Bishop Emeritus William Franklin, 95, died April 10 at the Kahl Home. Bishop Franklin led the Diocese of Davenport for 12 ...

Dan Russo Editorial Bishop William E. Franklin served as the head of the Diocese of Davenport from 1994-2006. He has ...Read ...

By Lisa Powell SAU Theological Perspective The Latin word “peregrinatio” forms a dominant metaphor throughout St. Augustine’s ...

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Several eighth-grade students from St. Joseph Catholic School in DeWitt placed in the 2026 Ida Kramer Children and the ...

The celebration continues marking the 100th anniversary of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School. The culminating event is a gala in May, said Julie Delaney, director of development for St. Paul the ...

There is no greater gift in prayer than the touch of God. It is both indescribable and undeniable; you know at once that it is God, and that it is strangely familiar. When God touches you, it is from ...

Catholic since birth, the high schooler’s faith journey “really picked up within the last couple of years.” A transformative ...

DAVENPORT — Sister Cathleen Real, CHM, 91, died April 11 at Senior Star Elmore Place. Cathleen Clare Real was born June 1, 1934, in Kewanee, Illinois, to Dr. John and Catherine (Breen) Real. She ...