During its most recent quarterly meeting, the Board of Directors of the Catholic Foundation of the Diocese of Colorado Springs created two new endowment funds to benefit Catholic education. 

Professor Lucas Pollice will present formation and feedback sessions in each deanery of the diocese beginning April 11. Javier Cervantes, Director of Hispanic Ministry, will give the same presentation in Spanish at several locations. 

On March 26, the College of Consultors met and elected Father Kyle Ingels as diocesan administrator. 

As students at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School in Denver shuffled their way through the school gates, some still wiping the sleep from their eyes, they were met with a bit of a surprise — even before the Monday morning school bell trilled.

In his first media appearance in Northern Colorado since his announcement as the sixth Archbishop of Denver, Archbishop-designate Golka talked faith, family, discernment, prayer and evangelization.

Join us in asking the Holy Spirit to guide Pope Leo and all those involved in choosing the next shepherd of the Diocese of Colorado Springs (includes link to downloadable prayer card). 

Following the announcement on Feb. 7 that Bishop Golka has been appointed Archbishop of Denver, many people are wondering what the future holds for the Diocese of Colorado Springs. Here are answers to some of the most commonly-asked questions:

COLORADO SPRINGS. This morning, the Vatican announced that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop James Golka as the ninth bishop of Denver. Archbishop-designate Golka will be installed on Wednesday, March 25 at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. He succeeds Archbishop Samuel Aquila, who turned 75 last September.

Bishop Golka will be introduced to the archdiocese at a press conference today at 10 a.m. at the John Paul II Center. The press conference will be livestreamed at: https://archden.org/live-events.

Applicants sought for new cohort in formation program

The order of deacons traces back to the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 6:1-6). From the early history of the Church, deacons held a special place in the community, along with bishops and presbyters, and they continue to do so today. Undergirding the work of the permanent deacon is a three-fold ministry of Word, Liturgy, and Charity at the service of the people of God, in communion with the bishop and his priests.

As we move into the month of February, we prepare to once again enter into the season of Lent.  This penitential season in the liturgical calendar is a great blessing for us because the Church knows that we need to be reminded of the importance of conversion, which is always at the center of the Christian life.  In the scriptures of the New Testament, the Greek word “metanoia” that is translated as “conversion” literally means “to turn around,” and for the Christian, this is a turning away from sin and turning back to God.  Our journey of conversion begins at baptism, when our old sinful self is crucified and buried with Christ and we rise with him to a new life of grace.  As St. Paul teaches:
        “Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?  We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.” (Rom 6:3-4)