By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger Jesus and Java offers teenagers in Washington and Coralville an opportunity to ...

By Tom Chapman For The Catholic Messenger The second legislative “funnel” deadline is April 4. A bill is required to ...Read More ...

DAVENPORT — Concerns expressed about the possibility of raids at churches, schools or other diocesan entities by U.S.

Fye Editoral Five years ago, The Catholic Messenger published a story that began: “Not a cough, whisper, fussy ...Read More ...

By Anna Verry For The Catholic Messenger Lent 2025 Week 5 This week’s Gospel reading, John 8:1-11, offers valuable insights .

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger More than 420 middle school youths gathered at St. Ludmilla Parish in Cedar Rapids .

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger Bishop Dennis Walsh has announced new assignments for nine priests effective ...

Having been born and resided in Iowa my entire life, agriculture revolves around two crops — corn and soybeans. It is a concise process with planting in the spring and harvesting in the fall of the ...

Bishop Dennis Walsh focuses on parish planning, preparing individuals on the journey to become members of the Catholic Church and Bishop’s personal experience of ...

Today I want to share a story — a personal story about my father and myself. The year is 2011, the summer after my freshman year of college. I am in my room pacing back and forth in tears. The night ...

Though you may at times fear the truth, Jesus says that, “you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free . . . So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:32,36). The ...

Q: Why do we fast? Recently, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to fast and pray for world peace. Does fasting somehow move God to orchestrate things our way? A: This is an excellent and timely ...