A Catholic priest, Rev. Stephen Gutgsell, was fatally stabbed in a church rectory in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, during an invasion on Sunday. Police responded to a 911 call about an attempted break-in at ...

MERRILL, Iowa | Just two months after Larry and Sue Gengler moved to Merrill and joined Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in 1982, Sue Gengler had been recruited to be an officer in the church's altar ...

The Catholic Church in Iowa is celebrating a decision by the state Supreme Court that found abortion is “not a fundamental right under the Iowa Constitution,” allowing a pro-life “heartbeat” law to ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Pope Francis died on Monday at age 88, just weeks after he was discharged from the hospital after a lengthy stay. The pontiff's death came a day after his final public appearance on ...

Ever since a massive tornado ripped through the small town of Greenfield, Iowa, the afternoon of May 21, St. John’s Catholic Church has been mobilizing volunteers to provide material assistance and ...

Rivers in some parts of the state have crested above record levels set during historic floods in the Midwest in 1993, affecting thousands of homes. Aerial photo of Floyd River flooding near Alton, one ...

Iowa's four Catholic bishops have published a letter to the state's migrant community telling them "your Church stands with you in solidarity." The letter, published Tuesday, comes two weeks after ...

One of the 133 cardinals voting to decide who becomes the next pope of the Catholic Church has ties to western Iowa. Here is what to know about DiNardo and how the Catholic Church decides its next ...

The leaders of Iowa’s Catholic churches say they stand in solidarity with migrants. President-elect Trump says he plans to use the military to deport undocumented immigrants who entered the country ...

WEST BEND, Iowa — While the Conclave is underway to select a new Pope in Rome, Catholics in Iowa are following the media coverage, and praying. The West Bend St. Peter & Paul Church welcomes visitors ...

A combination photo shows Bishop Dennis Walsh of Davenport, Iowa; Archbishop Thomas Zinkula of Dubuque, Iowa; Bishop William Joensen of Des Moines, Iowa; and Bishop John Keehner Jr. of Sioux City, ...