Moira Cullings

Kyle Kuckelman is the new consultant for youth ministry in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. He has been a youth minister at Sacred Heart Parish in Shawnee and at Prince of Peace Parish in Olathe. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann smiles for a selfie following the African Mass. It was the fifth meeting of its kind for the Dagara tribe and the first Mass celebrated for the group by a bishop. LEAVEN PHOTO BY JAY SOLDNER

New students at Our Lady of Unity School in Kansas City, Kansas, hold up their virtue leader certificates after an assembly on Sept. 6. Every new student received an award for demonstrating the virtue of courage. COURTESY PHOTO

Delegates who attended the Mercy & Justice Summit at Savior Pastoral Center in Kansas City, Kansas, on Sept. 28 participate in small group “campfire” discussions. They learned about the ways the church in northeast Kansas is serving the community and gaps that can be filled. LEAVEN PHOTO BY MOIRA CULLINGS

“Your community’s given a lot to you, so it feels like you need to give something back.”

“I think it’s great for the kids to have another outlet to showcase their talents.”

"It’s so exciting to see what’s happening at St. James, where our staff here try to serve the whole person."

“I think it’s a very powerful lesson for the kids to see the power of prayer and to see all the community coming together.”

"My hope is that the parishioners and visitors will receive healing — spiritually, emotionally and physically."

Authors Joseph and Monique González will speak about how God prepared the indigenous people for conversion and the appearance that made it happen at five talks in the Kansas City area this December.