A "Providential" and "Miraculous" Arrival for Our Diocese's Newest Priests

Deacon Cohort Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

September 22, 2026

On August 19, 2006, 12 men’s lives changed forever when then-Bishop Joseph Charron laid hands on them and ordained them as permanent deacons. Fast-forward 20 years later, and countless lives have been touched by the selflessness of their vocations.

Deacon Cohort Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

September 22, 2026

When seven men were ordained to the permanent diaconate on October 4, 1986, expectations of what exactly a deacon did were still uncertain. They were the seventh community ordained in the Diocese. As time went on, their vocations not only provided invaluable ministry to their parishes, but also introduced to their parishioners an understanding of who deacons are and what they do.

Missionaries overcome immigration obstacles to serve the Diocese

September 22, 2026

Father Kevin Anigbo and Father Solomon Andrew, both members of the Missionaries of Divine Mercy religious order in Nigeria, arrived in Des Moines on Tuesday, September 8, at 3 p.m.