Cathedral High School started distance learning the week of Nov. 16, but distance learning for K-6 schools in the CCS school system will begin after the Thanksgiving holiday. Catholic Community Schools will remain in distance learning through the holidays.

Franciscan Sister Louise McKigney, 83, died Nov. 21 at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. A private burial was held Nov. 23. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date. 

Franciscan Sister Maureen Kelly, 90, died Nov. 20 at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. A private burial service was held Nov. 21. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date with family and friends.

As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches on November 26, The Central Minnesota Catholic asked people to reflect on how they will keep gratitude as their top priority this year.

From now until the end of the year, in-person parish gatherings outside of worship services must be suspended and shifted to online meetings or conducted at home.

Sister Mary Maureen (Ursula Rose) Blenkush, 98, died on Nov. 17, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. A private burial service was held Nov. 19. A memorial Mass will be held at a later date with family and friends. 

While visitors to the Vatican Museums in Rome can marvel at Michelangelo’s famous frescoes only from afar, a new exhibit at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, offers viewers the opportunity to observe these masterpieces up close — in the form of reproductions.

Coats, caps gloves and mittens are available for those in need throughout the St. Cloud area from Knights of Columbus Council 5548 through its Coats for Kids program. The initiative provides free winter clothing items for adults as well as children, including infants and toddlers.