcement of a ..

The inmates shake hands with the bishop and exchange warm hugs with the ministry volunteers, Jean Gunn, whom they call ...

What is the Diocese of Davenport doing for the Jubilee Year? How can we participate? A: On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened ...

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger ARSENAL ISLAND, Ill. — Out of the more than 37,000 Americans buried at ...Read ...

Fye Editor A small stack of old correspondence caught my attention. Why had I saved these pieces? While ...Read More ...

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Night to Shine is a God-centered, glamorous prom night experience for people with ...

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization in the World Today For Christians, evangelization is our way of being in the world. Like ...

Fye Editorial Read Pope Francis’ World Day of Peace message for 2025 ( for a fresh perspective on ...Read More ...

The procession served as a visible sign for the public of the jubilee year that Pope Francis initiated for the universal ...

Images from last Sunday’s Christmas pageant linger. One of the youngest children, wearing the cutest cow costume, sucked on a pacifier. The boy who portrayed Joseph appreciated his role because he ...

Bishop Dennis Walsh braced himself on a couch in his Davenport apartment, waiting for his playful puppy, Rosa, to pounce. The bishop smiled as the 5-month-old golden retriever jumped onto his lap and ...

Father Robert Lathrop blesses a new statue of St. Joseph with the infant Jesus at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney last month. SIGOURNEY — Father Robert Lathrop believes a misunderstanding of ...