One of the three priests was charged with a crime -- giving alcohol to a 19-year-old altar server.
Matthew Hecker, the chief administrative officer of the Diocese of Lincoln's schools, said the transition will allow him to take on more duties as the diocese's first permanent deacon.
The state's three bishops announced Wednesday they're planning to end the dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation on May 23.
Lincoln Bishop James Conley has taken a leave of absence to seek treatment after being diagnosed with depression, anxiety, insomnia and tinnit…
The Lincoln priest removed last year from St. Peter’s Catholic Church was charged last week with giving alcohol to a minor — in July 2017.
The Lincoln Diocese has removed another priest — and accepted the resignation of yet another — as it investigates the latest in a series of se…
A Lincoln priest has been removed from the ministry after he had an "emotionally inappropriate, nonsexual" relationship with a 19-year-old man…
As Nebraska hurtles toward a solemn moment it has not experienced in 21 years, its public officials — and citizens — confront what may be tens…
Acknowledging recent allegations of sexual misconduct or misbehavior leveled against a deceased Lincoln priest, Bishop James Conley of the Cat…
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln dean of students has been named the new superintendent of schools for the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln.
The three Catholic bishops of Nebraska on Tuesday affirmed their support for so-called DACA youths, urging that the young, predominantly Latin…
As Bishop James Conley hurls a yellow softball toward home plate during the annual I-80 Collar Series game Sunday afternoon, he knows his audi…
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
WAVERLY - The 29th annual Marian Mass, Rosary and Candlelight Procession will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 7) on the grounds of the Cath…
The Diocese of Lincoln appointed John Freeh to be its inaugural director of the new Newman Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture.
A handful of protesters gathered outside the Catholic Chancery Wednesday and delivered a letter asking Lincoln Bishop James Conley to remove e…
This week, member schools of the Nebraska School Activities Association — public, private and parochial high schools — will vote on policies t…
In the Catholic faith, marriage is for life -- ending only upon death of a spouse or by a church tribunal decree of annulment, determining the…
Approximately two years ago, I wrote a letter to the editor critical of the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln because it did not participate in the …
The state Capitol got its first Nativity display Thursday, complete with a religious ceremony, prayer and a blessing by Lincoln Bishop James Conley.
As Catholics continue to fall away from the church, Pope Francis leads the call for a new evangelization -- one that makes the church and its …
Healthy families are important for society, but having children is not the only function families fulfill. Companionship, mutually shared inte…
In his Local View column (“The value of marriage,” Nov. 3), Bishop James Conley said: “Since ancient times, successful and sound societies hav…
All 195 Catholic dioceses in the United States, except the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln, participated in the most recent annual audit required …