At the July 31, 2026 Celebration of Catholic Schools in-service hosted at Christ the King Parish and School in Madisonville, Bishop William F. Medley encouraged teachers and administrators to helps students see themselves as the light of the world.
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Two seminarians accepted into candidacy
On Aug. 1 during the Saturday evening Mass at St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, diocesan seminarians Hunter Dickens and Hoan Tran participated in the Rite of Candidacy, which is the next milestone in their formation and discernment process.
Parish celebrates jubilee, wishes sister well on new path
On June 28, St. Elizabeth Parish in Curdsville held a celebration for the 50th anniversary of religious life of Sr. Martha Keller, OSU.
Diocese announces new administrative roles, assignments
This summer, several appointments and changes were made within the McRaith Catholic Center, which is the pastoral center for the Diocese of Owensboro, and in several parishes and diocesan organizations.
Office of Youth Ministry announces 2026 SLIM award and certificate recipients
This summer, the Office of Youth Ministry announced the recipients of the 2026 Servant Leaders in Ministry (SLIM) awards.
Quo Vadis camp provides opportunity to pray about, discern God’s calling
This summer, from June 14-17, the diocese’s Office of Vocations hosted its inaugural Quo Vadis summer camp at Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp and Retreat Center in Bowling Green.
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.
‘We are not alone’ – Catholic Charities People of Hope Museum unites community
Standing before the crowd of 200+ people the evening of July 26, Mercedes Santos Tellez told her story of escaping a domestic violence situation as a youth in Mexico to freedom as a young woman who ultimately gained U.S. citizenship, a college degree, and is now in law school.
‘Gracious and surprised’
In Fr. Jamie Dennis’s experience, “you don’t just decide to meet the pope.”