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ST. PAUL — For more than 100 years, Ron Overberg’s family has owned farmland overlooking the tiny community of St. Paul. In the center of town — population 100 — sits St. James the Less Catholic Church. “It’s easy to recognize God during morning prayer when you look over the fields and see the steeple,” he said. Overberg and members of the Together in Christ Parishes, which include St. James the Less-St. Paul, St. John the Baptist-Houghton, St. Mary of the Visitation-West Point and St. Boniface-Farmington, gathered on the evening of Sept. 5 for a Rural Life Mass. Bishop Dennis Walsh presided at the Mass, which takes place annually around harvest time.

ST. PAUL — For more than 100 years, Ron Overberg’s family has owned farmland overlooking the tiny community of St. Paul. In the center of town — population 100 — sits St. James the Less Catholic Church. “It’s easy to recognize God during morning prayer when you look over the fields and see the steeple,” he said. Overberg and members of the Together in Christ Parishes, which include St. James the Less-St. Paul, St. John the Baptist-Houghton, St. Mary of the Visitation-West Point and St. Boniface-Farmington, gathered on the evening of Sept. 5 for a Rural Life Mass. Bishop Dennis Walsh presided at the Mass, which takes place annually around harvest time.

DES MOINES — With political activity across the state heating up as the 2026 general election approaches, Iowa’s four Catholic bishops have begun a social media campaign on “Faithful Citizenship” that they hope will have an impact long after all of this year’s votes are cast. The leaders of the dioceses of Des Moines, Dubuque, Sioux City and Davenport have started releasing short videos this month in which they answer questions on public policy and politics. Archbishop Thomas Zinkula of Dubuque kicked off the effort Sept. 3 by addressing, “How do I maintain my Catholic values in the political sphere?”

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