Umoh, Rev. Paschal: Parish Administrator, St. Anthony Parish in Clarkson, St. Augustine Parish in Grayson Springs, and St. Benedict Parish in Wax. Effective July 21, 2026. Than, Rev. Stephen: *…
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Statement Regarding Annunciation Catholic School Shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Children just starting their school year at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, Minnesota were gathering for school Mass on August 27, 2025, when a gunman in a horrific…
Diocesan Impact Report for 2024-2025 Now Available Online
The Diocese of Owensboro’s 2024-2025 Impact Report is now available online. Read it here. A Special Message From Bishop Medley My dear friends, Our annual impact report special issue of…
A Special Message on the Conclusion of the National Eucharistic Revival
Dear Parishes, Over the past three years we have been engaged in the National Eucharistic Revival. During these years thousands of parishioners from around the diocese have participated in…
Priest Assignments for 2025
Below are the priest assignments for 2025, as announced by the Office of the Bishop. Please pray for those who are transitioning into new assignments and for the communities they…
Statement from Bishop Medley on the Death of Myanmar Priest
In union with our Holy Father, Pope Francis, we are called to diligently pray for peace in so many troubled areas of the world and to pray for those whose…
Diocesan Impact Report for 2023-2024 Now Available Online
This June, The Western Kentucky Catholic has released a special edition issue of the Diocese of Owensboro’s 2023-2024 year. The issue was mailed to all homes within the diocese, and…
Pastor and Parochial Vicar Assignments for 2023
The Office of the Bishop has announced the parochial vicar assignments for 2023, following the earlier announcement of pastor assignments for 2023.
Pastor Assignments for 2023
The Office of the Bishop has announced the pastor assignments for 2023. Parochial vicars have not yet been named, but those assignments will be announced when they are available.
Kentucky Bishops Reiterate Position Following Today’s Decision by Kentucky Supreme Court
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Bishop Medley dispenses Catholics from obligation on St. Patrick’s Day 2023
On Feb. 15, 2023, Bishop William F. Medley released the following statement: A few people have been asking if I will allow Catholics to eat meat on St. Patrick’s Day…
Bishop Medley Requests Prayers and Special Collection for Tornado and Storm Victims
Dear Parishes, In light of the recent catastrophic devastation across our diocese, I am requesting that each parish takes up a special collection at this weekend’s Masses. Many of those…
Letter From Bishop William F. Medley Regarding Sunday/Holyday Obligation and Liturgy Guidelines
Sunday/Holyday Obligation and Liturgy Guideline Updates | Effective June 11, 2021 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we move beyond the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and access…
2021 Fish Fry Dates in the Diocese of Owensboro
Editor’s note: Canons 1250 and 1251 state that all Fridays are days of penance in the Catholic Church. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops requests that Catholics abstain from meat…
‘I Will Go to the Altar of God’ | New pastoral letter gives heart-to-heart message from a bishop to his people
BY ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD, THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC Bishop William F. Medley has always liked the quote from Pope St. John Paul II that “Freedom consists not in doing what…
A Word From Bishop Medley: Silent Night and Joy to the World
Joy to the world. The Lord is come. Let earth receive her king. Let every heart prepare him room. Let heaven and nature sign. … Silent night, holy night,…
Dadvent 2020: Advent initiative hopes to inspire men to be stronger husbands, fathers, leaders in their families
BY ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD, THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC It has been a long and stressful year for families – but a new initiative hopes to encourage men across western Kentucky…
Humility, wisdom and love – Sr. Bernadette Hengstebeck, Sr. Fran Wilhelm, inspired others to be best versions of themselves
BY ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD, THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC In early November 2020, western Kentucky lost two “greats” – both of them women religious who had devoted their lives and vocations…
Diocese releases new policy for displays of priests removed from ministry
BY ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD, THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC Louanne Payne is the diocese’s Pastoral Assistance Coordinator, which means she answers the hotline for callers to report abuse by someone acting…
Serving the Church through a ‘hidden life’ – Cistercian nun who grew up in diocese saw her vocation ‘unfold’ over time
BY ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD, THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC If she had to pinpoint the first time she had a strong sense that God was calling her to religious life, Cistercian…