News Archive
Stories and information from the Catholic Advance.
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs ushers in a new abortion landscape of Kansas
June 24, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Dobbs ushers in a new abortion landscape. Voters urged to pass the VALUE THEM BOTH Amendment… Read More
Health care professionals unite to support passage of Value Them Both on Aug. 2
Representatives of a Value Them Both Coalition talked about the immense significance of the Aug. 2 Value Them Both vote during a news conference Friday afternoon, June 10, at the… Read More
Babies’ lives depend on Aug. 2 vote
The importance of the Value Them Both Amendment vote cannot be underestimated, according to Amy Torkelson, a mother, a teacher, and a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Wichita.… Read More
All carry crosses during Fr. Kapaun pilgrimage
Those taking part in this year’s Father Kapaun Pilgrimage were able to relate to the miserable conditions he and his fellow captured soldiers endured in their trek to a North… Read More
Full days of fun return to Holy Family Camp
The two “placeholder” years of the annual Holy Family Camp are now out of the way. Myra Jacobs, the director of the Ministry With Persons With Disabilities, said because of… Read More
Fr. Voss going green
Chaplain of St. Pius X Student Center will soon don a green uniform of the U.S. Army Fr. David Voss is answering the call – the bishop’s, God’s, and the… Read More
Fr. Mainzer transitioning to the Diocese of Wichita after serving Diocese of Dodge City
Father James Mainzer prefers the word transition to the word retirement. Bishop Carl A. Kemme announced in the last edition of the Catholic Advance that Fr. Mainzer, who is on… Read More
Bishop Kemme ordains three to the priesthood
The three seminarians ordained to the priesthood Saturday, May 28, gave the same answer to Bishop Carl A. Kemme when he asked them before their ordination what they were looking… Read More
Samour family traveling to Rome for the World Meeting of Families
The “What I Did This Summer” essay in the fall will be a bit more interesting than planned for Jake and Ramie Samour’s six children. Last February, their parents received… Read More
Adoration novena at Blessed Sacrament June 11-19
Speakers each night; begins June 11, ends on Feast of Corpus Christi The Church of the Blessed Sacrament will host an adoration novena Saturday through Sunday, June 11 through June… Read More
St. Michael the Archangel subject of this year’s iconography workshop at the SLC
Iconographer Veronica Royal says when she first began painting icons about 25 years ago, few others did so. “Now you see them not only in Catholic churches but in Protestant… Read More
2022 Priest Assignments
Please keep all our priests in your prayers. Changes will go into effect July 6, 2022 unless otherwise noted.