Michayla Mikesic feeds her mom Donna Mikesic, while Donna’s granddaughter Shaylee looks on, and Michayla’s daughter Eliana is kept hemmed in between them. All are parishioners of Sacred Heart in Tonganoxie but also attend Mass...
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Constitution Week kicks off Sept. 17-23
The Daughters of the American Revolution encourage households to fly their flags during Sept. 17-23 in commemoration to the rights and freedoms in the Constitution.
Blue Mass will honor first responders
Following the Mass, a luncheon will be held in the parish hall.
Make reading a success story
Can the ills of our hearts and our world really be healed by stories?
Atlanta bishops say ‘hearts ache’ for lives ‘cruelly cut short’ by latest high school shooting
The Catholic bishops of Atlanta prayed "for healing and strength" for those injured during a Sept. 4 mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, where the alleged shooter as 14-year-old Colt Gray, who is alive and...
Tragic death of NHL star, brother leaves family, friends, fans with unspeakable grief
As family, friends, teammates, coaches, media, acquaintances and even strangers struggled mightily to make sense of the devastating tragedy Aug. 29 that took the lives of National Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his...
Pope arrives in Indonesia at start of four-nation tour
Pope Francis landed in Jakarta after a 13-hour flight from Rome and was greeted by the religious affairs minister of Indonesia and two children in traditional dress who offered him flowers.
Parishes take next missionary steps amid post-Eucharistic congress ‘spiritual surge’
How does the church channel the exhilarating spiritual momentum of the congress and pilgrimage into a concrete and country-wide Eucharistic revival, especially in its Year of Mission?
Carmelites find St. Teresa of Ávila’s body still incorrupt after opening coffin for study of relics
The silver coffin of St. Teresa of Ávila was opened in Alba de Tormes Aug. 28 only to confirm her body has remained incorrupt since her death in 1582. The opening of her tomb marks the beginning of a study of her relics, which...
Walz, Vance records give insight into presidential contenders vis-a-vis Catholic concerns
While the selection of a running mate in recent decades has had little discernible electoral impact on elections, experts told OSV News the selection of vice presidential candidates can be a signal of how a presidential candidate...