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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