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

Fathers Borkenhagen, Reilley still hitting the books in Rome

  Father Borkenhagen digs into theology Researching St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome in pursuit of a doctorate Like the many archeological excavations around Rome, Father Jason Borkenhagen is digging deep… Read More

Bishop Kemme meets with Pope Francis in Rome

One of the first things Bishop Carl A. Kemme did during a meeting of U.S. bishops with Pope Francis Thursday, Jan. 16, was to thank him for appointing him bishop… Read More

Catholic Schools Office recruiting teachers before they are teachers

The Catholic Schools Office is recruiting future teachers – years before they’re certified to teach. Thirty high school and college students who expressed an interest in education gathered Tuesday, Jan.… Read More