Bishop Carl Kemme
Ten churches in diocese open for St. Joseph pilgrimages
The Vatican has approved a request from Bishop Carl A. Kemme and has granted a plenary indulgence to those who, during the Year of St. Joseph, visit churches in the… Read More
Bishop Kemme talks to youth about vocations at annual Serra Club Mass
Bishop Carl A. Kemme talked about the many homeless men and women who congregate around the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Wichita during the annual Serra Mass for vocations… Read More
Bishop Kemme issues Lenten encouragement
Bishop Carl A. Kemme talks about how delighted he is regarding how the faithful are embracing the Year of St. Joseph in a video now available at YouTube.com/DioceseOfWichita. “So many… Read More
Bishop: study in the ‘School of Nazareth’ this Lent
Bishop Carl A. Kemme reflected on Lent as part of the Year of St. Joseph in his Ash Wednesday homily delivered in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The two… Read More
Bishop Kemme: ‘go to Nazareth’ this Lent
Bishop Carl A. Kemme reflected on Lent as part of the Year of St. Joseph in his Ash Wednesday homily delivered in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The two… Read More
Bishop proclaims diocesan Year of St. Joseph
Bishop Carl A. Kemme invited the faithful of the Diocese of Wichita to join him in intense prayer and frequent fasting in a petition to God to send the Holy… Read More
Bishops issue statement about the creation of vaccines
Bishop Kemme’s comment about the statement As bishop of the Diocese of Wichita, I endorse the joint statement of Archbishop Naumann, chair of the Committee for Pro-Life Activities and Bishop… Read More
The Year of St. Joseph begins Dec. 8
Bishop Kemme hopes St. Joseph will be an example for men, the diocesan family Bishop Carl A. Kemme’s decision to dedicate 2021 to the patronage of St. Joseph has a… Read More
Fr. John Mannion asked that the faithful be evangelized at his funeral
Fr. John Patrick Mannion is evangelizing even after his passing. “Fr. Mannion left very clear instructions concerning his funeral Mass,” Father Patrick York said at the funeral homily Tuesday morning… Read More
Pray because Jesus prayed, bishop explains at service for our country
We pray because Jesus prayed, Bishop Carl A. Kemme explained at a Prayer for Our Country service Saturday morning, Oct. 24, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in… Read More
Fr. Jerry Beat laid to rest
Father Jerry Beat was the second priest of the Diocese of Wichita that Bishop Carl A. Kemme met. In the mid-1990s, years before he received that phone call from… Read More
A road taken and traveled together
Bishop Kemme blesses couples at annual Wedding Anniversary Mass Bishop Carl A. Kemme reminded the couples at the annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass Sunday, Oct. 11, about Robert Frost’s poem… Read More