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    June 25, 20254

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    June 3, 20254

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    May 27, 20254

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    Almost half of U.S. adults have Catholic connection, but Mass makes significant difference in Catholic identity

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Around the Diocese. Feature. September 20, 2020

Laura Kelly Fanucci to speak at parish social ministry gathering  

By Dianne Towalski

The Catholic Charities Department of Social Concerns will host its annual parish social ministry gathering with this year’s theme, “Empathy and Social Discourse: What our Faith says about Speaking and Listening in a Divided Time,” on Oct. 3.

Last Word. May 17, 2020

Deacon Steve Pareja: Together we can make a different tomorrow

By The Central Minnesota Catholic

Catholic Charities serves those in need in new ways due to the coronavirus.

Around the Diocese. May 3, 2020

Mason Dixon Line to perform online concert benefiting Catholic Charities

By The Central Minnesota Catholic

St. Cloud area-based country cover band Mason Dixon Line will perform a live virtual concert from Pioneer Place on Fifth at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 5. The concert is a fundraiser for the Catholic Charities Emergency Services Food Shelf.  

Our Church in the World. April 12, 2020

Catholic Charities ‘on front lines’ as hunger needs in community increase

By Catholic News Service

With the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting financial crisis impacting many individuals and families, the Catholic Charities has seen a dramatic growth in the need for providing food to those in need.

Our Church in the World. March 18, 2020

Charities staff see pandemic posing stark threat to homeless population

By Catholic News Service

Catholic Charities staff are warning that the coronavirus pandemic presents a stark threat to the U.S. homeless population.

Our Church in the World. November 13, 2019

Catholic Charities program strives to ease chronic homelessness

By Catholic News Service

An experimental program to address chronic homelessness is guiding people into permanent housing while saving millions of dollars in health care costs, the president of Catholic Charities USA told the U.S. bishops.

Around the Diocese. January 30, 2019

Catholic Charities, Pathways 4 Youth meet needs during extreme cold

By Dianne Towalski

Minnesotans are accustomed to cold winter weather, but record-low temperatures and life-threatening wind chills throughout the state have made it even harder for people already struggling.

Our Church in the World. January 18, 2019

Shutdown finds Catholic Charities agencies working to meet growing needs

By Catholic News Service

“We’re giving them a reminder that this isn’t a Washington problem. We’re reminding people it’s also your local communities that are being affected,” Lucas Swanepoel, vice president for social policy at Catholic Charities USA, told CNS.

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The Central Minnesota Catholic magazine and Office The Central Minnesota Catholic magazine and Office of Communications received 14 awards from the @cm_association for work published in 2024. The awards were announced June 27 at the 2025 Catholic Media Conference held in #Phoenix, Arizona. The gathering featured workshops, keynote speakers and an awards ceremony. See more on our website!
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Corpus Christi processions were held June 22 at St Corpus Christi processions were held June 22 at St. Anthony in St. Cloud, led by Father Derek Wiechmann and  St. Joseph in Waite Park led by Father Brady Keller. These processions coincide with the close of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative launched in 2022 on the  Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi. The mission of the Revival was to renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. #catholicfaith #catholicsofinstagram #catholicchurch #eucharisticrevival #eucharist #CorpusChristi #procession
Five men were ordained to the permanent diaconate Five men were ordained to the permanent diaconate June 14, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Cloud. One, a member of the @crosiers1210, was ordained a transitional deacon in his next step toward priesthood. Those ordained were: Randolph Lee Bayerl, Julio César Tena Sorio and Kenton Jay Yoder of St. Andrew Parish, Elk River; Peter Tran of Sts. Peter and Paul, Braham; Luke Waltman of Our Lady of Lourdes, Little Falls and Crosier Brother Kasereka Vivalya Salama. #permanentdeacons #deacons #ordination #ordinationday
Nathaniel Daubner and Joseph VanDenheuvel were ord Nathaniel Daubner and Joseph VanDenheuvel were ordained to the priesthood for the @diocesestcloud June 7 by @bishoppatricknearycsc, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud. Starting July 1, Father Daubner will serve as the parochial vicar of the Northern Cross Area Catholic Community, which includes the parishes of Holy Cross, Butler; Sacred Heart, Dent; St. Henry, Perham; and St. Lawrence, Rush Lake. Father VanDenheuvel will serve the Centered on Christ Area Catholic Community, which includes  the parishes of St. Boniface, Cold Spring; St. James, Jacobs Prairie; Sts. Peter and Paul, Richmond; and Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Rockville
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