Msgr. Robert H. “Bob” Spiegel, who spent most of his priesthood serving as a chaplain in the U.S. ...Read More ...

“We have been blessed with a magnificent gift, a home in a vast and beautiful universe. We call this gift ‘creation,’” Bishop ...

Pope Benedict XVI, nicknamed “the green pope,” called us to “exercise responsible stewardship of creation, in order to ...

DAVENPORT — Youths at St. Paul the Apostle Parish honored newly canonized St. Carlo Acutis, the first teenage saint of the ...

Students and staff recite St. James’ mission statement each morning, along with prayers and the Pledge of Allegiance. “It’s ...

IOWA CITY — The Catholic community in downtown Iowa City is reaching out to those with questions about faith, whether they ...

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! Sadness. Confusion. Anger. Frustration. Shock. These were some of the feelings I ...

By Kathy Berken On Deck Until recently, there hasn’t been enough support and conversation in our parishes and religious ...

Father Marty Goetz, 59, will take an early medical retirement. The Keokuk native attended Southeastern Community College-West ...

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger Continuous adoration and recitation of the rosary on the hour are set to ...Read ...

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger Each year, seminarians from Iowa’s four dioceses gather for fraternity and ...

DAVENPORT — For 20 years, St. Alphonsus Early Childhood Education Center offered daycare and preschool, especially for children in the city’s west end. On Sept. 1, the center closed permanently, ...