Passersby are reflected in the doorplate of the Russian Embassy to the Holy See on Via della Conciliazione, the main road leading to the Vatican, Feb. 25, 2022. Pope Francis visited the Russian Embassy to the Holy See the same...
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Hayden king and queen receive royal welcome
Hayden High School seniors Trent Duffey and Maggie Lemon were crowned Winter Sports king and queen on Feb. 11. Duffey is a member of the boys basketball team and Lemon serves as basketball manager for both the boys and girls...
Lenten Dinners 2022
The following will have Lenten dinners on all the Fridays of Lent, except Good Friday: St. Michael the Archangel Parish, Leawood, will host fish fries from 4:30-6:45 p.m. in the parish hall, 14251 Nall Ave. Dine-in and carryouts...
Students, teachers donate hair for a good cause
Katy Rempel, a senior at St. James Academy in Lenexa, cuts a piece of her own hair during the school’s Let Go For Love event. LEAVEN PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITE by Moira Cullingsmoira.cullings@theleaven.org LENEXA — Katy Rempel...
New Praise & Graze event honors those who make CYO a success
Ben Tourtillott, a sixth grader at Corpus Christi School in Lawrence, attempts a reverse layup in a Catholic Youth Organization game against St. Joseph School, Shawnee. Several people, including priests, parish sports directors...
Miege student leaned into faith during bout with long COVID
Olivia Lopez, a member of St. Joseph Parish in Shawnee, experienced long-haul symptoms after a bout of COVID confined her to a wheelchair. She believes the power of prayer helped her healing process. COURTESY PHOTO by Moira...
25 years in, Men Under Construction continues to thrive
Msgr. Tom Tank, senior associate in residence at Holy Spirit Parish in Overland Park, started Men Under Construction more than 25 years ago. LEAVEN FILE PHOTO by Dean BackesSpecial to The Leaven OVERLAND PARK — It was at the 1996...
Lenten regulations
All Catholics 14 years of age and older are obliged to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, March 2, and all the Fridays of Lent. Catholics 18 to 59 years of age are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday — a fast...
Salvation history is the story of many saying, “Here I am, Lord”
LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA – JUNE 30: Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, fresco in the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation on Preseren Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia on June 30, 2015 by Catherine UpchurchSpecial to The Leaven Every...
The eyes have it
Father Mark Goldasich is the pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Tonganoxie. He has been editor of the Leaven since 1989. by Father Mark Goldasich My glasses. Not a day goes by when I’m not thankful for them. Though the frames and...