By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger The late Pope Francis proclaimed 2025 as a Jubilee Year of Hope. He ...Read More ...

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer Prayer moves in a continuous circle, from God to you, then from you to God. ...Read More ...

By Sam Aitchison The Church is alive A few years ago, while touring Catholic universities such as Creighton, Saint Louis ...

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Every weekday afternoon, St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry volunteers fill shopping ...

Fye The Catholic Messenger To Sister Phyllis Morris, a Clinton Franciscan, newly elected Pope Leo XIV is “Bob ...Read More ...

Fourth-graders at Lourdes Catholic School in Bettendorf display fleece tie blankets they made for Closet2Closet in Rock Island, Ill. For The Catholic Messenger BETTENDORF — Fourth-grade students at ...

Holy Family Parish-Riverside members Jane Duwa, Barb Simon and Father Bill Roush attend an online Zoom meeting with Deacon Frank Agnoli, Colleen Darland, Deacon Mike Linnenbrink and Dan Snyder for ...

Calf muscles stretched as we ascended Tom’s Thumb Trailhead to its summit on a hot, dry Friday in Scottsdale, Arizona. My brother Pat, who lives in Scottsdale near the butte located on the north side ...

My late cousin Father Henry was a missionary priest for the Redemptorists. Born and raised in Wisconsin, his ministry took him to Texas and Louisiana where he developed a deep southern accent. Many in ...

The pace of floor debate has slowed at the State Capitol as leaders negotiate the final budget numbers. House Republicans have released their “budget target” of $9.453 billion, or about $36 million ...

Father Wally Helms, right, commissions new Stephen Ministers at St. Thomas More Parish-Coralville in 2011. JoAnn Miller, left, said being a Stephen Minister has enhanced her faith and parish ...