On Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, pilgrims across the Diocese of Owensboro came together and enjoyed a pilgrimage to three of the sacred diocesan jubilee sites: St. Francis de Sales (Paducah), St. Leo (Murray), and the Diocesan Marian Shrine (Bowling Green).
Tommie and Melinda Briggs of St. Edward Parish in Fulton were 2025 recipients of the Diocese of Owensboro’s Sophia Award.
Fr. Daniel Dillard’s journey to the priesthood may have started unexpectedly, but today he is filled with a deep sense of joy and purpose – and a clear vision for the future of St. Martin Parish in Rome, Ky.
On Aug. 3, Fr. Basilio Az Cuc, parochial vicar of St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, was presented the Bronze Pelican Award by Andrew Richison of Troop 2007 from the Diocese of Owensboro Catholic Committee on Scouting.
This summer’s Vacation Bible School at St. Martin Parish in Rome was equal parts bible lesson, neighborhood block party, and living example of generosity.
Fr. Mike Clark and St. Thomas More Parish youth group went whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River in Tennessee on July 31 and Aug. 1.
Ellen Anderson, business manager at St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah, retired on May 30, after 25 years of service to the Paducah Catholic community.
“Blessed the man who finds refuge in you, in their hearts are pilgrim roads.” -Ps. 84:6
St. Mary Parish in LaCenter, Ky., including our pastor, Fr. Jude Okeoma, recently fed a group of 120 students visiting our area.
Parishioners of St. Mary Magdalene Parish in Sorgho, gathered on a hot, steamy evening on June 22, 2025 for a Corpus Christi procession to the nearby church cemetery on Highway 56.