“Laudato Si’,” Pope Francis’ encyclical on care of our common home is not only, or even mostly, about climate change. …Read More
Fr. Grant comments on encyclical
Category: Diocesan News
Ultrasound van is pro-life center’s dream car
By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger BETTENDORF — A traveling ultrasound van sat in the Women’s Choice Center parking …Read More
The ministry of disaster relief
By Glenn Leach For The Catholic Messenger My involvement in disaster preparation began when Ann Mohr, a fellow parishioner at …Read More
Sisters of Humility to celebrate jubilees with Mass
Davenport — The Congregation of the Humility of Mary will celebrate the jubilees of nine vowed sisters at a special …Read More
Msgr. Hyland set to retire from active status
Msgr. John Hyland, 73, will retire from active status effective July 1. Although retired, he will remain Vicar General for …Read More
Mary Wieser, a lifelong ‘former of faith,’ retires
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Mary Wieser identifies two pivotal experiences that shaped her lifelong commitment to …Read More
Muscatine school to add sixth grade
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger MUSCATINE — Ss. Mary and Mathias School will add sixth grade to its system …Read More