Bishop Carl A. Kemme
Campaign’s teacher salary enhancement endowments receive their latest deposits
As part of the One Family, Fully Alive in Christ! Campaign, one of the most significant commitments made across the Diocese of Wichita was the establishment of 38 new endowments… Read More
Couples lauded at anniversary Mass
“Today, we have as many as 185 married couples present here, representing a combined and staggering 7,580 years of married life and love,” began Bishop Carl Kemme’s homily at the… Read More
Diocese to open 2026-27 school year with amended immunization policy
In a letter to pastors, presidents, principals, teachers, staff, and parents of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wichita, Bishop Carl Kemme and Superintendent Janet Eaton have announced plans to… Read More
Darkness dispelled by the Son, Bishop says
Editor’s note: Diocese of Wichita Bishop Carl A. Kemme delivered the following homily during the Christmas Eve Vigil Mass that was held at Wichita’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on… Read More
Fr. Patrick Malone laid to rest
Fr. H. Patrick Malone was no shrinking violet, Bishop Carl Kemme recalled during his homily at the Mass of Christian Burial for the priest who had served the Catholic Diocese… Read More
Bishop Kemme: Jesus is the greatest Christmas gift
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As we gather once again to celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord, our hearts turn with gratitude to the humble manger in Bethlehem, where… Read More
Apostle Build house becomes a home
Dora Miller’s job at GraceMed does not involve carpentry, but she learned a few things about that trade in the months leading up to the day on which she and… Read More
Fiat Ministries seeks to foster encounters with the Lord
By Grace E. Irion “God is calling you to holiness.” This is the message of Fiat Ministries, an apostolate founded in Wichita that aims to create a culture of discernment,… Read More
Bishop reflects on death penalty
Editor’s Note: Bishop Carl A Kemme issued the following statement to the faithful of the Diocese of Wichita: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Church has always proclaimed the… Read More
Onetime Diocese of Wichita priest, OKC Archbishop Coakley, elected head of U.S. bishops’ conference
A former priest of the Diocese of Wichita, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley from the Diocese of Oklahoma City, has been elected president of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Among his… Read More
Event emphasizes Christ’s mission of rescuing souls
Allied Forces’ successful D-Day landing on the beaches of France was the turning point that determined the outcome in the European theater of World War II, observed Fr. John Riccardo. … Read More
Family rosary rally attests to power of prayer
“We believe that we survived because we were living the message of Fatima,” Fr. Hubert Schiffer said repeatedly before his death in 1982. “We lived and prayed the rosary daily… Read More