THELEAVEN.ORG | VOL. 47, NO. 38 | JUNE 26, 2026
FAITH, JOY AND COMMUNITY Area Catholics have been busy with celebrations of all sorts. Let us catch you up on what you might have missed.
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Father Maclean Aaku, associate pastor of Curé of Ars Parish in Leawood, and Father Michael Van Lian, chaplain of the Chin Burmese Community in the archdiocese, take in the Ghana vs. Panama FIFA World Cup matchup at a watch party June 17 at Curé.
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Father Mark Ostrowski, pastor of Holy Name Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, leads a eucharistic procession down Southwest Blvd., to the Rosedale Memorial Arch on June 6, the Feast of Corpus Christi. At the arch, a service was held to bless the Holy Name Catholic faithful, the Rosedale neighborhood and the Kansas City community.
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Couples from across the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas celebrating their golden anniversaries joined Archbishop Shawn McKnight for the 50th wedding anniversary Mass at Church of the Nativity in Leawood on June 7.
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Seminarian Trey Niesen, left, and Father Andrew Gaffney, right, associate pastor of Prince of Peace Parish in Olathe, celebrate a correct answer at Seminarian Trivia Night at St. James Academy in Lenexa May 20.
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Archbishop Shawn McKnight chats following the World Cup opening Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri. The archbishop celebrated the Mass with Bishop James V. Johnston of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.