St. Wenceslaus Parish in Iowa City is grateful for the gift of art and its ability to connect people to the Catholic faith.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Catholics in southeastern Iowa have strong bonds to their local parishes. Those parishes ...

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By Kim Novak Guest Column Who are the people that silently, invisibly, animate the threads of our lives? Those who ...Read ...

Overall enrollment for preschool through senior year in high school was up 252 students compared to last school year. “One of ...

By Hal Green Pondering Prayer Not only is there little knowledge of God in our land today; there is also ...Read More ...

Enrollment in Iowa’s Catholic schools has also increased overall in the 2025-26 school year, according to the Iowa Catholic Conference (ICC), the public policy arm of Iowa’s bishops. “As of October ...

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, National Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education, will take place the week of Jan. 25-31. As I write to you today, I am filled with ...

Father Catich’s art generated both praise and controversy. In the 1950s, his piece “Theophora” stirred up people when on display at a New York City museum because it depicts an interracial Mary and ...

Dear Paul and Maggie Kim, I read the article in The Catholic Messenger and cried (1/8/2026 issue, Page 7). Your family’s faith and courage is amazing. I come from a family of eight boys and nine girls ...