2024 Press Releases

To our brothers and sisters in Christ,

As we reflect upon the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph and recall during this time their flight into a foreign land as migrants, the ongoing heightened discussion surrounding our migrant community has engendered fear and uncertainty. It is also a challenging time for the whole Catholic Church in the United States which has long included migrants from various parts of the world. The Catholic Bishops of Kentucky and […]

I am saddened by the news of the deadly explosion at Givaudan Sense Colour in the Clifton neighborhood. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the two people who were killed and those that were injured.

I am grateful for the dedicated first responders and their heroic actions following the explosion.

Please join me in praying for those who died, those who were injured, and the Clifton community.

Most Rev. Shelton J. Fabre
Archbishop of Louisville

October 25, 2024 (Louisville, KY) The Archdiocese of Louisville has been made aware that campaign materials containing the likeness of Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre were used in a recent mailing by “Marita Willis for Louisville Metro Council District 20.” While it is common for the archbishop to be captured in photographs with families and various people after religious or social gatherings, as a rule, Archbishop Shelton and the Archdiocese of Louisville oppose and object to the use of the archbishop’s […]

May 22, 2024 (Louisville, KY) – On Saturday, June 1, 2024, Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre will ordain Deacons Matthew Heath. Millay, Kenneth Brian Nauert, Jr., Michael Louis Schultz, Van Dung Tran, and Yen Van Tran to the diocesan priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville. The ordination will take place at 10 a.m. at St. Michael Church (3705 Stone Lakes Drive, Louisville).

Deacon Matthew Heath Millay, 28, is a native of Guston, Ky. He is the second of four sons […]