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Archdiocese of Dubuque Halts Weekend Mass at 84 Iowa Parishes

Archdiocese of Dubuque
Archbishop Thomas Zinkula of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, urges parishioners to stay united 'wherever we gather for worship' amid parish mergers.

As part of an ongoing reorganization due to a priest shortage and declining numbers of churchgoers, the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa, announced the parishes that will no longer hold weekend Masses.

Global Church Leaders, Including Cardinal Müller, Continue to Unite Behind Pope Leo

Left: Pope Leo XIV delivers the homily during the Easter vigil Mass April 4 in St. Peter’s Basilica. Right: Donald Trump speaks at an April 6 news conference at the White House.

Several cardinals and bishops in Italy, England and Scotland are among those who have recently praised Leo XIV’s calls for peace after Trump’s criticism.

The Time Venerable Fulton Sheen Gave a Conference for 270,000 People in St. Louis

The crowd gathers for the opening Mass of the Archbishop Ritter Worldmission Exhibition in St. Louis on May 17, 1953.

When Fulton Sheen is beatified this September in St. Louis, it will mark the second time that the singular Catholic personality has drawn crowds of thousands to the downtown of the ‘Rome of the West.’

The One Regret I Didn’t Know I Had

A cardinal and a nun walk onto a Catholic college campus … no, really.

A simple assignment at a Catholic university turned into something more — a glimpse of formation, truth and a regret I didn’t know I had.

India Mourns Priest-Physician Who Built Hospital, Founded Blood Donation Movement

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Priests carry the body of Father Francis Alappatt from the Basilica of Our Lady of Dolours in Thrissur, India, after his funeral service on April 10, 2026.

Father Francis Alappatt, who earned a medical degree before entering the seminary, built one of Kerala, India’s largest hospitals and pioneered a statewide blood donation movement.