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The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln includes more than 130 parishes across 40 counties in southern Nebraska, serving 74,000 Catholics. These Southern Nebraska Register photos are from a Sunday Mass at All Saints Parish in Holdrege.

Father Jay Buhman celebrated Mass Dec. 8 for the Second Sunday of Advent, in the parish of more than 200 families. 

SNR photos | Natalie Bender

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The Cor Mariae Schoenstatt Shrine in Crete held a celebration Dec. 7 to mark its 25th anniversary, with Mass, a brunch and holy hour.  The Schoenstatt movement was established in the Lincoln Diocese Dec. 10, 1999. 

SNR photos by Father Gary Coulter

The Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln hosted a concert Nov. 17, 2024 the second in its “Glory to God” series. Funds were accepted for repairs and maintenance of the Cathedral’s organ.
John Kosch, a member of the Diocese of Lincoln and one of the organists at Cathedral, was commissioned to compose a piece featuring the Cathedral organ and honoring the Eucharist during the National Eucharistic Revival.

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SNR photos | Cathy Blankenau Bender (Click for more photos).

Women religious of the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln were honored at the “Sisters Appreciation” Mass and dinner held Oct. 20 at St. Michael Parish in Lincoln.

The event was sponsored by the Serra Club of Lincoln, which fosters and promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

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St. Peter Parish in Lincoln hosted a two-day retreat led by Immaculée Ilibagiza Oct. 18-19.

Immaculée wrote her first book in 2007: “Left to Tell, Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust,” It detailed her survival of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and the role of her faith in the ordeal.

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The Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies held its inaugural “Bellarmine Banquet” Sept. 22 at the Wilderness Ridge Country Club in Lincoln. 

The banquet was held to support of the mission of the Emmaus Institute for Biblical Studies. The evening included a social hour, dinner and program. Entertainment provided by local musician and luthier Dylan McDermott. Max Chapman, founder of More Mercy, served as master of ceremonies. A special presentation was given by Dr. John Kincaid, the new vice president of academics for The Emmaus Institute.

SNR photos | Natalie Bender and Corbin Hubbell

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CHI St. Elizabeth celebrated its 135th anniversary Sept. 17. Events included a picnic for staff, Mass celebrated by Bishop James Conley and a presentation by Michael Bingeman, director of mission integration: “A Franciscan Tradition: Spirituality and History of St. Elizabeth and its Foundresses.” St. Elizabeth opened in 1889 and was Lincoln's first general hospital. It was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration and today, St. Elizabeth is a full-service, 260-bed, non-profit regional medical center.

SNR photos | Natalie Bender

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The Nebraska Catholic Conference presented a panel event with a question-and-answer period Sept. 16 in the gymnasium at the Cathedral of the Risen Christ School in Lincoln. The event was titled “Unsafe. Unregulated. Un-Nebraskan.”

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Bishop James Conley consecrated a new altar Aug. 25 at St. Bernard Parish in Julian.  SNR photos | Natalie Bender and Cathy Blankenau Bender

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Bishop James Conley celebrated a Mass of the Holy Spirit at St. Michael Parish in Lincoln Aug. 12, for all Catholic school teachers and administrators in the city of Lincoln. Similar Masses were offered in parishes across the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln, invoking the Holy Spirit in preparation for a new academic year.  Father Cole Kennett, pastor of St. Michael Parish, preached the homily, which is available on the diocesan YouTube page.

SNR photos | Corbin Hubbell

Father Ranil Weerackoon, assistant pastor of St. Michael Parish in Lincoln, held an ultimate frisbee tournament Aug. 11 at St. Gregory the Great Seminary in Seward. Six teams competed, with the team from St. Mary Parish in David City finishing in first place. Father Weerackoon said the sport - also called "ultimate" - is a great way to gather people together. At each parish he's served, he organizes a weekly ultimate night, followed by night prayer.

SNR photos | Natalie Bender and Cathy Blankenau Bender

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