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Archbishop Golka calls for prayers for Pope Leo XIV following lung cancer diagnosis

Archbishop James Golka calls on the faithful to pray for Pope Leo XIV following his lung cancer diagnosis and surgery. Read his full statement below. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, we hold Pope Leo XIV close in prayer following his lung cancer diagnosis and give thanks to God for his successful surgery. We entrust our Holy Father to Jesus, the Divine Physician, whose love sustains and heals us. I ask the faithful to please continue to pray for Pope Leo, especially at Mass and through...

You're Invited to Bring Them Home: A Final Act of Love

The annual All Souls' Day commemoration offers local Catholics the chance to inter loved ones' remains at no cost. Mount Olivet Cemetery and Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services of Colorado offer a yearly opportunity to inter loved ones' remains at no cost. The change to Bring Them Home is coming up on Monday, November 2. (Photo by Neil McDonough/Denver Catholic) Sometimes the person we love dies, the funeral takes place, the family gathers and life begins moving forward — but something...

Form your conscience well this election season: Highlights from the Catechism

(Photo: Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash) Our conscience is our innermost sanctuary where we are “alone with God whose voice echoes in [our] depths” (CCC 1795; Gaudium et Spes 16). To make good choices from this place of intimacy with the Trinity, we must be well formed: rooted in the Word of God, committed to prayer and attentive to God’s voice. As we prepare ourselves for this election season, take some time to pray over what the Catechism has to say about moral conscience in paragraphs 1776-1802....

Catholic Social Teaching in Action: An Election Primer

A volunteer at Christ in the City's Denver Lunch in the Park speaks with a guest. The local ministry hosts weekly lunches for their "friends on the street" as a means to continue building relationships and serving the poor. (Photo by André Escaleira, Jr./Denver Catholic) Far from mere words on a page or ideas in the ether, Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is a living, breathing reality that brings Scripture and Tradition to bear on our world in tangible, practical ways. In this piece, four...

Everything is Gift: See the Impact of the 2026 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal 

From Catholic schools and family ministries to outreach for those in need, the 2026 Impact Report shows how gifts to the Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal are helping people encounter Christ and strengthening the Church across Northern Colorado. Denver Archbishop James Golka greets St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School students as they arrive for school on February 23, 2026. (Photo by Grant Whitty) When Archbishop James R. Golka launched his first Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal this spring, he...

Northern Colorado’s Newest Transitional Deacon Ordained at St. Peter’s Basilica

Deacon Carl Berner was ordained in Rome alongside 17 other seminarians, taking the final major step toward priesthood and a life of proclaiming the Gospel and celebrating the sacraments. Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, and founder of Word on Fire Ministries, presents newly ordained Deacon Carl Berner with the Book of the Gospels during the ordination rite. (Photo courtesy of the Pontifical North American College) He may have been ordained more than 5,000...

Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House Welcomes Two New Priests as Retreat Interest Grows

Father Aric Serrano, SJ, (left) and Father Ron Gonzales, SJ, (right) join the Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House team. The two bilingual priests arrive to bolster Hispanic retreat offerings at a time of great interest. (Photo provided) By Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House Staff Recently, two Jesuits were added to the staff at Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House in Sedalia. Father Aric Serrano, S.J., and Father Ron Gonzales, S.J., both arrived in Northern Colorado about the same time and...

Longmont Catholics Celebrate 800 Years Since the Death of St. Francis of Assisi

Archbishop James Golka joined St. Francis of Assisi Parish for its annual Feastival, marking the Franciscan Jubilee with Mass, festivities and a candlelit Transitus procession. Deacon Brandon Justice leads the St. Francis of Assisi Parish community in the Transitus, a traditional Franciscan prayer service. (Photo provided) He tore his clothes and ran when offered riches. He preached to the birds. He seemed crazy to the world. Yet, every year on October 4, people across the globe still...

A Love That Keeps Expanding: Mary Ann Mahoney's Life of Spiritual Motherhood 

From a mission field in China to a preschool classroom, one Spirit of Christ parishioner's love for others keeps finding new places to go. (Photo provided) Mary Ann Mahoney can still picture the pew: Second from the left, Shrine of St. Anne Parish in Arvada, 9:00 a.m. Mass every Sunday of her childhood, the Christmas Day blizzard of 1982 included. Her family's fidelity to never missing a single Sunday Mass set the pattern for a life that has since taken her from a Chinese mission field to a...

Catholic Charities Denver Launches October Diaper Drive for Families in Need

The Bottom Line Diaper Bank Fall Diaper Drive runs Oct. 1-30, collecting diapers and financial gifts to support babies and families across Northern Colorado. (Photo provided) For families with babies and young children, diapers are more than a convenience — they are a necessity. But for too many parents, keeping enough diapers on hand can be a financial challenge. This October, Catholic Charities is inviting our community to help change that through the Bottom Line Diaper Bank Fall Diaper...

FOCUS names Jonathan Reyes as new CEO

Jonathan Reyes will serve as FOCUS’ next chief executive officer, effective Nov. 16. Jonathan Reyes, the new CEO of FOCUS. (Photo: FOCUS) By Francesca Pollio Fenton/EWTN News FOCUS, one of the largest Catholic outreach and missionary organizations in the world, announced Oct. 7 that Jonathan Reyes will serve as the organization’s next chief executive officer, effective Nov. 16. “Decades ago, I joined FOCUS at Curtis Martin’s invitation to support the important work of missionary formation....

Ghanaian Sister Saves Outcast ‘Spirit Children’ at Nazareth Home, Thanks to Archdiocesan Support

Children with anomalies in a superstitious part of Ghana are usually cast aside or killed. She nourishes them with food, education, spiritual devotion and love. Sr. Stan Therese Mario Mumuni, founder of the Nazareth Home for God’s Children in Yendi, Ghana, has worked to save children's lives for nearly 20 years, with Archdiocesan support. (Photo provided) In a superstitious area of Northern Ghana in Africa, children who are deformed or developmentally disabled, twins or children whose...