Conference draws more than 600 beloved daughters

“I’ve been thinking about delivering this in an Australian accent,” Sr. Bethany Madonna quipped to the attendees assembled for the Diocese of Wichita’s Inaugural Catholic Women’s Conference, held Saturday, March… Read More

Bishop issues call to spiritual arms

Editor’s Note: Bishop Carl A. Kemme issued the following message on Monday, March 17.  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with deep sorrow and concern that we learned… Read More

Bishop’s Ash Wednesday message: What is God asking of you? 

Editor’s Note: Bishop Carl A Kemme issued the following Ash Wednesday message to the faithful of the Diocese of Wichita. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, we enter the… Read More

Bishop Kemme Urges Respect

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On Feb. 10, Pope Francis wrote to the bishops of the United States a letter regarding the current immigration crisis and the deportations now… Read More

Vocations report: Diocese of Wichita leads the country

en español The Catholic Diocese of Wichita holds the top spot in some key metrics that measure vocations to the priesthood in a new national statistical analysis on the matter… Read More

Bishop Kemme: Jesus became man out of love for all of us

As he considered the basic components in the story of Jesus’ birth, Bishop Karl A. Kemme focused much of his Christmas Eve homily on God’s purpose for becoming a fellow… Read More

Bishop Kemme Opens Jubilee Year

Along with his fellow bishops in diocesan cathedrals across the globe, Bishop Carl A. Kemme opened the universal church’s jubilee year on Sunday, Dec. 29, at Wichita’s Cathedral of the… Read More

Fr. Emil J. Kapaun memorial statue approved for Kansas State Capitol

On March 22, 2024, Governor Laura Kelly approved and signed Kansas Bill 431, directing the capitol preservation committee to place a permanent memorial in the Kansas capitol building honoring Servant… Read More

Statement on Fiducia Supplicans for the Diocese of Wichita

Dear People of God in the Diocese of Wichita,             In light of the recent Declaration Fiducia Supplicans, issued on December 18, 2023, and signed by Pope Francis, I join my… Read More