Around the Diocese

Mary of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Rockville will host a free poster exhibit of 126 worldwide eucharistic miracles. The posters contain photographs, maps and explanations. […]

Catholics throughout the world are encouraged to support the cloistered and monastic life on World Day of Cloistered Life, Monday, Nov. 21. The primary purpose of […]

Q: What is the most interesting facet of your church building? A: Definitely the wooden support beams that cross the ceiling and give the coffered effect. […]

St. Mary Parish in Alexandria will host a free community Thanksgiving dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 24, at St. Mary’s School gym, 421 Hawthorne St. Free meals will also be delivered to the homebound. To request free meal deliveries, call 320-766-4198.

When his longtime friend and priestly brother Father Lloyd Haupt was nearing the end of his life last fall, Father Silverius Schmitt had the privilege of anointing him and praying with him while he was in hospice care at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta.

Retracing the steps he’s walked hundreds if not thousands of times, former U.S. senator Dave Durenberger visited students in grades six through 12 at St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville Nov. 11.

“Imprisoned” doesn’t just mean bound behind bars in a correctional institution. For many of those who find themselves in prisons and jails, they also are held captive by something more — chemical dependency, mental health issues, the cycle of poverty.

In celebration of National Vocation Awareness Week, priests, seminarians, deacons and religious gathered Nov. 10 for a Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral to show support and […]