The Latin word “peregrinatio” forms a dominant metaphor throughout St. Augustine’s massive corpus, found in his doctrinal and his pastoral writings to describe the life of the Christian. The word, ...

Bishop Emeritus William Franklin, 95, died April 10 at the Kahl Home. Bishop Franklin led the Diocese of Davenport for 12 ...

DUBUQUE — Winds of change are sweeping through the Catholic communities of northeast Iowa following the announcement of a major reorganization plan for all parishes in the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Abp.

Dan Russo Editorial Bishop William E. Franklin served as the head of the Diocese of Davenport from 1994-2006. He has ...Read ...

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DEWITT — Several eighth-grade students from St. Joseph Catholic School in DeWitt placed in the 2026 Ida Kramer Children and the Holocaust Essay Contest. They will be recognized during a Yom HaShoah ...

The celebration continues marking the 100th anniversary of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School. The culminating event is a ...

There is no greater gift in prayer than the touch of God. It is both indescribable and undeniable; you know at once that it is God, and that it is strangely familiar. When God touches you, it is from ...