Catholic Voice Omaha

06/10/2026

Former students, school families and staff at St. Wenceslaus School in Dodge take part in Mass with Archbishop Michael G. McGovern on May 31.

06/08/2026

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Omaha and several Archdiocese of Omaha deacons, their wives and other volunteers hosted the June 2 picnic.

06/08/2026

The Most Reverend Michael G. McGovern, Archbishop of Omaha, has made the following clergy, tribunal and curia assignments. All assignments are effective July 1st, unless otherwise specified. Retirements Fr. Thomas Greisen, pastor of St.… Read More

06/03/2026

“I’m excited to preach as a priest, to celebrate the Mass, to hear Confessions,” but “I’m most looking forward to spiritual fatherhood. I receive so much joy from fathering people and drawing them deeper into a relationship with the Lord, watching Him bring life and healing into people’s lives.”

Transitional Deacon Michael Figura will be ordained to the priesthood June 6, at 10 a.m., at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha.

06/01/2026

“As a believer among believers, I invite everyone to contemplate, in the face of the Son of God, the grandeur of humanity that shines a light also on the era of AI.”
– Pope Leo XIV in his encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas"

Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical earlier this week. The encyclical is called "Magnifica Humanitas" and addresses AI.

05/28/2026

"I am very excited about being ordained a deacon. I cannot wait to be able to respond to the grace of ordination and to continue to grow closer to Christ as I serve him in the Archdiocese of Omaha."
– Seminarian Caleb Kosch

Kosch, of St. Anthony Parish in Columbus, will be ordained by Archbishop Michael G. McGovern on May 29 at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha.

05/13/2026

Less than 24 hours after the installation of our new archbishop, we celebrated a new pope! Both Chicago natives!

Pope Leo XIV made history by becoming the first American pope. In his first year, he canonized two saints and issued an apostolic exhortation.

05/13/2026

A year of blessings for the archdiocese!

Archbishop Michael G. McGovern has shared a new video reflecting on his first year leading the Archdiocese of Omaha and serving the faithful of northeast Nebraska. On May 7, 2025,… Read More

05/05/2026

The impact of Tessie Edwards continues beyond her lifetime.
Creighton Preparatory School Catholic Future Foundation of Northeast Nebraska St. Pius X / St. Leo School

A two-block section of Western Avenue, between 72nd and 74th Streets, in Omaha was renamed for the late Tessie O. Edwards.

05/04/2026

Dr. Edward Gatz's miraculous healing was well documented and extraordinary.
May he rest in Peace.

The miraculous cure of Dr. Edward E. Gatz from terminal cancer led to the canonization of St. Jeanne Jugan in 2009.