Pope Francis: "Today I signed the apostolic Letter “Sacrae Scripturae affectus”, on the 16th centenary of the death of Saint Jerome. May the example of the great doctor and father of the Church, who placed the Bible at the center of his life, inspire in everyone a renewed love for the Sacred Scripture and the desire to live in personal dialogue with the Word of God."
By Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger “Growing up as an orphan, I’m one of the people who received support from generous people like you,” Father Fortunatus Rwehikiza tells viewers in a video on the Diocese of Davenport’s Missionary Cooperation Plan (MCP) website. In the video, the Tanzanian priest, who recently studied at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, speaks about the needs of his home diocese of Rulenge-Ngara, which include access to clean water, maternity homes and tuition for seminarians.
By Barb Arland-Fye The Catholic Messenger. The state of Iowa is among the top five in the nation for the U.S. Census 2020 response rate with 68 percent. That encourages organizers striving to reach as many people as possible in a campaign hampered by a pandemic.
Iowa’s bishops are taking a prominent stand on three pressing federal issues, one involving the imminent execution of four federal death-row inmates, another on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the third on the asylum system.
Starting Wednesday, May 13, LTP will host virtual conversations under its Catechumeneon initiative. The sessions are free and will take place from 1:00-2:00pm ET (10:00-11:00am PT).
The public celebration of Mass in the Diocese has been suspended. All Catholics in the Diocese are dispensed of their Sunday obligation. // Todas las celebraciones públicas de la Misa (y todos los otros actos públicos litúrgicos o devocionales) son canceladas. Todos los Católicos de la Diócesis de Davenport están dispensado de la obligación de asistir a misa los domingos.