News Archive
Stories and information from the Catholic Advance.
Father Borkenhagen ‘stranded’ in Ireland
Father Jason Borkenhagen was 1,200 miles away from where he thought he would be Saturday, March 21, when he answered a call from the Catholic Advance. Father Borkenhagen wasn’t in… Read More
Father Reilley is reading and praying during Rome lockdown
Father Patrick Reilley says the national quarantine imposed by Italy’s prime minister has indirectly benefited him and other students studying at Casa Santa Maria in Rome. “In a way, it’s… Read More
Parents: Block your child’s portal to sin
Parents should do everything they can to protect their children from pornography, according to Jake Samour – but they should also set an example. Samour, the director of the diocesan… Read More
COVID-19: Suspension of Public Masses in the Diocese of Wichita
Masses will be live-streamed here (Sunday, March 22 at 10 a.m.; Mon/Wed/Friday 9 am; Tuesday/Thursday 9 am in Spanish) Dear Priests, Deacons, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Diocese of… Read More
COVID-19 Update for the Diocese of Wichita
Dear Priests, Deacons, Religious and Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Wichita, In light of the growing concerns regarding the Coronavirus COVID 19 as it relates to Masses and other… Read More
Blessed Sacrament renovation underway
Mass is not being celebrated in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Wichita. Surfaces inside have been stripped or covered and a skeleton of scaffolding fills the interior. The… Read More
New teaching Mass video released by diocese
A video about the Catholic Mass was released last week by the Catholic Diocese of Wichita. “The Mass Explained” describes the Mass, including details of the priest’s vestments, books, the… Read More
Safe Haven Sunday to be observed on the first weekend of Lent
By Bishop Carl A. Kemme We all know it’s there and probably have some idea of how we could access it. Pornography affects some of us more directly than others,… Read More
New Guadalupe Clinic exec ‘listening’ for three months
J.V. Johnston says the Guadalupe Clinic is on solid footing as are its finances and its volunteer base. Johnston, the clinic’s executive director, said when he started Jan. 3, he… Read More
Lent, the beginning of our Paschal journey
Randy Phelps, a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Wichita, receives ashes during a Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita. (Advance file photo) Lenten fasting… Read More
Constitutional Amendment for Life
Bishop Carl A. Kemme and the bishops of Kansas are requesting a STATEWIDE DAY OF PRAYER this Thursday, February 6, for the passage of the “Value Them Both” legislation… Read More
16 buses, 730 pilgrims travel to D.C. for annual march
Although the number of those attending the Topeka pro-life event from the Diocese of Wichita Wednesday, Jan. 22, was down because of bad weather, Sheri Sherfield, secretary for the Respect… Read More