Area news

Siouxland Catholic Radio 88.1 FM launched a new locally-produced show, Father Knows Best, with diocesan priest, Father Mark Stoll. The first episode aired Jan. 7 at 9 p.m.

The Le Mars Knights of Columbus Council #1466 presented $58,890 to Life Skills and $6,210 to Iowa Special Olympics.

Mater Dei Parish of Sioux City is offering a men's retreat - Here I Am, Lord: Men of Mission on Jan. 17 at Immaculate Conception Church in Sioux City. the event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $20 per person.

As in past years, youth and young adults from the Diocese of Sioux City attended the SEEK 2026 conference Jan. 1 to 5 as part of 26,000 participants in Columbus, Ohio, Denver and Fort Worth. Carroll St. John Paul II Parish sent 13 parishioners, four chaperones - including Father Patrick Behm, pastor, to the Columbus SEEK event. Sioux City Mater Dei Parish and several donors sponsored the expenses of the SEEK experience for 16 students.