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Month: December 2025

Reverend Leo C. Kiesel dies Dec. 20

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Special to The Message Reverend Leo C. Kiesel, 88, senior priest of the Diocese of Evansville, passed away Dec. 20…

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Front Page (December 19, 2025)

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Bishop: God blessed Msgr. Knapp with many gifts, talents

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By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  Intensity summarizes the person and personality of Msgr. Kenneth Knapp, Father David Nunning…

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Diocese holds Mass to kick off Encounter Hope

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By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  Earlier this month, Bishop Joseph M. Siegel celebrated Mass to kick off Encounter…

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House of Formation ‘bears great fruit in creating a culture of vocations’

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By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor First-year diocesan seminarians now get “a much better sense of what our diocese…

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Diocese of Evansville ranks 15th most fruitful in nation

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Special to The Message According to The Catholic World Report, the Diocese of Evansville recently ranked 15th among the most fruitful dioceses in the…

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Christmas 2025

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The story of the Nativity of Jesus we hear in the Gospel of Luke…

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Seminarian Profile: Sam Naas

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Home parish: Good Shepherd Parish, Evansville Education: House of Formation, Evansville; Class of 2033 Saint: Maria Goretti  St. Maria Goretti:…

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Diocese holds Encounter Hope conference 

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By John Rohlf and Megan Erbacher Earlier this month, the Diocese of Evansville hosted a conference aimed at forming Christ-centered…

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Over 20 diocesan staff participate in Jubilee Build Days 

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By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  Members of the diocesan staff recently chipped in during a pair of Jubilee…

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Encuentro de Esperanza 2025 (Spanish)

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Escrito por Bertha Melendres, Directora del Ministerio Hispano de la Diócesis de Evansville Un verdadero “Encuentro de Esperanza” fue lo…

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Diocese holds Professional Development Workshops 

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By John Rohlf, The Message assistant editor  Starting in September, the Diocese of Evansville began offering a Professional Development Workshop…

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Ascension St. Vincent Evansville awards $20,000 to Youth First

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Youth First is celebrating a $20,000 grant award from Ascension St. Vincent Evansville for Youth First mental health services and…

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Christmas crèche, tree are signs of hope, pope says

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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Nativity scene and the Christmas tree are signs of…

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Breath of Heaven

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By Irene Moschner, Director of Grants and Community Engagement Catholic Foundation of Southwestern Indiana This hymn is so poignant and…

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Reverend Monsignor Kenneth R. Knapp dies Dec. 8 

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Reverend Monsignor Kenneth R. Knapp, 88, senior priest of the Diocese of Evansville, died Dec. 8. He was born March…

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Navidad 2025 (Spanish)

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Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, La historia de la Natividad de Jesús que escuchamos en el Evangelio de Lucas…

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Encuentro de Esperanza 2025 (English)

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By Bertha Melendres, Director of Hispanic Ministry of the Diocese of Evansville A true “Encounter of Hope” is what more…

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Embryo adoption: An open question?

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By Father Tad Pacholczyk Making Sense of Bioethics When it comes to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of…

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Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A

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By Father Paul Nord, O.S.B. Sunday Scripture First Reading: Isaiah 7:10-14; Response: Psalm 24:1-6; Second Reading: Romans 1:1-7; Gospel: Matthew…

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Do Catholics give things up for Advent?

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By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Question Corner Q: My dad gives up chocolate every year for both Lent and…

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The Titzers share their NFP journey

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By Emily Martin, BTh, FCP, FEMM Instructor Natural Family Planning Jake and Melissa Titzer are parishioners at St John Parish…

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Readers share their family favorites for our season of stories

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By Laura Kelly Fanucci Faith at Home “Someone lost a boot!” As the story begins, my dad starts laughing. Every…

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Encontrando mi identidad Catolica

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Escrito por Sandra Bazaldua ¡PORQUE SOY CATOLICA! Si alguien me hubiera dicho cuando era adolescente que, a mis 40 años,…

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Finding my Catholic identity

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By Sandra Bazaldua Because I am Catholic! If someone had told me when I was a teenager that, at 40,…

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