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Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., reflects on the recent violence in Dallas, Minnesota, and Louisiana.

Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., offers words of prayer and remembrance in response to the June 12th shooting in Orlando

Bishop John Stowe reflects on the promulgation of the apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia

A clarification on the media's publication of the Year of Mercy expansion of the faculty to absolve from the sin of abortion.

Statement of Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv. on the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage

Today, at 12-noon Rome time (7 a.m. EDT) Pope Francis appointed Conventual Franciscan Father John Stowe as the Third Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington.

As we head into fall, the 2014 Diocesan Annual Appeal enters its final phase. Donations made during the coming months will determine how fully our Diocese can provide much needed support for evangelization, social services and Catholic education.

Father Robert H. Nieberding, a retired priest of the Diocese of Lexington, has been elected as diocesan administrator to guide the diocese until Pope Francis names a new bishop.

Pope Francis has transferred Lexington Bishop Ronald W. Gainer to the Diocese of Harrisburg, PA.

Lexington. With today’s election of Pope Francis (Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., 76, of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina) as the 267th Supreme Roman Pontiff, Bishop Ronald W. Gainer, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington, released the following statement:

Lexington. Following Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement of his resignation this morning, Bishop Ronald W. Gainer, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington, released the following statement:

Lexington. Tras el anuncio del Papa Benedicto XVI de su renuncia esta manana, el obispo Ronald W. Gainer, jefe de la Diocesis Catolica Romana de Lexington, emitio la siguiente declaracion:

Ashland. Father Ralph W. Beiting, pastor of St. Jude Parish, Louisa, and founder of Father Beiting Appalachian Mission Center, died Thursday morning, August 9, at 1:10 a.m. in Kings Daughters Hospital, Ashland, following a brief illness. He was 88 years old.