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Archbishop Aquila Calls for Prayer Following Shooting at Minneapolis Annunciation Catholic School

(Photo courtesy of Minneapolis' Annunciation Catholic School Facebook page) Upon hearing of the horrible attack at Annunciation Catholic...

PHOTOS | Deacon Day 2025: Renewing Promises, Celebrating Service

More than 150 deacons gathered to celebrate the annual Deacon Day, during which the clergy renewed their ordination promises and honored deacons celebrating milestone anniversaries. (Photo by Majewski Digital Photography) The Archdiocese of Denver gathered in joy and fraternity on August 12 for the annual Deacon Day Mass and Celebration of Service, held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Northglenn. This yearly event honors the ministry of deacons and their wives, renewing promises of...

Official Priest Appointments: August 20, 2025

(Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) Here’s a list of all the new priest assignments for the Archdiocese of Denver, including pastor and parochial vicar assignments, parish administrators, incardinations and excardinations. These appointments were effective July 1, 2025, unless noted otherwise. Pastor Assignments: Father Crispin Kya Bela Mema Kibambe, St. Patrick, Holyoke, St. Peter the Apostle, Fleming, and Christ the King, Haxtun, until June 30, 2031. Father Jerome Rohr, Parochial...

PHOTOS | A Heartbeat of Renewal: St. Frances Cabrini Parish Celebrates Renovated Church and Hall

Parish leaders say the goal was more than remodeling — it was creating a sanctuary for generations to come. St. Frances Cabrini Parish in...

Finding Faith — and Family — in College: How Bear Catholic Builds Community in Greeley

Students at the University of Northern Colorado and Aims Community College are finding their “home away from home” in the Heart of Christ...

Jesus Met Me in the Operating Room: One Mother’s Return to the Heart of the Catholic Faith

After a life-threatening pregnancy, this mom said yes to Jesus — fully and forever. (Photo provided) By Kelly Clark I was raised...

New coffee shop in Archdiocese of Denver aims to be ‘outpost of evangelization’

Tyler Duffy, director of evangelization at St. Thomas More Catholic Parish in Centennial, Colorado, outside More Coffee. (Photo:...

“God is a gentleman. He can’t enter your heart unless you let him in”

A testimony of wounds, searching and a healing encounter with Christ Monica, Armando and their family at Christmas Mass in Fort Morgan....

James Dobson, promoter of family values in the public square, dies at 89

(Photo: Focus on the Family/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0) By Amira Abuzeid/CNA James Dobson, the evangelical Christian psychologist,...

Good Shepherd Catholic School in Denver Heads Back to School with Fresh Leadership and Renewed Mission

Principal Joe Barrett says school enters 101st year with excitement for the future Father Chris Marbury, pastor of Good Shepherd Parish...

How to Have a Great School Year

(Photo by Ken Mostek/Mostek Photography) By Kim Mack, LPC St. Raphael Counseling The start of the school year offers Catholic families...

Colorado Bishops Call for Urgent Support of Parental Rights Initiatives to Safeguard Families

(Photo: Pexels) The four bishops of Colorado, through the Colorado Catholic Conference, have issued a letter to the faithful encouraging them to sign and support three initiatives seeking a place on the 2026 Colorado Ballot. Additionally, they have asked Catholic parishes in Colorado to host three signature collection weekends over the next three months. Their letter is printed in full below. As Catholic bishops of Colorado, we support and encourage signature collection for Colorado...