CFAD offers to help set up virtual coffee and donuts for parishes
By Dan Russo Witness Editor CEDAR RAPIDS — Coffee and donuts after Mass is one of many traditions parishes have
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Author: Jill Kruse-Domeyer
Archbishop’s Homilies
Editor’s Note: What follows is the text of four homilies Archbishop Michael Jackels has given during this year’s Easter season.
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God called deacon to priesthood later in life
Deacon Sean Smith to be ordained in Dubuque May 9 By Dan Russo Witness Editor DUBUQUE — Deacon Sean Smith,
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ACCW making masks for priests, seminarians, hospital workers
By Dan Russo Witness Editor DECORAH — Members of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) have been helping protect
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Marriage prep, weddings being affected by COVID-19
Local couples facing tough decisions By Dan Russo Witness Editor CEDAR RAPIDS — Kara Zwanziger and Michael Becker’s journey toward
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Music video featuring Trinity Cluster youth inspires thousands
By Jill Kruse-Domeyer Witness Editorial Assistant MONONA — “It feels great to make so many people happy during this sad
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Archdiocesan school closure extended to April 30
By Dan Russo Witness Editor DUBUQUE — Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds ordered the state’s schools to be closed until April
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Parishes continue to provide meals for needy, with modifications
By Dan Russo Witness Editor WATERLOO — The coronavirus pandemic has shut down many services and events, but at least
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Cedar Rapids priest is chaplain for the commissioning committee of new submarine
U.S. Navy vessel will be named after state of Iowa By Jill Kruse-Domeyer Witness Editorial Assistant CEDAR RAPIDS — The
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Catholics around archdiocese react to COVID-19 pandemic
By Dan Russo Witness Editor DUBUQUE — At the 11 a.m. Mass March 15 in Dubuque, feelings of hope and
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