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

By Lisa Powell SAU Theological Perspective The Latin word “peregrinatio” forms a dominant metaphor throughout St. Augustine’s ...

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

Several eighth-grade students from St. Joseph Catholic School in DeWitt placed in the 2026 Ida Kramer Children and the ...

The celebration continues marking the 100th anniversary of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School. The culminating event is a gala in May, said Julie Delaney, director of development for St. Paul the ...

Catholic since birth, the high schooler’s faith journey “really picked up within the last couple of years.” A transformative ...

Parishioners look at damage to Ss. Mary & Joseph Parish’s Sugar Creek church after a tornado struck the area Holy Thursday, April 2. There was damage to the church and cemetery from the EF-1 confirmed ...

Bishop Dennis Walsh baptizes Carlos Osborne-Valdez during the Easter Vigil April 4 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport. Also present were Deacon John Jacobsen, Osborne-Valdez’s sponsor Diana Boyd ...

Pope Leo XIV is calling for a prayer vigil for peace April 11 in St. Peter’s Basilica. While addressing crowds during his Easter blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world), he was adamant.

Our motto echoes that of Elphaba’s: no good deed goes unpunished. We can’t win for trying. Everything we touch turns to stone ...

By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger In a polarized society, interacting with someone whose opinions or viewpoints differ ...