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Denver healing could move a nun jailed by communists toward sainthood

The postulator of Blessed Zdenka Schelingová’s cause has delivered the dossier on an alleged Denver healing to the archbishop of Bratislava, advancing her path toward canonization. An official portrait depicts Blessed Zdenka Schelingová, beatified in 2003. (Photo: Archive of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross (SCSC)) By Bohumil Petrík/EWTN News Blessed Zdenka Schelingová, a Slovak religious member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross (SCSC), may be one step closer to sainthood. The...

A Refuge Built on the Gospel: Samaritan House Celebrates 40 Years of Serving Denver’s Homeless 

Inspired by the Good Samaritan and founded by Denver Archbishop James V. Casey, the nation’s first purpose-built homeless shelter continues answering Christ's call to love neighbors through faithful acts of compassion. Father Barnabas Eichor, O.F.M. Cap., celebrated a special 40th anniversary Mass for Samaritan House in Denver. (Photo by André Escaleira, Jr./Denver Catholic) The country’s first homeless shelter designed as such is turning 40, with a humble yet impactful celebration of the...

Helping Shepherds Serve: Catholic Charities Launches Clergy on the Move

Catholic Charities volunteers help Father Kevin Kasel (right) move to his new parish in Arvada. (Photo provided) Every summer, priests throughout the Archdiocese of Denver receive new parish assignments, beginning a new chapter in their ministry. While these transitions bring exciting opportunities to serve new communities, they also entail a practical challenge that often goes unnoticed: the move from one rectory to another. This year, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver launched...

'Well done, good and faithful servant': Monsignor Ken Leone Laid to Rest

The beloved pastor, faithful friend and holy priest was honored and celebrated by thousands at his vigil and funeral, most especially for leading souls to "Jesus, who loves you." Denver Archbishop James Golka celebrated the August 6 funeral Mass for Monsignor Ken Leone at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver. (Photo by Dan Petty/Denver Catholic) It was a beautiful, cool summer day in Downtown Denver as a classic Catholic hymn rang out: “O God beyond all praising, we...

Joy Takes the Heights at Annunciation Heights’ Fiat Fest

The seventh annual fundraiser for the Archdiocese of Denver camp’s missionary program brought together families, missionaries and supporters for a day of races, laughter and joyful encounter in the Rocky Mountains. Runners make their way through the sliding obstacle of the adventure race during Fiat Fest. (Photo courtesy of Annunciation Heights) To the Heights… of silliness? At Annunciation Heights, the Archdiocese of Denver’s camp, that might just be part of the mission. Hundreds of families...

Honoring Mary Machado: A Life Poured Out in Hospitality and Hidden Service

(Photo provided) "For her, life was Christ and death was gain." Father Jacob Machado, from his mother's funeral homily This month, the Archdiocese of Denver honors Mary Machado, who passed into eternal life on June 24, 2026, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer, as our Disciple of the Month. For the nearly four decades Mary lived in Denver, she poured her life out in faithful service to her family, her homeschool community and the priests and seminarians of the archdiocese — building...

United in Christ: Knights of Columbus Open Supreme Convention in Denver

Archbishop James Golka welcomed thousands of Knights from around the world as the Catholic fraternal order highlighted unity, evangelization and record charitable service. Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly delivers his annual report at the 144th Supreme Convention of the Knights of Columbus. In the report, he pays homage to Pope St. John Paul II who visited Denver in 1993 and transformed the local church. (Photo by André Escaleira, Jr./Denver Catholic) In a moving display of the Catholic...

One Family in Christ: Archbishop Golka Joins National Burmese American Catholic Conference in Aurora

Denver Archbishop James Golka (center) smiles for a photo with Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar (to his left), Father Paul Htut, parochial vicar at Risen Christ Parish in Denver (to his right), and other priests visiting for the National Conference of Burmese-American Catholics. (Photo by Matt Walker/Denver Catholic) “Perhaps the most beautiful aspect of the conference is that it reflects the Church itself: many cultures, many languages, but one faith, one...

Live Your Vocation to Heal: St. Raphael Counseling Seeks Experienced Clinicians

(Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities) Every day, people across the Archdiocese of Denver come to St. Raphael Counseling seeking hope. They arrive carrying anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship struggles and other challenges, and they find compassionate professionals who accompany them on the path to healing. Now, St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities, is inviting experienced licensed mental health professionals to become part of that mission. As a ministry of Catholic...

Two Apostles of the Sacred Heart Meet in Denver: Thousands Venerate St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Relics at Denver Cathedral

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s major relics drew pilgrims from across Northern Colorado for prayer, veneration and a historic meeting with Denver’s own Servant of God Julia Greeley. A father and daughter kneel in prayer before major relics of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque at Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. (Photo by André Escaleira, Jr./Denver Catholic) Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception became home to a second apostle of the Sacred Heart on Sunday,...

From Center Court to Christ the Cornerstone

After decades of celebrating Mass in a school gymnasium, the faithful of St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Edwards broke ground on a church that reflects the community God has long been building in the Vail Valley. Denver Archbishop James Golka, Father José María Quera, and members of the St. Clare community break ground on their new church, a long-awaited and providential moment of faith. (Photo by Chris Kendig, courtesy of St. Clare Parish) By Karin Gamba Sixty-one years ago, Tom and Betty...

The Gospel of Life, Even on Death Row: Archbishop Golka Supports Florida Bishops’ Call to End the Death Penalty

Responding to a new pastoral letter, the Denver archbishop thanked Florida's bishops for their witness to the Gospel of life and prayed that every state would abolish capital punishment. Denver Archbishop James Golka thanked his brother bishops in Florida for their recent pastoral letter calling for the end of capital punishment in the state. (Photo by Dan Petty/Denver Catholic) Ahead of a double execution in Florida on July 28, the state’s Catholic bishops issued a pastoral letter reflecting...