After the Clear Creek pilgrimage, Bishop Conley and seminarians joined the 15th annual Fr. Emil Kapaun, Servant of God, pilgrimage. The 61-mile walk extends from Wichita to Pilsen, Kan. Photos courtesy Bishop Conley

Christ in the City missionaries led training in Lincoln this month. Christ in the City,  a project founded in 2010 by Catholic Charities of Denver, is a homeless outreach ministry which sends missionaries to the streets to befriend and bring Christ to the homeless.

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Bishop James Conley traveled to Clear Creek Abbey in Oklahoma  with a group of seminarians for the annual pilgrimage to the Benedictine monastery. They also stopped in Gower, Mo., to visit the Benedictine nuns and to pray at the tomb of Sr. Wilhelmina. Photos courtesy Bishop Conley

Governor Jim Pillen signed LB753 (Opportunity Scholarships Act) May 30 on the steps of the capitol. Pillen was joined by state senators, school choice advocacy representatives, and students. Jeremy Ekeler, associate director of education policy, spoke on behalf of the Nebraska Catholic Conference. SNR photos | Natalie Bender

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Bishop James Conley celebrated the annual Memorial day Mass at Calvary Cemetery in Lincoln May 29. SNR photos | Natalie Bender

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Bishop James Conley ordained three priests for the Catholic Diocese of Lincoln May 27: Father Scott Nemec, Father Louden Redinger and Father Matthew Schilmoeller. SNR photos | Natalie Bender, Cathy Blankenau Bender and Kevin Clark

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Father Christopher Eckrich, master of ceremonies, led a rehearsal May 26 for the men to be ordained priests May 27 for the Diocese of Lincoln: Deacon Scott Nemec, Deacon Louden Redinger and Deacon Matthew Schilmoeller. SNR photos | Natalie Bender

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Bishop James Conley ordained Deacons Jonah Brox, Santiago Izquierdo, Augustine Reimers, Mitchell Schleis and Ranil Weerackoon May 26. SNR photos | Natalie Bender, Cathy Blankenau Bender and Kevin Clark

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Bishop James Conley consecrated chalices and patens May 25 for the men to be ordained priests for the Diocese of Lincoln May 27.  SNR photos | Natalie Bender and Cathy Blankenau Bender

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Holy hour for the ordinandi May 25 at the St. Thomas Aquinas Newman Center in Lincoln. SNR photos | Natalie Bender 

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