By Sarah Adams For The Catholic Messenger My name is Sarah Adams; I am 20 years old and a junior …Read More
Advent is a season for joyful preparation
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Oral arguments heard in fetal heartbeat lawsuit in Iowa
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger DES MOINES — Planned Parenthood hoped that its lawsuit against Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law …Read More
Parishes learn about promoting vocations
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger IOWA CITY — When it comes to helping Catholics answer a call to vocations, …Read More
Vision 20/20 speakers invited to bring the ‘Joy of the Gospel’ to our diocese
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger A delegate to the Vatican’s pre-synod gathering of young people. A Colombian-born professor actively …Read More
Iowa bishops issue letter on gun legislation
As Pope Francis has observed, violent acts “of different kinds and levels,” such as war, terrorism, mass shootings, domestic violence, …Read More
Waiting and preparing for life’s greatest story
By Jourdan Reynolds For The Catholic Messenger As the season of Advent is upon us, I find myself thinking of …Read More
Winter emergency shelter to stay open
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Last year, about 400 individuals found overnight refuge from the cold at …Read More