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PHOTOS | From Dreams to Reality: Hispanic Students Earn Their Degrees Through Centro San Juan Diego and UPAEP

Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez with graduates and program administrators following Mass at Sacred Heart Parish in Denver. (Photo by Juan Andrés Coriat) The most recent graduating class from the online degree program offered by Centro San Juan Diego, a ministry of Catholic Charities, in partnership with the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), celebrated their graduation on Friday, Nov. 21. The ceremony reaffirmed the impact of this initiative on Denver’s Hispanic...

PHOTOS | ‘Know your dignity’: Archbishop Aquila’s Call to Hope for Migrants on the Immaculate Conception

At a special Immaculate Conception Mass celebrated for migrants, the archbishop urged the faithful to reject political rhetoric and reclaim a biblical vision of human dignity. On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila called the Church to remember and honor the dignity of every human person, especially migrants. (Photo by Grant Whitty) By Grant Whitty Church bells tolled through the Capitol Hill neighborhood as religious, seminarians and laity made...

Archbishop’s Prayer Intention for December: That the Holy Spirit May Overshadow the Faithful This Advent

(Photo by Dan Petty/Denver Catholic) “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.” Luke 1:35 As we begin Advent, the Church once again enters a season filled with quiet expectation and profound mystery. We contemplate Christ’s first coming in Bethlehem, even as we look ahead to his glorious return. Yet before the manger and the angels, before the shepherds and the star, there was a moment hidden from the world: the overshadowing of Mary by the Holy...

Colorado: #6 Charitable State, #1 in Our Hearts this Colorado Gives Day

(Photo: Unsplash) Something special is happening in Colorado. This year, WalletHub ranked our state the 6th most charitable in the nation — climbing two spots from last year. That means Coloradans are not only giving back, they’re giving more than ever before. It’s no surprise to those who live here: we see generosity happen every day in mountain towns, suburbs and city streets across the Front Range. Giving is simply part of who we are. We shovel our neighbor’s driveway after a snowstorm. We...

Hats Off to Heaven: How One Entrepreneur Is Using Fashion to Share the Gospel

What began as a college student’s encounter with Christ at Colorado State University has become a creative mission to evangelize through Glory Be Hat Company's Catholic design. (Photo courtesy of Glory Be Hat Company) By Joe Donelson Jacob Coatney is the founder and lead creative behind Glory Be Hat Company, a faith-based headwear company focused on Catholic-centered designs and audiences. He has a passion for creating and selling Catholic goods, but his mission runs deeper than the products...

Preparing for Christmas With Mary: Entering Into Denver’s Days of Prayer

(Photo: Unsplash) Every Advent, the Church invites us to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ at Christmas. And here in the Archdiocese of Denver, we are blessed with a uniquely beautiful way to do that: the Days of Prayer to Mary, a local tradition that places a week of intentional Marian devotion between two of December’s greatest feasts. A Week Framed by Mary December is full of Mary’s radiant presence. We begin the Days of Prayer to Mary with the Solemnity of the Immaculate...

"The goal is sainthood": Linda Platt and the St. John Vianney Lay Division

When tragedy struck, Linda Platt’s life changed forever — not only through loss but through a deeper encounter with Christ.  (Photo provided) Raised in Mexico in a close-knit Catholic family, Platt had always dreamed of becoming a missionary. But when her mother was killed suddenly in a car accident while Platt was expecting her second child, she found herself questioning everything she believed.    “It was a difficult moment in my life,” Platt said. “Even though I was Catholic my whole life,...

Archdiocese of Denver issues alert regarding former cleric with ties to Lakewood parish

(Denver Catholic file photo) The Archdiocese of Denver has issued the following statement addressed to the faithful regarding the public activity of Mr. Andre Mahanna, to alert the community and avoid confusion about his status within the Church. Below is the complete statement: The Archdiocese of Denver is issuing this public notice to warn the faithful in Colorado about Mr. Andre Mahanna. He was dismissed from the clerical state by Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite  Eparchy of Our Lady...

Remembering Monsignor George Matthias Schroeder 

Denver priest and youth evangelization leader dies at 89   (Photo provided) Monsignor George Matthias Schroeder, a beloved retired priest who served the Archdiocese of Denver for over two decades, particularly in campus and youth ministry, passed away on November 8, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was 89.  A Heart for Service  Many in Northern Colorado and across the archdiocese remember him as a steady pastor, an energetic evangelizer of young people and a priest who carried his love for...

Local, Catholic Giving: 15 Ways to Make an Impact This Giving Tuesday

As we break open our piggy banks to give gifts this season, here are 15 ways to give a gift with lasting impact right here in Northern Colorado. (Photo: Unsplash) As Advent begins and we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, Giving Tuesday offers a chance to pause, look around our own communities and ask: How can I share the love I’ve received? Every year, this global day of generosity invites people to support causes that matter. But here in Northern Colorado, Catholics have a unique...

Your Favorite Catholic Gift Guide Is Back — And You Don’t Want to Miss It

(Photo: Adobe Stock) The twinkling lights are going up. The Advent wreath is getting dusted off. And somewhere in Colorado, a familiar question is echoing in kitchens, car rides and parish hallways alike: What on earth am I going to get everyone this year? Good news — Denver Catholic ’s award-winning Gift Guide  is back, and it might just become your new Advent tradition. Each year, our editorial team gathers the best ideas we can find from across the Catholic world: handmade goods from local...

Bishops lead Stations of the Cross at Colorado ICE center, urge dignity for migrants

Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver leads hundreds in the Stations of the Cross outside an ICE detention center in Aurora, Colorado, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Photo: André Escaleira Jr./Denver Catholic) By Francesca Pollio-Fenton/CNA Hundreds of Catholics gathered in front of the Denver Contract Detention Facility — an ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado — on Nov. 22 for Stations of the Cross led by Archbishop Samuel Aquila and Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez of the Archdiocese of Denver. ...