By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger As the Diocese of Davenport’s Annual Diocesan Appeal (ADA) continues, ...

By Kathy Berken On Deck When my 16-year-old granddaughter Anna asked me to be her confirmation sponsor earlier this year, ...

By Sam Aitchison The Church is Alive! As people receive ashes on Ash Wednesday, the distributor usually says, “remember ...

By Lindsay Steele Editorial Someone recently sent a startling unsigned email to The Catholic Messenger. A short message ...

NEWTON — Aaron Gunsaulus, a former Protestant pastor and new convert to Catholicism, recently sent out a message on X about ...

WASHINGTON — Catholics packaged food and donated coats last month to help vulnerable individuals at home and abroad.

DAVENPORT — Servers at St. Anthony Parish’s McAn­thony Window gave out hot meals to dozens of people in line on a chilly week ...

Genesis Garcia was “a little shy” when she arrived at St. Ambrose University in Davenport for preseason soccer practice ...

Sister Jennifer Hager professed first vows with the Congregation of the Humility of Mary during Mass Nov. 8 ...Read More ...

By Barb Arland-Fye Faith on the Journey Dad seemed preoccupied when we arrived at my parents’ home on a Saturday ...Read More ...

In April 1763, Martin de Porres was given the title Venerable. He was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized on ...

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to raise awareness about care for people coping with life-limiting ...Read More ...