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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

On this Fourth Sunday of Advent, God’s Word reminds us that the Savior, who offers us salvation, is already knocking at our door. The psalmist implores the Lord to come and save us and to visit his ...

Q: I know that the Catholic Church now allows cremation but is burial of the body still preferred or does it matter? A: For centuries, the practice of cremation was forbidden in the Catholic Church.