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Open the Gift
The cover of this year’s Christmas issue of the Idaho Catholic Register features artwork created by one of our very own, Father Paul...
Bishop Peter
Dec 24, 20247 min read


The Jubilee Year of Hope starts December 29
By Deacon Scott Pearhill ICR Editor 2025 is a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church. Jubilees, or Holy Years, are celebrated every 25...
Joe Egbert
Dec 19, 20243 min read


Weiser church is ‘an expression of love and devotion to the Lord’
Simple maintenance ‘blossomed’ into substantial remodeling project By Philip A. Janquart ICR Assistant Editor Father Jorge Garcia’s voice...
Philip A. Janquart
Dec 18, 20246 min read


Lonna and Gary Nixon celebrate 60 years of blessings
The Nixons on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Mary Hersley-Kaineg Senior Living When Lonna Jean Smith finished high school, she began...
Joe Egbert
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Annual Milestone Wedding Anniversary Mass sees largest turnout
Couples share their stories of faith and commitment Eva and Deacon Jerry Pera, who celebrated 67 years of marriage, were blessed by...
Joe Egbert
Dec 17, 20245 min read


Christmas cards from parish children put into action Jubilee message of hope
Father Ben Uhlenkott, pastor of Risen Christ Parish, and Sharleen Thurston, elementary education coordinator, survey Christmas cards...
Philip A. Janquart
Dec 16, 20243 min read

Father Juan Maria Garatea (1936 to 2024)
Father Juan Maria Garate December 9, 2024 (Idaho Catholic Register) Father Juan Maria Garatea went home to his heavenly Father on...
Joe Egbert
Dec 16, 20244 min read


Frassati Food Drive at Bishop Kelly surpasses goal
BK students collected 27,000 pounds of food during the 2024 Frassati Food Drive. From left to right, Zoey Stauffer, Kate Revier, Alex...
Emily Woodham
Dec 16, 20243 min read

2024 Festival of Trees
For 40 years, Saint Alphonsus Health System has helped fight cancer and build community in the Treasure Valley by celebrating the Advent...
Joe Egbert
Dec 13, 20241 min read


Wood River Catholic community hires new Pastoral Associate
New Pastoral Associate Chris Lyford and Father Ron Wekerle at Our Lady of the Snows in Sun Valley. (ICR Photo/Deacon Scott Pearhill) By...
Philip A. Janquart
Dec 13, 20245 min read

Msgr. Dennis Joseph Wassmuth
Msgr. Dennis Joseph Wassmuth August 28th, 1947 - December 2nd, 2024 Monsignor Dennis Joseph Wassmuth went home to his heavenly Father on...
Joe Egbert
Dec 9, 20243 min read

A thankful heart is a happy heart
By Emily Woodham Staff Writer One of my favorite Bible verses is from Psalm 73 “To be near God is my happiness” (verse 28). It is used as...
Emily Woodham
Dec 3, 20245 min read
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