Catholic Diocese of Wichita

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

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

Young adults at FOCUS summit urged to help others live their faith

PHOENIX (CA/CNS) –Catholic school teachers, administrators, diocesan personnel, and FOCUS missionaries from the Diocese of Wichita attended the annual Student Leadership Summit of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students in… Read More

Looking to the Lord with 2020 vision

The adoration events embellished by Wichita Adore Ministries give many people hope that the faith is taking root in the lives of the young. Jesse Elpers, who oversees WAM events,… Read More

Bishop Kemme: Christmas is history’s most consequential event

The church celebrates the single most consequential event in human history, the birth of Jesus Christ, during the Christmas season, Bishop Carl A. Kemme said in his Christmas Eve homily… Read More

The Lord’s Diner needs volunteers

Boomers aging out; young hands needed Sarah Hoffman hopes more volunteers will soon step up to the plate. Hoffman, the volunteer coordinator for The Lord’s Diner, said the excitement of… Read More

Holy Savior corpus arrives, now in church

When the crate with the corpus for the cross of the new Holy Savior Church in Wichita was opened Thursday, Dec. 5, those gathered around it were astonished. Jesus’ face,… Read More

Diocese wins four state education awards

The Diocese of Wichita received four awards Thursday, Dec. 5, from the Kansas Department of Education. The diocese received a silver award for Academically Prepared for Postsecondary Success; and gold… Read More