Youth from around the diocese gathered at Lake Geneva Christian Center in Alexandria for the annual High School Youth Day Oct. 27.
Photos: 2024 High School Youth Day
Bishop inspired by reverence, joy seen at student Mass
On the evening of Oct. 20, Bishop Patrick Neary celebrated the 9 p.m. student Mass at Saint John’s Abbey Church.
Photos: Health care workers honored for healing ministry
Health care workers from around the diocese gathered Oct. 20 in the Sacred Heart Chapel of St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph for a Mass with Bishop Patrick Neary.
Since Oct. 7 attacks and start of war, pope calls Gaza every day, lifting up suffering community
“When a priest receives a call from the pope, it is a big thing inside the Catholic Church, you are talking with the successor of Peter. But when this thing is becoming a daily initiative of the pope, really this is a very human touch that the pope is putting inside the minds, the memories, the spirits of these people: priests and community,” Jordanian Father Rifat Bader said.
After one year of great suffering in the Middle East, here’s how to help
In light of such great suffering, Catholics should respond to the plea of Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, and dedicate this Oct. 7 to prayer, penance and fasting.
Tricia Walz honored with Throw Fire Award
Gabriel Media/K•yes Catholic Radio honored Walz for her work with young people and her leadership organizing the Marian route of the national Eucharistic procession last May in the Diocese of St. Cloud.
Early morning Mass engages high school students in their faith
Last December, St. Michael — part of the St. Francis Xavier Pierz Area Catholic Community — started offering the early morning Mass to allow students to attend before school.
Hand-carved crosier features Bishop Neary’s coat of arms
Minnesota artist Paul Sirba carved a crosier, rich with symbolism, for Bishop Patrick Neary.