The Catholic Church is reporting a significant influx in new members, and people returning to the fold, both in Iowa and nationwide. The Diocese of Des Moines reports a 51-percent increase in conversions just in the past year. New converts are officially welcomed during Easter Vigil Mass — the night before Easter Sunday — and […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a






