2024 was like a breath of fresh air for the Catholic Church in Arkansas. With more than 600 new Catholics entering the Church at Easter, the celebration of the National Eucharistic Congress, ...

Looking back at the year, editors at OSV, in their longstanding tradition of shining a light on exemplary signs of faith, have named the following 10 individuals Catholics of the Year for 2024. Exiled ...

Signs around the Eternal City declare “Roma si trasforma” — “Rome is transformed” as an explanation for the ubiquitous infrastructure projects underway, including the restoration of iconic sculptures ...

As a child, I told everyone my best friend was a monk. This monk has since passed, but the relationship I had with him still remains in my heart and is an important part of my life. Brother Maurus ...

Parishioners at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers honored Our Lady of Guadalupe with Masses, dancing and breakfast Nov. 11-12. The festivities began Nov. 11 with a flower sale and ended in the ...

Thomas Houlihan, a retired businessman, volunteers as a playground monitor at Christ the King School in Little Rock. He engages in kickball with second graders and appreciates the energy they provide.

A side door flies open over a recent noon hour, releasing a wave of second graders as if shot out of a cannon. The youngsters run pell-mell toward the all-weather soccer field on the distal end of ...

John “Jack” Thomas Krug Sr., a deacon at St. Peter the Fisherman Church in Mountain Home, died Dec. 17. He was 99. Born July 11, 1925, in Dayton, Ohio, to Clifford and Marcella McGreevy Krug, he would ...

Suzanne “Suzy” Clare Campbell Gieringer, wife of senior deacon Wally Gieringer and a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Hot Springs Village, died Dec. 10. She was 94. Born in Dayton, Ohio, Dec.

Christmas is a time to give to those we love and to those in need. For many, their needs extend beyond the holiday calendar, though. Charitable organizations, churches, schools and individuals in the ...

When the Morris School for Boys in Searcy closed in 1993, it was the end of an era for Catholics in White County. The Franciscan brothers who ran the school continued living at St. Anthony Friary, ...

Parishes around the Diocese of Little Rock shared their Christmas Mass schedules. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. Consult the parish for potential changes. Dec. 24: 6 p.m. (parish ...