Category Archives: Archdiocesan News

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

The 32,000-square-foot church, home to one of the fastest-growing parishes in the archdiocese, will seat up to 1,500 The new St. Michael Church will be dedicated on Fathers’ Day, June 16, after nearly two years of construction. Both the parish’s … Continue reading →

Assumption High School campus minister and St. Martha School principal earn NCEA honors Two educators in the Archdiocese of Louisville have been honored by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). Gloria Thornburg, campus minister at Assumption High School, and Cathy … Continue reading →