Brescia University in Owensboro marked a historic milestone as students in the inaugural Physician Assistant (PA) program cohort received their white coats during a special White Coat Ceremony held on the Owensboro Health campus on Aug. 24, 2026.
Education
‘Simply the grace of God’
This fall, the Catholic campus ministries at both Western Kentucky University and Murray State University have observed an increasing rate of student involvement and interest in Catholicism.
‘Close to God’
Mary Ruth Thompson, an eighth grader from Owensboro Catholic Middle School who attended the Sept. 24, 2026 beatification of Bl. Fulton J. Sheen, did not know a lot about the 20th-century American bishop before the trip.
‘Praise the Lord!’
A rousing chorus of the happy birthday song filled the Owensboro Sportscenter on Sept. 16, where students, faculty and staff of the Diocese of Owensboro’s 17 Catholic schools sang to their bishop, whose birthday would be the following day.
Mary Carrico celebrates growth, breaks ground on expansion
On Aug. 14, 2026, Mary Carrico Catholic School in Knottsville, Kentucky, broke ground for one of their largest campus expansions in the school’s recent history.
Owensboro Catholic School System continues legacy of early child development with Early Learning Campus
Fr. Larry Hostetter, pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Owensboro, blessed the newly developed Owensboro Catholic Schools Early Learning Campus on Aug. 4, 2026.
Diocese of Owensboro selects American GOAL as scholarship granting organization partner
The Diocese of Owensboro has selected American GOAL as its Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) partner to help implement the new federal scholarship tax credit program beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
Catholic schools hire new leadership
This summer, several of the Diocese of Owensboro’s Catholic schools welcomed new leadership.
Chesterton Academy looks to help students ‘grow in virtue’ as inaugural class begins this fall
Every time he welcomes someone into the facilities that will soon house the inaugural class of Chesterton Academy of Bowling Green, “I am filled with pride,” said the new headmaster.
Brescia University Granted Accreditation-Provisional Status for New Physician Assistant Program
Owensboro, Ky. (May 28, 2026) – Brescia University has announced another achievement in the launch of its upcoming Physician Assistant (PA) program.