50+ min ago  (825+ words) In my early years I was a member of the Methodist church where I was baptized as a child and eventually became a lector for the church. I always felt I was a very faith-filled person, but that something was…...

54+ min ago  (191+ words) In April, the Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque announced plans to reorganize, with a Charles City priest reassigned to Cedar Rapids." That's Archbishop Thomas Zinkula who said the Archdiocese would reorganize its 160 parishes serving 180, 000 Catholics into 24 pastorates beginning July 14th, which is…...

40+ min ago  (519+ words) A Scriptural Reflection on the Readings for Sunday, July 12, 2026. July 11, 2026 Carl E. Olson The Dispatch 0 Print Readings: " Isa 55: 10-11 " Psa 65: 10, 11, 12-13, 14 " Rom 8: 18-23 " Matt 13: 1-23 This Sunday's readings each refer, in some way, to creation and the natural world. And each also reveals something about…...

1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1732+ words) On June 26, Leo XIV told an "extraordinary consistory" of cardinals that they "are called to be builders of Christ's communion, a communion that takes shape in a synodal Church." [1] The construction of the Synodal Church, which accompanies the building of…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1888+ words) Liturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II). Readings for the feria Readings for the memorial These are the readings for the memorial Blessed In'cio de Azevedo and his companions: the veneration of places. Saint Th'r'se of Saint Augustine and her Companions: the…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (940+ words) By Dr. John Bergsma Ordinary Time focuses on the growth of the Church. I would prefer we called it "Extraordinary Time," because there is nothing ordinary about the Second Person of the Divinity becoming en-fleshed in our presence through the…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (593+ words) July 11, 2026 By John Knebels OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News (OSV News) " About two weeks after what he calls the most surreal moment of his life, Kevin Workman remains in awe. "It's just amazing," Workman told OSV…...

3+ hour, 18+ min ago  (109+ words) Catholic Time July 11, 2026: Hidden in plain sight In the heart of Rome's Trastevere district, near Piazza in Piscinula, stands a tiny church that holds a unique place in the history of the Benedictine family It was here that the young…...

16+ hour, 33+ min ago  (258+ words) Despite the loss of 307, 117 Catholics in 2025, German dioceses received additional revenue from the Kirchensteuer (Church tax). Revenue rose from 6. 628 billion euros ($7. 58 billion) in 2024 to 6. 751 billion euros ($7. 72 billion) in 2025. "In Germany, religious communities that are corporations under public law have a…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago  (99+ words) Catholic Time CT News July 11, 2026: Pope Leo XIV has approved new statutes for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and reinforced its role in promoting accountability, transparency, and good safeguarding practices globally Established by Pope Francis in 2014, the…...