The state’s Catholic bishops are calling on the half a million Catholics in Iowa to pray for Pope Leo XIV, the first American born pope. Bishop William Joensen of the Des Moines Catholic Diocese spoke with reporters a few hours after the new pope was elected. “This is the fourth Sunday of Lent coming up, […]

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






