Superior man serving with NET
Jacob Downey, of South Range, is serving with NET Ministries for the 2023-24 academic year.
Ashland parish celebrates 150 years, Franciscan past
The 150th anniversary for Ashland’s Our Lady of the Lake Parish was many months in the making, but the history and heritage behind this sesquicentennial celebration is comprised of generations of Catholic laity and missionary religious.
Oral arguments begin in CCB case
A Catholic ministry from the Diocese of Superior is in the Wisconsin Supreme Court this week to explain that its care for the poor, elderly and disabled is part of its religious mission.
There are now 4 shrines dedicated to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians
On the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a leading advocate for the persecuted Church said that awareness of religious persecution in the Western world is growing, thanks to the emergence of four new shrines dedicated to persecuted Christians in the last five years.
UK judge rules seriously ill teen lacks mental competence to seek experimental treatment
A 19-year-old U.K. woman with a rare disease wants to seek experimental treatment abroad, but a judge has ruled that she is not competent to make decisions about her treatment. The ruling could result in withdrawing treatment, following her doctors’ wishes.
Catholics in Vietnam ask Pope Francis to visit their country next
A delegation of 90 Vietnamese Catholics and seven bishops traveled to Mongolia last weekend for the chance to see Pope Francis and deliver a special message.
Mexican Supreme Court rules criminalization of abortion in Federal Penal Code unconstitutional
In a brief post on X (formerly Twitter), the Mexican Supreme Court announced Wednesday that in response to a legal challenge it has ruled that the articles criminalizing abortion in the Federal Penal Code are unconstitutional.
Pope recounts the joy, goodness, humility he saw in Mongolia
Pope Francis said he knows people wonder why he traveled close to 6,000 miles to Mongolia to visit a Catholic community of only 1,450 people.
New film ‘Mother Teresa and Me’ aims to inspire ‘acts of kindness’
A new movie weaves together the lives of two women experiencing self-doubt, but, in the end, both women meet the challenge of their vocations despite their personal struggles.
Lifting Jesus up
On Sunday, Aug. 13, the 2023 Jesus Fest was held at a private lakeside property near Butternut. The event, sponsored by St. Anthony Church’s charismatic prayer group, was dedicated to the Assumption of the Mother of God.