Press Releases

Bishop John E. Keehner and the Sioux City Cathedral Parish are hosting a Blue Mass at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the Cathedral of the Epiphany in Sioux City, 1000 Douglas Street. The Mass includes a procession of uniformed first responders from the area.

Diocese of Sioux City retired priest, Father Craig Collison, will be honored this fall for his dedication to Catholic education. He will receive a Clergy Award at the Oct. 11 Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools.

Bishop John E. Keehner will promulgate his first pastoral letter tomorrow - Sic Deus Dilexit Mundum, God So Loved the World, a pastoral reflection on the meaning of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for our world today. The letter was authored ahead of the June 11, 2026, consecration of the nation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus as the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

After 70 years of providing a Catholic education for families in the Sheldon, Ashton and Sibley areas, the Sheldon St. Patrick Catholic School Board of Education and leadership made the difficult decision to permanently close the school at the end of the current academic year, Due to low and declining enrollment and other factors, it was determined that it was not feasible to continue to operate.