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Seminarians experience Christ in the City with the poor
Five Christ in the City missionaries from Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, recently joined 10 seminarians from Wichita to spread that love among the homeless in Wichita. Michaela Fullerton,… Read More
Technician breathing life into pipe organ
Luke Headley is breathing new life into an organ he’s installing in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, currently under construction in Clonmel. A Schlicker organ built in 1989 for… Read More
Help for those in foster care
State approves SOUL program to connect young men and women in foster care to forge a life-long connection to an individual or family Want more information?Bonnie Toombs, the director of… Read More
Pilgrimage to Pilsen: Hundreds walk in the rain and heat in memory of Fr. Kapaun
Those taking part in this year’s Kansas Camino, a 60-mile pilgrimage by foot from Wichita to Fr. Emil Kapaun’s hometown of Pilsen, have a sense of the hardship the Army… Read More
Metanoia helps Newman students grow in their faith
Many college students find it challenging to live their Catholic faith. Fr. Adam Grelinger, the chaplain at Newman University in Wichita, helped establish a community at the college for those… Read More
New school endowments will strengthen Catholic education
In addition to funding received through ordinary giving at all parishes, extraordinary gifts to our schools ensure Catholic education remains a pillar of the Diocese of Wichita. The new school-based… Read More
After teaching thousands of children ABCs and to love Jesus, 33 educators are retiring
After teaching thousands of children ABCs and to love Jesus, 33 educators are retiring Thirty-three educators are retiring from diocesan Catholic schools this year. Superintendent of Catholic School Janet Eaton… Read More
Bishop celebrates special First Communion Mass for children with special needs
Jessica Lopez started weeping soon after Bishop Carl A. Kemme began celebrating a special First Communion Mass last month. “I didn’t make it 10 minutes into the Mass without crying… Read More
2024 Priest Assignments
Please keep all our priests in your prayers. Changes will go into effect July 1, 2024.
Newly ordained priests told they will be ‘signs of contradiction’ to the world
Bishop Carl A. Kemme told four deacons Saturday, May 25, that they would be signs of contradiction after their ordination as priests. They will be “standing in many ways in… Read More
Mount St. Mary’s to be ‘deconstructed’
The sun is setting on the iconic Mount St. Mary’s edifice. Its four fluted columns, its bricks, and beams that hold countless stories of Sisters of St. Joseph working to… Read More
Bishop Kemme praises new transitional deacons for their Apostolic Courage
Bishop Carl A. Kemme praised the newly-ordained transitional deacons for their hearts of Apostolic Courage at their ordination Thursday, May 23, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita.… Read More