Bishop Donald Kettler will preside at the vespers service, which includes music, prayer, Scripture and reflection for the over 61 million children who have been aborted since 1973.

The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minnesota, is providing updates twice a month during the state legislative session.

The suspension of in-person gatherings and activities in the Diocese of St. Cloud due to COVID-19 will continue until at least Feb. 1, Bishop Donald Kettler reiterated in a Jan. 6 letter to pastors.

Franciscan Sister Mary Siena (Annella) Wald, 79, died Jan. 7, at St. Francis Convent, Little Falls. A private burial was held Jan. 9. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date.

“Her story speaks to us now as we look back at 2020, a year that delivered more than one crisis in succession. As we process the fear and the loss, may we follow Violet’s lead.”

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The Most Reverend Donald J. Kettler, Bishop of the Diocese of Saint Cloud, makes the following appointment in the Diocese of Saint Cloud, effective December 1, […]

Bishop Donald Kettler is continuing the suspension of in-person social activities and other gatherings in parishes until at least Feb. 1, he notified pastors in a letter Dec. 18.