The inmates shake hands with the bishop and exchange warm hugs with the ministry volunteers, Jean Gunn, whom they call ...

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger ARSENAL ISLAND, Ill. — Out of the more than 37,000 Americans buried at ...Read ...

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger The Diocese of Davenport began 2024 waiting and praying for the announcement of a ..

What is the Diocese of Davenport doing for the Jubilee Year? How can we participate? A: On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened ...

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Night to Shine is a God-centered, glamorous prom night experience for people with ...

The procession served as a visible sign for the public of the jubilee year that Pope Francis initiated for the universal ...

Fye Editor A small stack of old correspondence caught my attention. Why had I saved these pieces? While ...Read More ...

By Patrick Schmadeke Evangelization in the World Today For Christians, evangelization is our way of being in the world. Like ...

Fye Editorial Read Pope Francis’ World Day of Peace message for 2025 ( for a fresh perspective on ...Read More ...

DAVENPORT – Father Patrick Lumsden, 78, a retired priest of the Diocese of Davenport, died Dec. 29 at MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center. Fr. Lumsden He was born Aug. 28, 1946 in Iowa City to ...

DAVENPORT — Chad Pregracke might have delivered the most humorous acceptance speech in the 60-year history of the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award ceremony but concluded with a powerful message ...

Images from last Sunday’s Christmas pageant linger. One of the youngest children, wearing the cutest cow costume, sucked on a pacifier. The boy who portrayed Joseph appreciated his role because he ...