Joe Bollig

Bishop James V. Johnston (closest to monstrance), Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph kneel in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament on an overlook at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 4 for Behold KC. LEAVEN PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITE

Father Agustin Martinez, associate pastor of St. Paul, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann and Father Michael Hermes, pastor of St. Paul, stand in front of a rendering of the new St. Paul Church in Olathe. The parish broke ground on the church on May 11. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

Father William Dun-Dery, pastor of Corpus Christi Parish in Mooney Creek, assists Archbishop Naumann in a Mass celebrating the renovation of the church on May 12. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

Tom Tritsch stands inside the Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Resource Bus. For the past five years, Tritsch has driven the bus two times a month, sometimes three, to rural communities to distribute boxes and bags of food and sometimes other things to people who really need the help. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JOE BOLLIG

Parishioners, former students and educators gather after Mass to talk and reminisce about the 85-year history of Christ the King School in Kansas City, Kansas, at the school’s closing Mass on May 25. Financial difficulties forced the school to close. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

“An important part of our restoration was to tie the colors of the church together.”

Kurt Heinen is the new archdiocesan architect and real estate consultant. He succeeded the retiring Dan Himmelberg, who held the position since July 22, 2019. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

Catholics throughout the archdiocese will have an opportunity to delve more deeply into the “Bread of Life Discourse” all through August, thanks to a new, five-week homily series on the Eucharist.

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann celebrates the closing Mass of the final Camp Tekakwitha session on July 28 at Prairie Star Ranch in Williamsburg. At the Mass, the Echo of Kateri award was given to three couples and two priests. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann leads a rosary in front of Planned Parenthood. Since the defeat of 2022’s “Value Them Both” amendment, abortions have more than doubled in the state, and out-of-state residents seeking abortions in Kansas have skyrocketed. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER