Kansas Archives

Bring holiness to the world by loving God, creation, others, says bishop

May 19, 2020

While only a dozen people attended at the annual St. Isidore Day May 15 at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina, the audience — and hopefully awareness — of the event reached beyond those in attendance.

By Karen Bonar

Due to pandemic, ordination for transitional deacon ‘not what I was imagining’

Apr 23, 2020

When Brian McCaffrey was ordained as a transitional deacon April 18 in Sacred Heart Cathedral, the event wasn’t quite what he envisioned it would be.

By Karen Bonar

For Pope Francis, quarantine puts two signature causes in conflict

Apr 19, 2020

ROME -Today marks Day 42 without public Mass here in Italy, part of a nationwide coronavirus quarantine. As the infection rate continues to decline there’s been speculation about a ripresa, meaning a gradual return to normality, and as part of that scenario, the Italian bishops are in talks with the government as to when liturgical life can restart.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Kansas mulls ending statute of limitations on sex abuse suits

Feb 21, 2020

Kansas generally gives victims of childhood sexual abuse three years to file lawsuits once they turn 18. The limited window shuts out a vast array of victims, including many struggling well into adulthood.

By Jonathan Shorman, The Wichita Eagle

Case for military chaplain’s sainthood could soon advance

Feb 18, 2020

An effort to have a Kansas priest who died in a North Korean prison camp reach sainthood could take an important step forward next month.

By Associated Press

In secularized culture, bishops must give bold witness, archbishop says

Jan 14, 2020

Despite recent studies that indicate a rise in secularism, bishops must continue to give witness to God’s love by laying down their lives for their flocks, said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.

By Junno Arocho Esteves