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The Central Minnesota Catholic caught up with perpetual pilgrim Jennifer Torres of Denver, Colorado, during the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it passed through the Diocese of St. Cloud May 23.

The philosophy that an authentic education is something more than cramming scholarly craniums with facts is ablaze at Cork, Ireland’s Mater Dei Academy.

Pilgrims will walk from Blessed Stanley Rother’s hometown of Okarche, Oklahoma, to Oklahoma City for the Feb. 17 dedication of the shrine named for the U.S. missionary priest martyred in Guatemala.

The book about Carlo Acutis shows an otherwise ordinary teenager living the faith with beauty, simplicity and trust and is highly recommended for confirmation-age students; the second book tells the story of Aloysius Schwartz’s journey to the mission fields and living the life of the poor while serving them.

A member of Immaculate Conception Parish in New Munich, Ashley Maus joined SPIRITUS Ministries in August. She is one of 12 young adults currently serving with the Menasha, Wisconsin-based organization.

The Vatican released Pope Francis’ message for World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated Oct. 23 with the theme, “You shall be my witnesses.”

In situations of extreme poverty, war or civil tensions, 22 Catholic church workers were murdered in 2021, according to Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Father Jeff Ethen takes a new Hispanic ministry position that dovetails with his affinity for those with Hispanic/Latino roots.