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Couple celebrates 70 years of marriage
Benedict and Rita French, parishioners of St. Agnes Parish in Uniontown, were married 70 years ago on April 24, 1954.
Blue pinwheels for prevention
During the month of April, parishes and schools are encouraged to display blue pinwheels in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Ecumenical prayer service held to support survivors, healing
On April 16, 2024, St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro hosted an ecumenical Taizé prayer service at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro for protection and healing of victims of sexual abuse.
Via Crucis: Annual tradition brings Good Friday reflection into the community
Every Good Friday, several communities throughout the Diocese of Owensboro put on a living depiction of Jesus’s way of the cross.
St. Vincent de Paul opens new help center in McCracken County
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul – McCracken County had a perfect day for their open house, dedication, and blessing of the new St. Vincent de Paul Help Center.
Sacred Triduum at the cathedral: A spiritual journey in pictures
This March, Bishop William F. Medley presided at the celebrations of the Sacred Triduum at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, the mother church for the Diocese of Owensboro.
Eucharistic Pilgrims coming soon
Charlie McCollough laughs when he thinks about how his freshman self would have responded if he was told he would graduate from college and embark on a months-long walking pilgrimage across the southern United States.
Transformed and blessed prayer garden at Blessed Mother
Transformed and blessed! The prayer garden at Blessed Mother Parish in Owensboro needed some much-needed attention.
One hundred years young
On April 17, 2024, Clara Marie Gilles, a parishioner of Precious Blood Parish in Owensboro, turned 100 years young.
‘God calls, and I will answer’
Fr. José Carmelo Jiménez, the pastor of St. Michael Parish in Sebree – and who this past April celebrated 25 years as a priest – can recall a specific incident in his early priesthood that shaped how he views his vocation.