Fye The Catholic Messenger Jerome Richter nearly dropped to his knees in Assisi, Italy when he realized that ...Read More ...

By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger DAVENPORT — Ten St. Ambrose University students spent their spring break not on ...

Some Christians, and among them probably some Catholics, will object to the idea that Muslims worship the same God, ...

By Jenna Ebener A Reflection In my last article, I wrote about how I instinctively call out to God in ...Read More ...

It is with great sadness that we have received the news of the death of Pope Francis. His life and ...Read More ...

Deacon Mike Sheil, 73, of DeWitt, passed away suddenly April 14 at the University of Iowa Hospitals ...Read More ...

When I arrived in the Helfta monastery in the small city of Eisleben in Saxony-Anhalt Germany on a cold day in December, after two days of travel, I instantly burst into tears. I had been dreaming of ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds has decided not to seek re-election next year. She said it was time to be more present to her family. The most recent Iowa gubernatorial election with­out an incumbent candidate ...

Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, a professor and writer, a theologian, psychologist, and spiritual mentor to many, myself included. He was a loving and gentle soul, who in his ...

A larger-than-expected crowd gathered in a machine shed on Chad and Amanda Rockow’s farm in rural Stockton to celebrate St. Mary Parish-Wilton’s first Rural Life Mass. There was an “overwhelming ...

DAVENPORT — Some 70 priests rose from their seats in Sacred Heart Cathedral to renew their commitment to priestly service, a humbling experience for Bishop Dennis Walsh, presiding at his first Chrism ...

Roger Youngblut smiled warmly as he handed out worship aids in the east entrance to people arriving for the Chrism Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport on April 14. He said he loved seeing all ...