CATÓ LICO DE KENTUCKY OCCIDENTAL January 2016 l Volume 43 Issue 1 l A Publication of the Diocese of Owensboro l rcdok.org A witness to mercy Bishop Medley and a group of children of the Diocese of Owensboro Features Page 5 process to St. Stephen Cathedral on Dec. 13, 2015, where the Bishop later opens the Holy Door of Mercy as part of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. Story on back page Español Page 21 Youth Page 30 facebook.com/DioceseOfOwensboro twitter.com/Owensboro1937 instagram.com/owensborodiocese CONTENTS Official newspaper of the Diocese of Owensboro Published monthly, 10 times a year at 600 Locust Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 Compassion Telephone l (270) 683-1545 Email l
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