Electricity will be out on campus Aug. 13

UPDATE: Entergy is now expecting the power outage to last until 5 p.m. Aug. 13. We are sorry for the inconvenience. The electricity will be out from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13 at St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock because of a scheduled outage by Entergy as part of a major project in the area. Please note that diocesan staff will not be able to answer the phone or emails while the power is out across the campus. You should be able to email a member of our staff after 5 p.m. Aug. 13. Visit our staff directory and click on the name of the person you wish to reach to send More

Watch Chrism/Jubilarian Mass Aug. 10

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will celebrate a special Chrism/Priest Jubilarian Mass Monday, Aug. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at Christ the King Church in Little Rock. It will be closed to the public to safeguard against COVID-19. Arkansas Catholic will livestream the Mass on its Facebook page for all to watch online. The Chrism Mass, which is normally celebrated the Monday of Holy Week, and the Priest Jubilarian Mass, which is normally celebrated in June, were both postponed and combined into one Mass this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Priests serving across Arkansas normally concelebrate More

Bishop issues appointments Aug. 3

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor announced the following pastoral appointments Aug. 3, 2020, for the Diocese of Little Rock. Effective Sept. 1, 2020: Rev. Keith Higginbotham, appointed pastoral administrator of St. Louis Church in Camden and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Magnolia. He remains assistant spiritual advisor for the Misioneros Vicentinos Laicos (Vincentian Lay Missionaries). He is relieved of his responsibilities as associate pastor of Church of St. John the Baptist in Hot Springs; Rev. Jules Norbert “Padre Eliseo” Njopmo, appointed associate pastor of Church of St. John the Baptist More