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Called by Name
National Vocation Awareness Week is Nov. 1-6, 2026, and our diocese’s Called by Name Weekend is Nov. 7/8, 2026.
‘Close to God’
Mary Ruth Thompson, an eighth grader from Owensboro Catholic Middle School who attended the Sept. 24, 2026 beatification of Bl. Fulton J. Sheen, did not know a lot about the 20th-century American bishop before the trip.
‘Praise the Lord!’
A rousing chorus of the happy birthday song filled the Owensboro Sportscenter on Sept. 16, where students, faculty and staff of the Diocese of Owensboro’s 17 Catholic schools sang to their bishop, whose birthday would be the following day.
Giving thanks for ‘past, present and future,’ cathedral celebrates 100 years at Locust Street location
In his homily at the 100th anniversary of the dedication of St. Stephen Cathedral’s home at 610 Locust Street, Bishop William F. Medley reflected on “a century of baptisms, First Holy Communions, and Confirmations.”
Priests reflect on joy of ‘bringing God to the people’
Priesthood Sunday is observed this year on Sept. 27, and The Western Kentucky Catholic recently reached out to several of the Diocese of Owensboro’s priests to learn what brings them joy as they live out their vocations.
Mary Carrico celebrates growth, breaks ground on expansion
On Aug. 14, 2026, Mary Carrico Catholic School in Knottsville, Kentucky, broke ground for one of their largest campus expansions in the school’s recent history.
Owensboro Catholic School System continues legacy of early child development with Early Learning Campus
Fr. Larry Hostetter, pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Owensboro, blessed the newly developed Owensboro Catholic Schools Early Learning Campus on Aug. 4, 2026.
Sold-out Marian conference strengthens faith through prayer and witness
Four hundred faithful gathered at the Woodward Theatre in downtown Owensboro on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 for “Spiritual Warfare & Our Lady,” a sold-out, daylong conference hosted by the diocesan Marian Shrine Committee.
Diocese of Owensboro selects American GOAL as scholarship granting organization partner
The Diocese of Owensboro has selected American GOAL as its Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) partner to help implement the new federal scholarship tax credit program beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
You’re invited: Gasper River homecoming takes place Sept. 13
You and your family are invited to our first-ever Gasper River Catholic Youth Camp Homecoming, kicking off our 20th year! If you’ve ever been a summer staffer, camper, camp family, donor or involved with camp in any way, you are more than welcome to attend.
