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By Anne Marie Amacher The Catholic Messenger The playground equipment from the former Lourdes Catholic School in Bettendorf found a ...Read More ...

By Jenna Ebener A reflection I still remember the first time I got to experience big roller coasters as a ...Read More ...

By Dan Russo Editorial The Iowa State Fair, held Aug. 13-23, set an all-time attendance record this year, with over ...Read ...

Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf is shown. A poster informs visitors of the effects of grief. BETTENDORF — Lisa Levy, ...

DAVENPORT — The Diocese of Davenport’s first Impact Report was officially released Aug. 17 and is now available online at ...

As the International Day of Peace (Sept. 21), Campaign Nonviolence Action Days (Sept. 21–Oct. 2), and the Season of Creation (Sept. 1-Oct.4) approach, the Franciscan Peace Center of Clinton invites ...

Keri Walter, a former engineer, switched gears later in life to become a math and science teacher. She now serves at Assumption Catholic High School in Davenport. With the start of the school year ...

Only God has the final word about your life. One extraordinary promise is that eventually, in God’s timing and terms, God will turn your tears into joy. This is what the peace of Jesus Christ is about ...

Steve Angrisano, a Catholic songwriter and recording artist, performed at fundraiser concerts at St. Mary Parish in Grinnell ...

Father Rudolph Juarez, pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Davenport, recently appeared on Iowa Catholic Radio’s “Catholic Morning Show” to honor the life of the late Father Guillermo Treviño Jr. The ...