In a sign affirming that Pope Francis has been able to conduct work while in the hospital, the Vatican said the pope had met with the top officials of the Vatican Secretariat of State and had signed several decrees in sainthood causes.
Christ is a king who does not crush his subjects but sets them free to serve him and other people, Pope Francis wrote in a talk he prepared but did not deliver because he was hospitalized.
A lifelong catechist and youth minister serving the parishes of St. John in Webster, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Danbury and Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Crescent Lake, Gwendolyn Nies was honored as the 2024 Pax Christi Award winner at the Superior Diocesan Council of Catholic Women’s annual convention in Cumberland last summer.
Throughout sacred Scripture, God uses many images to describe the sort of relationship he seeks with his people: A spouse, a father, a potter, vine-grower. One of the most common is that of the Good Shepherd of Israel.
The road to negotiate depression and its impact on my life and religious views has been a lifelong one. What follows is a description of my decades-long and continuing evolution, unfolding more each day, as a Christian.
In light of the 2025 Jubilee Year in the global Catholic Church, Diocese of Superior’s Director of Ecclesial Ministries and Diocesan Consultation Christine Newkirk led one of the three professional development days on the topic.
Catholic Schools Week at St. Anne Catholic School, Somerset, was an exciting time filled with faith, community and celebration as students, parents, faculty, and parishioners came together to honor the mission of Catholic education.
The Diocese of Superior’s Maintenance to Mission initiative, launched by Bishop James P. Powers in 2021, is entering its fourth year and gaining momentum.
Diocese of Superior youths made their own posters to carry during the March for Life Jan. 24.
Laura Beyer’s class at Holy Rosary Catholic School, Medford, made rosary holders for each classroom.
