News Briefs

Prayer breakfast

The St. Thomas More Society of Arkansas and the Pulaski County Bar Association are hosting an interfaith prayer breakfast at 8 a.m.…

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Organ donors

Mercy Arkansas hospitals recently earned national recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)…

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Voting open

St. Theresa School in Little Rock was nominated for the Heart of the Community Award by the state's Office of Innovation for…

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Vocations Day

Students from Catholic schools across Central Arkansas attended the Fifth-Grade Vocations Day at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Little Rock…

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Medical achievement

Doctors at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers achieved a milestone in thoracic oncology by detecting and removing a cancerous lung nodule…

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Senior crest

St. Joseph High School senior class officers presented the annual crest, representing the unity and faith of the 31 graduating seniors, to…

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All-Star Team

Ann Marie Nguyen, a senior at Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock, is among the 20 high school seniors selected to…

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Symbols of Lent

Deacon Fred Molina at St. Anne Church in North Little Rock prepares the altar with various symbols of Jesus' life during Lent,…

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Fish fry

St. Mary Church in North Little Rock is hosting a fish fry from 4-7 p.m., Friday, April 11, to support the church…

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Mid-century modern

Preserve Arkansas will hold its next "Mid Mod Arkansas" tour in the Grand Prairie region Saturday, April 5, visiting two Catholic churches.…

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Mission trip

Students at St. Leo University Parish at Arkansas Tech in Russellville participated in a Mission Work Trip to Wichita, Kan., during spring…

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Health care awards

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, CHI St. Vincent North in Sherwood and CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs have been honored…

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Special magazine

Arkansas Catholic published the premier issue of Catholic Classrooms magazine in March with support from the Office of Catholic Schools. Catholic schools…

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Stop the Bleed

Anatomy students at St. Joseph High School in Conway recently completed life-saving training through the "Stop the Bleed" course developed by the…

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Shroud of Turin

St. Edward Church in Little Rock is hosting a program called “Come and Encounter the Mystery of the Shroud of Turin” during…

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What is God’s will?

The Diocese of Little Rock hosted a women’s discernment vocation retreat at St. John Center in Little Rock March 14-15. Representatives from…

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Smallest parishes

According to the Mass counts collected by Bishop Anthony B. Taylor’s office for the October weekend Masses, these are the smallest parishes…

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New role

Christi Whatley has been appointed market vice president of ancillary services for CHI St. Vincent in Little Rock, Arkansas. In her new…

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Baby Sharon Fund

The Baby Sharon Fund provided $95,286 in grants to 65 families in 2024, primarily at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, to…

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St. Joseph Table

St. Joseph High School in Conway, Arkansas, set up an altar March 19 in honor of St. Joseph, featuring a book about…

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Death penalty

On March 18, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Act 302 into law, allowing nitrogen hypoxia as an alternative method of execution in…

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Spreading message

Vincente Gonzalez, a speaker with the Diocese of Little Rock’s Task Force Against Human Trafficking and Pornography, gives a presentation in Spanish…

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Discernment

Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro is hosting a Come and See discernment retreat April 26-27 for single women ages 19 to 35…

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Healing ministry

Anyone suffering from the trauma of a past abortion is invited to join a virtual small prayer group and discussion meeting Monday,…

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D.C. tour

Fourteen Mount St. Mary Academy students and two faculty members spent March 1-7 in Washington, D.C., exploring the nation's history through the…

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Good dog

Lacey Vance (right) holds her dogs, Brown and Jetta, while first-grade students Natalie Rappold, 7, (left), Charlee Martin, 6, and Denver Lankford,…

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Photo contest

The deadline to enter the 2026 Diocese of Little Rock Directory photo contest is March 17. Any Arkansas photographer, 18 or older,…

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Award

CHI St. Vincent North in Sherwood has been awarded the Arkansas Department of Health Stroke Care Performance Diamond Award for excellence in…

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25 years

Retired Archbishop J. Peter Sartain celebrated his 25th episcopal anniversary with a Mass and reception at St. Louis Church in Memphis March…

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Special speaker

Students at St. Theresa School in Little Rock heard from author Phyllis Hodges, a best-selling author and Arkansas native whose books explore…

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All-State

Mount St. Mary Academy senior Ann Marie Nguyen achieved 17th chair clarinet in the 2025 Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association's All-State…

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10 largest parishes

According to October Mass counts, the parishes with the largest weekend Mass attendances in the Diocese of Little Rock are: Statistics were…

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Shrimp boil

St. Edward Shrimp Boil will be held Friday, March 14, in the church cafeteria in Little Rock from 5 to 7 p.m.…

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Mercy values

Mount St. Mary Academy’s signature biennial Mercy and Me Luncheon celebrating the Mercy values will take place Thursday, April 3, at the…

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5k race/walk

Catholic High’s Rocket 5K will be held at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 12, beginning at the Little Rock school. Participants can also…

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Young Thespians

Twenty-one members of Mount St. Mary Academy Thespian Troupe 8462 in Little Rock attended the 2025 Arkansas State Thespian Festival Feb. 13-15…

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School calendar

The Office of Catholic Schools in Arkansas has released the 2025-2026 calendar for Catholic schools. The calendar includes no snow days. Dates…

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Retirement

Kelley Renard retired Feb. 28 as the Diocese of Little Rock’s accounting services manager. He worked in the Finance Office for 25…

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Quiz

Encyclopedia of Arkansas now has an online quiz about Catholic history in Arkansas. The quiz was created from articles written on the…

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Beam signing

Parishioners and students of the University of Arkansas’ St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Fayetteville attended a beam signing Feb. 22. The signed…

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Support CRS

Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowl will kick off on Ash Wednesday, March 5. In the Diocese of Little Rock, $24,054.18 was collected…

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