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Seminarians visit parishes during Year of Mercy

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer In an effort to be a presence and to raise awareness of vocations, seminarians of the Archdiocese of...

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2017-10-13T15:52:38-04:00August 19th, 2016|Archdiocesan News, parish visit, seminarians, Vocations, year of mercy|

Local pilgrims to attend World Youth Day

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer A group of 11 pilgrims from the Circle of Life youth ministry program, a family from Holy Spirit...

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2017-10-13T15:52:41-04:00July 20th, 2016|Archdiocesan News, krakow, Poland, world youth day, year of mercy|

At halfway point, new plans for jubilee year are announced

By Marnie McAllister, Record Editor The Catholic Church around the world is nearly halfway through the Holy Year of Mercy, and here in the...

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Spalding president speaks on compassion

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Dr. Tori Murden McClure, president of Spalding University, was scheduled to speak on the Charter for Compassion in...

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Listening sessions for inactive Catholics held around archdiocese

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer Last month the Archdiocese of Louisville held “listening sessions” for individuals interested in returning to the Catholic Church....

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2017-10-13T15:52:53-04:00March 16th, 2016|Archdiocesan News, catholic connection, listening session, year of mercy|

Pope asks ‘missionaries of mercy’ to open ‘doors of people’s hearts’

By Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer “Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy.” These are the first eight words in “Misericordiae Vultus,”...

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2017-10-13T15:52:54-04:00February 25th, 2016|Archdiocesan News, missionaries of mercy, reconciliation, year of mercy|

Hope in the Lord — As your Father is merciful

In the sixth chapter of the Gospel according to St. Luke, Jesus gives what has been called the “Sermon on the Plain.” Like the...

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2017-10-13T15:52:58-04:00December 16th, 2015|archbishop joseph e. kurtz, Archdiocesan News, Hope in the Lord, year of mercy|

Holy Year is a reminder to put mercy before judgment, pope says

  By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — On a cloudy, damp morning, Pope Francis’ voice echoed in the atrium of...

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2017-10-13T15:52:59-04:00December 8th, 2015|Archdiocesan News, holy door, National/World News, Pope Francis, year of mercy|

Outreach to inactive Catholics planned

CatholicConnection-12-3-15-wBy Jessica Able, Record Staff Writer

Pope Francis has called on dioceses throughout the world to observe the extraordinary Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy, which is set to begin Dec. 8. One way the Archdiocese of Louisville plans to take part in the jubilee year is through the Catholic Connection — an outreach ministry to inactive Catholics.

Catholic Connection aims to reach out to those Catholics who have drifted away from the church [...]

2017-10-13T15:52:59-04:00December 3rd, 2015|Archdiocesan News, catholic connection, inactive catholic, Pope Francis, year of mercy|

Holy Doors designated at area churches

St. John Paul II closed the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in this Jan. 6, 2001, file photo. Pope Francis will open the Holy Door Dec. 8 during a Mass marking the opening of the Holy Year of Mercy. (CNS File Photo)

St. John Paul II closed the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in this Jan. 6, 2001, file [...]

2017-10-13T15:52:59-04:00December 3rd, 2015|Archdiocesan News, holy door, holy doors, Pope Francis, year of mercy|