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Dubuque Archdiocese "Journey in Faith" destroying parishes | Opinion
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (286+ words) Archbishop Thomas Zinkula offers his blessing to those in attendance as he walks down the aisle following a Mass of Ordination to the Priesthood on May 23 at St. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque. This is not a "Journey in Faith," it…...
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1+ mon, 6+ day ago (130+ words) Vatican US'thegazette. com You have successfully joined. Please add 'newsletters@thegazette. com' to your contacts. The District CR announces closure, rebranding with new restaurant in Cedar Rapids Northeast Iowa farmer convicted for bankruptcy fraud scheme Iowa universities see flat state…...
Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (389+ words) Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. The Chicago-born Leo met with members of The Papal Foundation, a major funder of papal development projects in the developing world, in…...
Display of St. Francis of Assisi's bones confirms enduring appeal of relics for Christians
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1095+ words) ASSISI, Italy " The bones of St. Francis of Assisi went on public display for the first time Sunday, capping an 800-year saga over his bodily remains and confirming the enduring appeal to Christians of venerating a saint's relics. Nearly 400, 000 people…...
Pope Leo meets Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, pledging to keep working past differences
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (219+ words) Pope Leo XIV has vowed to keep working to overcome differences with the Anglican Communion. He met Monday with Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, the first female leader of the Church of England. Leo acknowledged new problems have been added…...
Highlights of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1342+ words) Pope Leo XIV attends the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Catholic Good Friday, Friday, April 3, 2026 Pope Leo XIV, center, meets with University students and professors at the Catholic University of…...
Pope tells inmates 'you are not alone' during Equatorial Guinea prison visit at end of Africa tour
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1068+ words) Pope Leo XIV, delivers a speech during his meeting with the staff and patients of the "Jean Pierre Olie" Psychiatric Hospital in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Pope Leo XIV, flanked by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, right,…...
Archdiocese of Dubuque to reorganize into 24 pastorates
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (906+ words) The Archdiocese of Dubuque plans to reorganize its roughly 160 parishes across 30 northeast Iowa counties into 24 pastorates under a plan released Saturday. Under the plan, nearly half the parish churches across the Archdiocese will no longer host weekend Masses. Instead, those…...
Ash Wednesday marks start of Lent, a period of fasting, fish fries
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (707+ words) Home / Living / Religion & Belief It's the most penitential season of church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most…...
New Melleray Abbey pauses accepting new members as its community shrinks
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (607+ words) Home / Living / Religion & Belief Citing an aging population and fewer new members, the Dubuque monastery faces an uncertain future. They Abbey's director of business says it's "business as usual' until then. Feb. 13, 2026 5: 30 am As its community ages, New Melleray Abbey…...