Dispensation from the obligation to attend Holy Mass continues
16 September 2020, 10 AM There are some wondering if now is the time to lift the Sunday Mass dispensation, pointing
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Archbishop Jackels’ Messages
Messages from Archbishop Jackels
Iowa bishops ask President Trump for clemency in Honken death penalty case
July 1, 2020 President Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Trump: Dustin
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Iowa Catholic bishops support DACA recipients; oppose proposed asylum rule
July 6, 2020 These days are not easy in our country. We see new instances of overt racism, the return
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ACCW Membership Sunday
Dear Catholic Women in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Each year the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW) holds a Membership
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Archbishop marks Day of Mourning for COVID-19 victims, condemns evil of racism
1 June 2020 is a Day of Mourning and Lament to remember the people who suffer from the scourge of
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Show the Holy Spirit, not a worldly spirit at Mass this Pentecost
Earlier this week, I was saddened, even horrified, but not terribly surprised by the newscasts of Memorial Day celebrations around
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Parishes to open, public Masses to resume May 30-31
I am happy to announce that starting 30-31 May 2020, Pentecost Sunday, the parishes in the Archdiocese of Dubuque are
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Iowa Catholic bishops continue suspension of public Masses
April 28, 2020 Our Dear People: Since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, Catholics in Iowa have been obliged by
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Follow Jesus through the storm
Before becoming bishop of Dubuque, I was bishop of Wichita, Kansas. While there, on 4 May 2007, an EF-5 tornado
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Public Holy Week Masses, other events canceled; will be livestreamed online
Message from Archbishop Jackels to the Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, regarding the coronavirus The President extended the
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