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‘Devotions with Daisy’: priest spreads joy, glorifies God
A priest of the Diocese of Lincoln hopes to offer spiritual joy through his blog “Devotions with Daisy” by imitating... Read more
Nebraskans vote to limit 'exploitative' payday loans
Voters in Nebraska sided with efforts to limit payday loans, passing an initiative Tuesday that the Nebraska Catholic Conference had... Read more
Nebraska governor to sign D&E abortion ban into law
Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska is set to sign a ban on dilation and evacuation abortions into law at a... Read more
Ban on D&E abortions advances in Nebraska legislature
Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday, in a contentious vote, gave first-round approval to a ban on dilation and evacuation abortions, which... Read more
Records on life of Father Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, presented at Vatican
The cause for canonization of Servant of God Edward Flanagan, the priest who founded Nebraska's Boys Town community for orphans... Read more
These priests love to cause a racquet: Clerical tennis tournament comes to Nebraska
According to the Gospel of Matthew, “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” This... Read more
Scheduled execution in Nebraska 'would undermine respect for human life'
Nebraska's bishops on Friday issued a statement opposing the execution of Carey Dean Moore, whose execution date has been set... Read more
Nebraska bishop promotes scholarship bill for school choice
A bill is being considered in Nebraska that would offer lower-income families a greater variety of educational opportunities. Bishop Joseph... Read more
Bishop Conley: Mass deportations will not fix our immigration system
Controversial immigration policies issued by United States President Donald Trump’s have thus far prompted numerous critiques from concerned U.S. Catholic... Read more
School sports transgender policy bad for students, say Nebraska's bishops
Nebraska’s body governing school athletics has failed to overturn a policy that will recognize gender identity rather than biological sex... Read more
Nebraska's bishops call for reversal of transgender policy for schools sports
Nebraska’s Catholic bishops have called for the reversal of a new school athletics participation policy that would recognize gender identity,... Read more
Should biological males play girls' sports? Nebraska bishops weigh in
As the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) weighs new protocol for transgender students’ participation in school activities, the Catholic bishops... Read more
In Lincoln diocese, faithful sacrifices lead to record-setting pledge campaign
The Diocese of Lincoln’s capital campaign has raised $62.5 million since early 2014 to help fund Catholic schools and parish... Read more
It's not over yet: Nebraska bishops, Catholics continue to fight death penalty
Nebraska’s three Catholic bishops have asked all people of goodwill to continue to fight the death penalty, after it won... Read more
Fathers play on Father’s Day: The priests of two Nebraska dioceses face off in softball game
In the state that’s home to the College World Series, a new kind of series came to town on Father’s... Read more
Father Flanagan founded Boys Town. Will he be recognized as a saint?
The case for the sainthood of Servant of God Edward Flanagan, the priest who founded Nebraska’s famous Boys Town community... Read more
Bishop Conley asks for prayers as Nebraska legislators vote on death penalty (Updated)
As the Nebraska Legislature considers overriding the state governor's veto of a bill that would repeal the death penalty, the... Read more
Nebraska bishops praise move to repeal death penalty
Nebraska’s Catholic bishops on Wednesday praised the Nebraska legislature’s veto-proof vote to end the death penalty, saying capital punishment “cannot... Read more
