DAVENPORT — Sister M. Anthony Worrell, OSF, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Divine Teacher, works hard ...

Contributed Father Andrew Rauenbuehler, right, pastor of St. Mary of the Visitation Parish in Iowa City, records a video at ...

One of the kids asked, ‘where do the ashes come from?’” Unsatisfied with giving the boy the quickest answer — that the ashes came from a local religious-goods store — Father Weir decided to dig into ...

When I pause to reflect on the challenges currently facing our country and world, and how I should respond, my instinct is often to turn to the wisdom offered in the Second Vatican Council document ...

By Tom Murray Guest Column The word “sophomore” comes from the Greek roots sophos (wise) and moros (foolish) — a “wise fool.” In the ...Read More ...

DES MOINES — Barb Arland-Fye, editor emeritus of The Catholic Messenger, was honored with the Distinguished Service Award by the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) during its awards banquet Feb. 5.

This is the official artwork for an upcoming international conference at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, titled From A(mbrose) to (Gen.) Z. For The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — St. Ambrose ...

On Ash Wednesday, Feb, 18, our diocese will participate in the special Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern ...Read More ...

We trust God, believing that God knows better than we do. We find ways to hope, not in a sense of hoping for something to happen, but hope in the good things we experience. We look for ways to love, ...

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