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Priests Gather for Presbyteral Jubilee Mass
Seven priests celebrate 60, 50 and 25 years in the priesthood at annual presbyteral jubilee Mass Seven priests serving in the Archdiocese of Louisville celebrated jubilee years in the priesthood May 14 at the Cathedral of the Assumption. Father Kenneth … Continue reading
St. Francis Student Compared to a Superhero
Cassie Drury earned a trip to Hollywood and met actor Robert Downey Jr. because of her achievements in science St. Francis of Assisi eighth-grader Cassie Drury spent a week in Hollywood in early May where she appeared under the bright … Continue reading
Spalding University Announces Plans to Expand Campus
New building at Third and Kentucky Streets is expected to open in the spring of 2014 Spalding University, whose campus stretches along several city blocks in downtown Louisville, announced last Friday, May 10, that it plans to expand with the … Continue reading
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz on Franciscan Media’s Call To Discipleship Podcast
The new evangelization invites us all to enter into relationship with Jesus Christ and the members of His Church. On Franciscan Media Production’s American Catholic Radio program Called To Discipleship, bishops of the United States discuss how this call is … Continue reading
Archdiocese has New Leadership in Four Areas
Ministries in formation, evangelization, counseling and Hispanic community have new leadership Four church workers recently have accepted new leadership posts in the Archdiocese of Louisville. And active parishioners are likely to encounter one or two of them in the coming … Continue reading
Cathedral to Host Benefit for Lunch Program
The FeedMyNeighbor fund-raising event will be held at the Seelbach Hotel June 8 at 6:30 p.m. The daily free lunch program at the Cathedral of the Assumption has been feeding the hungry for more than eight decades. And now that … Continue reading
Service Calls Attention to Human Trafficking
Women religious organize prayer service to highlight the buying and selling of children, women and men in commercial sex trade As the city of Louisville prepares to welcome tens of thousands of visitors to Churchill Downs for the 139th running … Continue reading
Parish to Honor Father Chris Allegra May 5
FREDERICKTOWN, Ky. — A portion of the parish center at Holy Trinity Church here will soon have a new name — Allegra Hall. The hall is being named after the late pastor of the parish, Father Christopher Allegra, who passed … Continue reading
Multicultural Office Hosts Derby “Extravaganza”
The eleventh annual senior event included a Derby hat contest and celebrity stick horse races Derby hats, mint juleps and horse races were the order of the day at the Catholic Enrichment Center (CEC) on April 30. The Archdiocese of … Continue reading
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz on EWTN’s Radio Program At Home with Jim and Joy
Click on the link below to listen to EWTN’s At Home With Jim and Joy. This radio show was taped on Tuesday, April 23. Archbishop Kurtz discusses a variety of topics, including the holy hours he has been holding for … Continue reading