They escaped at night, climbing onto wooden fishing boats to avoid being seen. As their homeland fell to communism, hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese braved the open seas. Of those who fled, many ...

With Governor Jim Pillen’s recent announcement to repurpose the Work Ethic Camp in McCook as a federal immigration detention facility, Bishop James D. Conley offered the following response. For ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Thursday, June 11. All are invited to join in a novena prior to the ...

The goal of shepherding God’s flock of believers at Mass to a higher sense of awe, worship and love of Jesus in word and sacrament stands as an active, nearly 2,000-year quest within the Catholic ...

The Nebraska Catholic Day of Giving is underway. Advance giving started April 20 with the actual Day of Giving May 6. The annual fundraising event is a combined effort by the Catholic Diocese of ...

The season of Lent approaches: a wonderful time to grow nearer to the Lord through additional rituals, sacrifices, traditions, and obligations. But for Catholics dealing with scrupulosity, this time ...

Q. Which translations of the Bible are approved for Catholics? Which are best and how different are they? A. Reading and understanding the Bible are essential to the life of the Church. The Catechism ...

In January 2025, Bishop James Conley launched a diocesan-wide effort to create the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln’s first ever pastoral plan. A pastoral plan establishes a shared vision for the future ...

Lourdes Central Catholic in Nebraska City recently moved its KnightsCare extended care and after-school program to a nearby house which the school purchased in June. The home is located on the ...

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Michael Parish in Lincoln recently met to begin plans for its upcoming membership drive. The St. Vincent DePaul Society (SVdP) is an international ...

Q. What does the Church teach about the Jews? A. I have been blessed throughout my life with positive relationships with several Jewish people. Jewish neighbors, teachers, fellow students, and tour ...

He paints pictures for Major League Baseball fans on the radio, a skill that his time at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) helped construct. Yet former Cornhuskers baseball and current ...