Philip Smith Jr., received the Sacraments of Initiation in January while in hospice after completing the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. He passed away March 4. RIVERSIDE — Father Ben Snyder ...

BETTENDORF — To be better stewards of resources and focus operations in one location, Life & Family Education Trust has put the original Woman’s Choice Center building up for sale. Christine Schaefer, ...

Students at St. Vincent’s School in Keokuk participated in a school-wide planting day on April 22 to commemorate Earth Day. Students at the elementary school planted ...

I recently returned from the Sierra Gorda in the Mexican state of Querétaro. I drove two and a half hours through mountain curves to get to Jalpan de Serra, named for St. Junípero Serra, the founder ...

What is God’s name? Sounds like a silly question, but it is what Moses asked God when he encountered the Divine Voice in the burning bush in Exodus (3:4-6, 13-14). God calls Moses and tells him to ...

Joyful hearts gathered in the church basement recently for our final Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA) meeting of the year. We have one more gathering next week in the form of a potluck ...

The St. Ambrose University Center for Health Sciences Education at Genesis in Davenport is seen in this file photo. For The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — St. Ambrose University is aligning its ...

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger (This is the first part of a series on Catholics originally from Asia who ...Read ...

By Dan Russo Editorial One of the causes of the 43 day government shut down that ended in November 2025 ...Read More ...