(bilingual) Tickets are now on sale for the Cash Raffle to benefit Catholic schools in the Diocese of Sioux City. The $100 raffle tickets will be sold this fall to fund thousands of dollars in grants for each of the 15 school systems. Los boletos para la rifa en efectivo, a beneficio de las escuelas católicas de la Diócesis de Sioux City, ya están a la venta. Los boletos de la rifa de $100 se venderán este otoño para financiar miles de dólares en becas para cada uno de los 15 sistemas escolares.

Bishop Nickless and the Cathedral Parish are hosting a Blue Mass to honor first responders Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City.

Statement from Bishop Walker Nickless on the July 13 shooting at the Pennsylvania political rally for former President Trump.

(bilingual) We celebrate that the Iowa Supreme Court has recognized there is no right to an abortion to be found in the Iowa Constitution and, in so doing, has lifted an injunction against the law that would prohibit abortions after a heartbeat can be detected.

Father Dennis G. Walsh named Bishop-elect for the Davenport Diocese

Seminarian for the Diocese of Sioux City, Jacob Rosenmeyer of Divine Mercy Parish, Algona, was ordained a transitional deacon by Bishop Walker Nickless June 1 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany. Deacon Rosenmeyer will be ordained a priest for the diocese in June 2025.

The Diocese of Sioux City Office of Multicultural Ministries announced that Bishop Walker Nickless has authorized second load of food and supplies be collected and shipped to Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas, to assist the staff and volunteers at the center in serving the many people in need that they encounter.

Following is a press statement in English and Spanish from the four Catholic bishops of Iowa, of which Bishop Nickless is a member. The public policy voice of the Iowa bishops, Iowa Catholic Conference, prepared the statement regarding migration issues, including the new “illegal reentry” law to take effect July 1 and a call for immigration reform with humanitarian protections.

Bishop Walker Nickless of the Diocese of Sioux City will be offering a Mass of Reparation for victims of clergy abuse on Monday, April 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sioux City Cathedral of the Epiphany. Victims and their families are encouraged to attend the Mass and join the bishop in prayer as April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.