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    April 9, 20264

    Butter sculptor brings a taste of Minnesota to national Catholic education gathering

    April 9, 20264

    Divine Mercy Sunday Celebrations

    April 9, 20264

    Educators must help heal the human heart, especially in youth, bishop says in NCEA keynote

  • All Things New
    All Things New
    April 2, 20264

    Annunciation shares Holy Thursday bread-baking tradition

    March 26, 20264

    Milestone Moment: Proposed parish mergers announced

    March 24, 20264

    Father Binsfeld: When ritual meets renewal

  • Our Church in the World
    Our Church in the World
    April 9, 20264

    In a time of war, Catholic parish’s interfaith peace meal celebrates ‘our oneness in faith’

    April 9, 20264

    ‘We need more saints’: Center helps to advance canonization causes

    April 9, 20264

    Vilnius’ hospice stands as a living work of Divine Mercy as city prepares to host global congress

  • Everyday Discipleship
    Everyday Discipleship
    • On Canon Law with Father Crane
    • Our Faith Explained
    • Our Faith in Action
    • In Light of Faith
    April 13, 20264

    Saint Profile: St. Margaret of Castello

    April 9, 20264

    Mary, icon of the Church

    April 6, 20264

    Saint Profile: St. Stanislaus of Kraków

  • Through Another Lens
    Through Another Lens
    April 9, 20264

    Theologian Timothy P. O’Malley on contemplation, knowledge and the way forward for Catholic education

    April 8, 20264

    Honoring the home God has given us

    April 1, 20264

    MCC Inside the Capitol: What is and is Not Moving Through the Session 

  • Arts & Culture
    Arts & Culture
    April 9, 20264

    ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here’s how the Church can push back ‘AI attack’ on truth

    April 9, 20264

    Proclaiming Easter joy in digital spaces

    April 2, 20264

    From Formula 1 to dramatic conversion: Monaco’s new Catholics this Easter season tell their stories

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Arts & Culture. April 9, 2026

ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here’s how the Church can push back ‘AI attack’ on truth

By OSV News

Social media platforms are flooded with counterfeit cinematic social media impersonating Catholic Church leaders, from phony prelates to Pope Leo XIV himself.

Arts & Culture. April 9, 2026

Proclaiming Easter joy in digital spaces

By OSV News

In a world filled with inauthentic social media posts, why not inundate those platforms with authentic Easter joy?

Arts & Culture. April 2, 2026

From Formula 1 to dramatic conversion: Monaco’s new Catholics this Easter season tell their stories

By OSV News

Monaco has a record number of people entering the Catholic Church this year, including one with a dramatic conversion story that took her from the fast lane of Formula 1 racing to a life-changing moment in the Holy Land.

Arts & Culture. April 1, 2026

Carved by grace: How Gaudí led a Japanese artist to the Catholic faith

By OSV News

As the Church enters Holy Week — when the stone of Christ’s tomb becomes a sign not of death but of the Resurrection — the life of Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo offers a striking witness to how stone itself can become a path to faith.

Arts & Culture. March 26, 2026

Book Review — “Baseball: Beyond Belief”

By OSV News

“Baseball: Beyond Belief,” a documentary film, explores rituals, wonder and transcendence that turn America’s pastime into something approaching the sacred.

Arts & Culture. March 26, 2026

Book Review: Catholic novel shows how God works in our messes

By OSV News

Can God work through broken lives and unlikely saints? Set in a Minnesota logging camp, “Sister Lumberjack” explores faith, failure and hope in the messiest places.

Around the Diocese. Arts & Culture. March 25, 2026

Final Lenten recipe video features Lebanese dish of  rice, lentils and caramelized onions

By Dianne Towalski

Watch how Brother Aelred makes Mujadara, a Lebanese dish of  rice, lentils and caramelized onions and then make it yourself using the provided recipe.

Around the Diocese. Arts & Culture. Feature. March 19, 2026

Stuffed Eggplant dish featured in fourth episode of Lenten video series

By Dianne Towalski

Watch how Brother Aelred makes Imam Bayildi (Stuffed Eggplant)in the video and then make it yourself using the included recipe.

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Español April 13, 2026

Historia de una santa: Santa Margarita de Castello

Español April 9, 2026

Piloto de la misión Artemis II predica el mandamiento al amor de Cristo durante sobrevuelo lunar

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ICYMI: MN sculptor Gerry Kulzer brought his State ICYMI: MN sculptor Gerry Kulzer brought his State Fair butter sculpting skills to the NCEA convention this past week. Read about it at the link in our bio. #NCEA2026 #buttersculpture #mnstatefair
Catholic school teachers and principals from acros Catholic school teachers and principals from across the @diocesestcloud have gathered in Minneapolis with thousands of Catholic educators for the annual National Catholic Educational Association 2026 Convention. The event, with the theme, “Believe” began April 7 and wraps up tomorrow, April 9. The opening Mass was celebrated by Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the @archdiocesespm, along with several attending bishops and priests. @catholicschoolsarchspm @nceatalk #ncea2026 @catholicunitedcu
During Lent, tune in to our YouTube channel, @dioc During Lent, tune in to our YouTube channel, @dioceseofsaintcloudmn, for a weekly video featuring Benedictine Brother Aelred Senna, a monk of @saintjohnsabbey. He will share a new easy plant-based recipe each week. On the menu this week is Mujadara, a Lebanese dish of  rice, lentils and caramelized onions. Recipe provided in YouTube description. #lent #lentseason #meatlessmeals
@bishoppatricknearycsc and the priests, deacons an @bishoppatricknearycsc and the priests, deacons and faithful of the diocese gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud March 26 for the annual #chrismmass. During the Mass, Bishop Neary blessed the holy oils that will be used in parishes this year — the oil for the sick and the oil for catechumens — and consecrated the Sacred Chrism.
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