Local News
Local pastor serves as guest preacher for National Shrine of St. Jude
Fr. Daniel Dillard of St. Martin Parish in Rome, Ky., recently returned to the National Shrine of St. Jude in Chicago to serve once again as a guest preacher for the Solemn Novena to St. Jude in October 2026.
Fr. John Okoro begins as the new chaplain for the Ursuline Sisters
Fr. John Okoro has served in multiple parishes in the Diocese of Owensboro since arriving from his native Nigeria 21 years ago. His latest change in assignment is taking him just across the road.
Fr. Ray Goetz says goodbye after 16 years at the Mount
Fr. Ray Goetz walked into the Rainbow Room of Saint Joseph Villa on Sept. 28, 2026, and with his trademark sense of humor said, “I don’t know how to act. Everyplace else I’ve left, they had the party afterward.”
Retreat invites men to encounter Jesus, change their lives
Jesus is inviting men to have an encounter with Him that will change their lives, just as it did for the apostles James and John. That was one of the messages heard during the recent Sons of Thunder Men’s Retreat sponsored by the Netbreakers Men’s Ministry at Precious Blood Parish in Owensboro.
Bishop visits with college seminarians in Missouri
From Oct. 25-27, Bishop William F. Medley and vocations director Fr. Corey D. Bruns traveled out to Conception Seminary College in Missouri to visit with the Diocese of Owensboro’s college seminarians.
Murray infant shares special moment with Pope Leo XIV
A special moment involving parishioners of St. Leo in Murray recently took place in Rome, Italy – with none other than Pope Leo XIV.
Mahjong fundraiser supports Bowling Green pregnancy home
On Sept. 19, we held our inaugural fundraiser, Mahjong in the Morning, at Holy Spirit to benefit St. Gianna Crisis Pregnancy Home.
‘Evil is not overcome by evil’
“Buried from Mass at St. Stephen’s.”
Parishes host fall block parties for local families
Over the weekend of Oct. 25, multiple parishes hosted fall block parties open to all in the community.
St. Teresa Ministries awards $156,000 to support food access
St. Teresa Ministries marked World Food Day on Oct. 16 by awarding $156,000 to five local organizations working to improve food access in Bowling Green and Warren County.
