Around the Diocese

Father Robert Harren was presented with the Humanae Vitae award at a special Mass and reception July 27 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

A forty-hour devotion at Immaculate Conception Church, 306 West Oak St., Osakis, starts Thursday, Aug. 10, at 9 a.m. with Benediction and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and ends with Mass on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 4 p.m.

Benedictine Sister Mary (Frances Joan) Pattison, 96, died July 18, at Saint Scholastica Convent, St. Cloud. The Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 […]

This family-friendly event features activities for kids, including free face painting. Sign-up for a tour of Sacred Heart Chapel; ride a horse-drawn wagon through St. Francis campus grounds. Check out the variety of food vendors and enjoy a 25-cent Franciscan peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

When Father Gregory Mastey was assigned to three rural parishes in Central Minnesota, he observed that parishioners were just not getting to know each other like they used to. He decided he wanted to do something to bring them together and build community.

The majority of the damage is in the sacristy, which was completely destroyed by the fire, Father Joseph said. The rest of the building sustained smoke and water damage.

Benedictine Sisters Delores Dufner and Christine Manderfeld published books of hymns and other sung prayers.

Developing their native prairie landscape, the Princeton/Zimmerman parish cultivates a mindful, yet beautiful new campus.