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News of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was received with “profound hope” by Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.

The Catholic Vietnamese communities in Storm Lake and Sioux City celebrated the patron saints of Vietnam - the Vietnamese Martyrs.

Remsen St. Mary High School celebrated a football state championship and five days later were packaging food for the Honduras malnourished.

Avid reader's family donates library to serve Marian Home residents and honor their mother. The library includes traditional-size print and large print books, Kindles, Audible books and headphones.

(bilingual) Every day for us as Christians should be a day of thanksgiving. In our country we are blessed to have a special day set aside to give thanks for all God’s blessings on us and our nation. Cada día para nosotros, como cristianos, debe ser un día de acción de gracias. En nuestro país tenemos la bendición de tener un día especial reservado para dar gracias por todas las bendiciones de Dios sobre nosotros y nuestra nación.

Bill Crotty was 15 years old when he started playing the pipe organ for Mass at Resurrection of Our Lord Church in Pocahontas. He is pleased to now help the next generation of organists get a start. The parishioner of St. Sebastian Parish of Pocahontas taught in Phoenix for nearly 30 years and substitute taught in Indiana for a time before returning to his hometown and taking a job as the kindergarten teacher at Pocahontas Catholic.

The Mater Dei Knights of Columbus of Sioux City, Council 5660, have joined efforts with the St. Serra Club of Siouxland to extend appreciation gifts to the seminarians of the Diocese of Sioux City. “The St. Serra Club of Siouxland has been sending appreciation packages for over 20 years,” said Don Stevens, a member of the Serra Club and the Mater Dei KCs, who added Serrans personally donated funds to ensure the project continued. “It seemed a perfect project to join forces as we have the same goal to support vocations.”

Seventh graders of Mater Dei in Sioux City, under the watchful eye of Tara Koob, made tie pillows for Mater Dei's nursing home residents and home bound members.

Local author Nancy Marshall shared her story Mary Emma, Walk with PK-5th grade students at Storm Lake St. Mary's School. Principal Kate Swanson said, "It was fun for the students (which include two of her grandchildren) to hear about what inspired her to become an author, and the PK-2 students were graciously gifted a copy of her book as well."

“I enthusiastically invite Catholics from all around the country to join me in-person or virtually, in praying for an end to abortion and building up a culture of life,” said Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities. The faithful are invited to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Jan. 23 to 24 and encouraged to pray for an end to abortion and a greater respect for all human life in post-Roe America.

Remsen St. Mary High School football team has won their third state 8-man football title in five years.

Father Travis Crotty, a native of Varina, was the St. Sebastian Parish speaker for Catholic Cheers.

The Dickson and Luann Jensen family gifted the book, 'Just like Caitlin' to every second grade student in Iowa, including the diocesan Catholic schools.

Diocesan Director of Worship Father Andrew Galles provided an overview of the updated process for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) in a webinar Monday. The Christian initiation webinar was offered through the diocesan Office of Faith Formation’s The Conversation Webinar Series. Karmen Bower, diocesan director of faith formation, hosted the online event.