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Candidates, catechumens, welcomed during next step on their journeys to the Catholic Church
In early March, the Diocese of Owensboro held the annual celebrations of Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion.
‘What can be healed this Lent?’ asks bishop at Ash Wednesday liturgy
At the crowded 12:05 p.m. Mass for Ash Wednesday at St. Stephen Cathedral on March 5, Bishop William F. Medley reflected back to the 2021 tornados that tore across western Kentucky.
All invited to support communities in hailstorm aftermath
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” -Philippians 2:4
Faith, floods, and the unsung heroes of YOUTH 2000
We had worried all week about the potentially dangerous storms that would hit over the weekend of YOUTH 2000 this March 14-16.
Parishes raise awareness of child abuse prevention with pinwheel displays
Every April, in front of Holy Name of Jesus Parish and School on busy Second Street in Henderson, people driving and walking by will notice the display of blue pinwheels.
Pilgrimage sites offer a journey through diversity of the diocese
For the Jubilee Year 2025, Pope Francis invited Catholics around the world to make a journey of faith as pilgrims of hope.
‘God never abandons me’
Fr. Martin Ma Na Ling’s older brother, Stephen, loves God and the Church.
“Wherever he goes, whatever he does, God is always first,” said Fr. Martin, the parochial vicar of Holy Spirit Parish in Bowling Green.
Passport is guide through Jubilee of Hope 2025 pilgrimage sites
For the Jubilee of Hope 2025, Bishop William F. Medley has designated six pilgrimage sites around the Diocese of Owensboro, Ky., where people can visit, pray, and obtain a plenary indulgence to be spared the temporal punishment for sins.
‘Showing the face of God is love and mercy’
A local pastor, Fr. José Carmelo Jiménez Salinas, has been appointed by the Holy See to serve as a Missionary of Mercy.
Finding a place for Catholic men ‘to be real’
Many men today are isolated and alone, which makes them vulnerable to the devil and a host of addictions and vices, said John Edwards, the founder of Just a Guy in the Pew Ministries.
