Pope asks Catholics to study Vatican II before Holy Year 2025
Before celebrating the Holy Year 2025, Pope Francis is asking Catholics around the world to dedicate time in 2023 to studying the documents of the Second Vatican Council.
Vatican publishes slightly updated guidelines for handling abuse cases
Two years after posting online a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics and labeling it "Version 1.0," the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published an update.
A message regarding the Supreme Court decision of June 24, 2022
Bishop James P. Powers comments regarding the Supreme Court overturning of Roe V. Wade.
Indigenous hope papal apology in Canada will push justice, healing in U.S.
A papal apology on Indigenous land in Canada is not irrelevant south of the border. When Pope Francis visits Canada July 24-29, Oneida First Nation activist Daisee Francour and her colleagues at the U.S.-based international Indigenous nongovernmental organization Cultural Survival will be paying close attention.
A tale of two weddings
How do we attract people to our church? How do we invite people to “come and see”? These are questions being asked with greater urgency these days. The “nones,” that is, those with no religious affiliation, are growing in number, while too many Catholics are walking away from any sort of consistent practice.
Supreme Court overturns Roe in anticipated Dobbs decision
In a 6-3 decision June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in this country.
Eucharistic Revival informs music ministry retreat theme
Inspiring parish musicians to “perceive the body and blood of Christ as an integral part of their lived experience and the experience of those around them” is the goal of the Diocese of Superior’s 2022 Music Ministry Retreat & Workshop, said Paul Birch, director of the Office of Worship.
Eucharistic revival called ‘a movement’ that gets to core of faith
The U.S. Catholic Church’s three-year eucharistic revival just getting underway “is not a program but a movement” that is an invitation to the faithful from God to go on mission and be compelling witnesses of our faith, said Tim Glemkowski, the executive director of the National Eucharistic Congress.
Diocese of Superior releases synod summary
Editor’s note: These are conclusions drawn from the synod [...]
Mortgage burning at St. Peter
St. Peter the Fisherman, Eagle River, held a mortgage-burning ceremony Sunday, June 12, after the 11 a.m. Mass.