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Parish Advocates Welcome Everyone

New initiative builds a network of support for people with disabilities at the parish-level.

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Catholic Schools

There are millions of reasons why a Catholic education is the best education around. Witness the difference!

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Mary's Helping Hands

Mary's Helping Hands started because Lauren Burke was looking for a place to donate her gently used baby clothes to moms in need. Now, it's a volunteer-run organization that donates over 1,000 items each month to moms in the community.

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Blessed Biker Ministry Takes Faith on the Open Road

July 29, 2025

Motorcycles and spirituality are not a usual combination. For the Blessed Bikers of St. Boniface in Waukee; however, that combination has served as Monday night staple for 20 years.

Six Schools Receive Nearly $130K in Prairie Meadows Community Betterment Grants

July 25, 2025

Six Catholic schools in the Diocese of Des Moines have been awarded $129,129 in Community Betterment Grant funding from Prairie Meadows, significantly exceeding previous years' awards.

Hope Against Hope in Small Acts of Love

July 21, 2025

Hope against hope finds itself in quiet persistence: small acts of love, a patient presence, a hidden act of mercy. These are a refusal to allow despair to have the final word.

Diocesan Events

Mass & Eucharistic Procession

August 16, 2025 9:00 AM
Location: St Patrick's Catholic Church, 116 E Division St, Audubon, IA 50025

Join Bishop William Joensen and the parishioners of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Audubon for Mass and a Eucharistic procession on Saturday, August 16th.

Benefit Concert for Mary's Meals

August 28, 2025 6:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Location: Jasper Winery, 2400 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50321

Heartland for Kids presents a benefit concert for Mary's Meals, featuring Nashville musicians Phoenix Mendoza, Josh Leo, and Kitty Steadman.

2025 Bishop's Celebration of Catholic Schools

September 13, 2025 4:00 PM
Location: Diocese of Des Moines Pastoral Center, 601 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

The Bishop's Celebration of Catholic Schools is an annual event held in celebration of the life-changing impact our faith-centered education has provided for more than 150 years.

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Giving

Your continued generosity each year helps provide the needed funds for programs and ministries throughout our Diocese. These programs provide services that no one parish could provide on its own. Every gift matters!

Catholic Charities Annual Appeal

Donors who commit to an annual gift help strengthen and empower individuals and families through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Consider an annual gift that will help all year!

Mental Health Ministry

Mental Health Ministry is the process of spiritual accompaniment with others as they experience God's presence, love, and healing.

Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa

The Catholic Foundation of Southwest Iowa (CFSWIA) is a non-profit, charitable organization that assists individuals, parishes, schools, and Catholic organizations across the 23-county Diocese of Des Moines as they seek to secure and provide long-term financial support.