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St. Benedict’s Shelter invites community to sponsor a bed for 2025
Owensboro, KY – As we enter a new year filled with hope and opportunity, St. Benedict’s Shelter expresses heartfelt gratitude to its valued partners for their continued support.
Bishop congratulates Brescia University on new president
Bishop William F. Medley of the Diocese of Owensboro has issued his congratulations to Brescia University in Owensboro on the selection of Madison Silvert as its sixth president.
Ukrainian art therapist helps people traumatized by the war that took her son
PITTSBURGH (OSV News) — Artist and psychologist Tetiana Myalkovska of Ukraine used her art therapy techniques to work with children who have special needs and with her country’s traumatized soldiers returning from the conflict when Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
Dioceses should commemorate their own saints each year, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Starting in the Holy Year 2025, local churches worldwide will annually honor the saints, blesseds and other holy figures connected to their communities, Pope Francis announced.
Mass attendance continues upward trend in diocese
The theme for the Jubilee Year 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope.” As we rapidly approach this Jubilee Year, Mass attendance across our diocese continued a steady upward trend in 2024, nearing pre-pandemic levels.
God is calling: Reflections from the Journey Hike Retreat
“When I joined this hiking retreat, I was not expecting the challenges that awaited me. However, I found the challenges were worth it. I came to this retreat believing, in some way, that God was calling me for something, either big or small.”
Ursuline sisters and friends pack 50,000 meals to feed the hungry
More than 160 people came to the Brescia University gymnasium in the Moore Center on Oct. 26, 2024, to pack more than 50,000 meals to feed the hungry around the world.
Black Catholic History Month Mass held at cathedral
On Nov. 2, St. Stephen Cathedral hosted the Diocese of Owensboro’s second annual Black Catholic History Month Mass.
First-ever Zo American Catholic retreat held at Holy Spirit; celebrates first approved usage of Mass translated in Zo dialect
Holy Spirit Parish in Bowling Green in the Diocese of Owensboro has become a retreat center for Myanmar American Catholics across the United States.
Diocese of Owensboro looks forward to celebrating Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope
The Catholic Church has a rich tradition of jubilees, or holy years, to celebrate the faith in various ways. This December, Pope Francis will open Holy Year 2025 with the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.”
