CHICAGO – Catholic Extension Society today announces the 46 nominees for the 2026-2027 Lumen Christi Award. The Lumen Christi Award is Catholic Extension Society’s highest honor. Since 1978, it has been presented annually to people who radiate and reveal the light of Christ present in the communities where they serve.
The staff of the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Communications and The Western Kentucky Catholic were recently honored with a first-place 2026 Catholic Media Award and an honorable mention.
Thirty-six scouts and adults from Troop 2007, chartered by St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, attended Skymont Scout Reservation in the Appalachian Mountains for Scout Camp during the week of June 7-13.
St. Thomas More Parish youth enjoyed praising God, praying, and celebrating the outdoors in the Cherokee National Forest and on the Ocoee River in southeastern Tennessee during the final weekend of May 2026.
Sandy Fleming’s classroom is decorated with M&Ms.
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, families at St. Leo Parish in Murray spent time volunteering at the Doran Arboretum at Murray State University planting and serving together caring for God’s creation.
Parishioners and students from Sts. Peter and Paul parish and school in Hopkinsville gathered with pastor Fr. Emmanuel Udoh, parochial vicar Fr. Conrad Jaconette, and Fr. Pat Reynolds, vicar general of the Diocese of Owensboro, on the morning of May 1 to unveil, bless and crown the parish’s new statue of the Blessed Mother holding the Christ child, known as Our Lady of the Streets.
The Diocese of Owensboro is honored to announce the official name of its new senior priest apartments: the Roncalli Home for Priests.
Owensboro Assembly 2074 of the Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree recently donated $1,000 to the food pantry at Our Lady of the Lourdes Parish in Owensboro.
Paducah, KY — St. Mary School System is pleased to announce the appointment of Bryan Krueger as the next System Director of St. Mary School System, effective May 18, 2026.