A priest task force charged with making recommendations in light of an expected decline in the number of active priests between 2020 and 2030 reported on […]
Task force examines impact of future with fewer active priests
Let the healing begin
Priests all over the Diocese of St. Cloud are preparing for the Festival of Forgiveness March 4. The sacrament of reconciliation will be available at designated […]
Shrine profile – St. Peregrine Shrine, Collegeville
Pope Francis declared an Extraordinary Year of Mercy beginning Dec. 8, 2015, and ending Nov. 20, 2016. Bishop Donald Kettler has designated places of pilgrimage and […]
On climate issue, Catholics urged to ‘feel pain of the planet, the poor’
MIAMI (CNS) — Pope Francis’ right-hand man on the environment and climate change issues urged Catholics attending a local academic conference to let Christian spirituality guide […]
Pope calls for jubilee moratorium on death penalty
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called for a moratorium on executions during the Year of Mercy and said the fifth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill,” […]
Pope tells Mexican prisoners society needs system of ‘social health’
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (CNS) — Pope Francis urged society to rethink its ideas of locking up inmates and throwing away the key, calling such an approach […]
Pope pushes ‘door of mercy’ wider, sends missionaries to local parishes
Their special mission, he has said, is to be a living witness of God’s closeness and love — to knock on the doors of people’s hearts […]
Franciscan sisters to celebrate 125th year with key events
Since 1891, the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls have stayed true to Gospel living, serving those on the margins and respecting all of creation. In this […]