Thanks to successful fundraising through the Diocese of Owensboro’s Faithful Foundations Campaign for the construction of new senior priest retirement apartments, work is moving forward on the future site of the facility.
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Brescia University looks forward to bright future at centennial celebration
One hundred years of education was celebrated at Brescia University’s Centennial Gala on Oct. 25, concluding a lively homecoming weekend for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends.
Vocation awareness week provided local opportunities to talk about, pray for vocations
As director of vocations I spend the majority of my time each week driving around the diocese to visit, pray, and share about vocations with our people. National Vocation Awareness Week was no different, and my odometer just kept on rolling.
Rising needs met with rising compassion: Diocese-wide response to help fellow Kentuckians
“This is the heartbeat of America,” said Harry Pedigo, the executive director of St. Benedict’s Homeless Shelter and the Pitino Shelter in Owensboro, reflecting on the nation’s resilience during hardship, “when things get tough, we pull together.”
Faithful participate in works of mercy at cemetery clean-up
The annual Mt. Carmel Cemetery fall clean-up day was held in Paducah on Oct. 4, 2025.
Vets honored, Ursulines thanked, during Brescia veterans monument dedication
When Ursuline Sister Mary Michael Barrow returned to Maple Mount in 1945, she realized that the Mount Saint Joseph Junior College for Women – which she had helped open 20 years earlier – had not grown as the Sisters had hoped.
National Religious Retirement Office announces 2025 Retirement Fund for Religious collection
OWENSBORO, Ky. – The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) is announcing that the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held in parishes throughout the Diocese of Owensboro on the weekend of Dec. 13-14.
Seeing the Lord: Diocese honors women religious celebrating jubilees in 2025
Eleven of the 14 women religious celebrating jubilees of religious profession in the Diocese of Owensboro in 2025 gathered to celebrate on Oct. 25, as Bishop William F. Medley thanked them for answering the call to serve.
Catholic school students remember the faithful departed
Students at the Owensboro Catholic Schools 4-6 Campus participated in a Eucharistic Procession on November 17th, a November tradition of remembering the faithful departed.
How to support diocesan seminarians during National Vocations Week and beyond
The academic year for the Diocese of Owensboro’s seminarians is in full swing and the Office of Vocations has remained busy with seminary visits and vocations-promoting activities.