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Last mass this weekend at 76 Iowa Catholic churches
Over six dozen Catholic churches in northeast Iowa will hold their final weekend masses this...
2026 ‘RiseFest’ breaks crowd record KKK set in Sheldon in 1924
A Christian music festival in northwest Iowa has eclipsed the attendance record set over a century...
Bill ensures tax exemption for The Family Leader’s headquarters
A bill introduced in the Iowa House would ensure a politically influential evangelical Christian...
Iowa Religious Freedom Day 2026
It's Religious Freedom Day in Iowa. The Iowa Catholic Conference, the Church of Jesus Christ of...
Dubuque Archbishop releases reorganization plan for Catholic parishes
The Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque announced the results this weekend of its plans to reorganize....
Iowa sees surge in Catholic conversions as people seek community
The Catholic Church is reporting a significant influx in new members, and people returning to the...
Catholic elementary school in Sheldon to close
St. Patrick Catholic School in Sheldon will permanently close at the end of the current academic...
Group in Dubuque Archdiocese hopes to save parishes from mergers
As the Archdiocese of Dubuque is considering plans to potentially end masses and close some small...
Governor’s bill requires Iowa schools to report actions to combat antisemitism
A House subcommittee has advanced the governor's proposal to require annual reports from Iowa's...
Iowa officials say no to Satanic Temple’s event in Capitol
State officials have denied the Satanic Temple of Iowa's request to hold a holiday party in the...
Spread yuletide cheer from Iowa to kids in need around the globe
Iowans who want to pack some holiday joy in a shoebox for kids around the world can drop them off...
Groundbreaking planned for Fort Dodge pavilion honoring slain pastor
Today marks six years since a Fort Dodge pastor was murdered outside his church, while a...
Speakers at Iowa event honor, define Charlie Kirk’s legacy
The legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was at the center of conversation at this...
Brian McLaren teaches Iowans how to keep it together when the world’s falling apart
An international speaker who's billed as an author, activist and podcaster says he's bringing a...
West Liberty man to have an audience with the pope
A member of the eastern Iowa immigrant rights group Escucha Mi Voz will go to Italy next month...
Duncombe church closes after 135 years
A church in north-central Iowa's Webster County closed its doors for the last time on Sunday. The...
Iowa Catholics revisit school security measures after Minneapolis rampage
The Catholic Diocese of Des Moines is reviewing emergency procedures for its schools after last...
Archdiocese of Dubuque looking at models for changing its operations
The Archdiocese of Dubuque is in the midst of a major planning initiative to reshape how the...
Le Mars vows to end religious events in schools, unless student-led
Officials with a school district in northwest Iowa say they'll stop letting religious groups hold...
Complaint accuses state officials of discriminating against Satanic Temple of Iowa
The ACLU of Iowa has filed a complaint alleging state officials discriminated against The Satanic...
Catholic Eucharistic Pilgrimage crossing into Iowa from Illinois today
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage of the Catholic Church will enter Iowa today on its way back...
Iowa’s Miller-Meeks in bipartisan group at Pope Leo’s first mass
Iowa Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks attended Pope Leo's Inauguration Mass in Rome....
Iowa’s Catholic bishops react to election of Pope Leo
The state's Catholic bishops are calling on the half a million Catholics in Iowa to pray for Pope...
UI prof sees mystery, beauty, excitement in picking new pope
There are more than 470,000 Catholics in Iowa, most of whom will be watching closely as cardinal...
Iowa Catholic Conference exec reflects on Pope Francis’ legacy
Iowa Catholic Conference executive director Tom Chapman says his first reaction to the death of...
Reynolds says she turned to prayer during ‘internal battle’ over 2026 decision
Governor Kim Reynolds says she spent""a whole lot of time" praying as she weighed whether to run...
New Bishop named for Sioux City Catholic Diocese
Pope Francis has accepted the retirement request for Sioux City Catholic Diocese Bishop Walter...
Iowa’s Catholic Bishops express solidarity with migrants
The leaders of Iowa's Catholic churches say they stand in solidarity with migrants....
The Catholic Eucharistic Pilgrimage to make stops in Iowa
A procession that's part of a Catholic National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will pass through Iowa with...