Ashland’s Education Hero of the Month winner for the month of April was Our Lady of the Lake School teacher Deb Cline.

Sr. Felissa Zander learned about Kateri Tekakwitha when she was in grade school at St. Francis Xavier School in her hometown of Cross Plains. She couldn’t imagine then where she finds herself now and how her path would cross with the Native saint.

In 1988, a grotto was built next to the front door of the St. Patrick Catholic Parish in Phillips in honor of the parish’s 100th anniversary.

Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School has been collecting eyeglasses for the annual Feeding God’s Children Fundraiser hosted by the Catholic Order of Foresters.

Haley Arndt, who grew up in Merrill, will be serving as a summer intern for the Diocese of Superior.

Parochial administrator Fr. Papi Reddy Yeruva leads the parishioners of St. Mary of Czestochowa, Hawkins, with prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary during her coronation.

Indian priest finds ministry, mission and community in diocese

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is opening a statewide investigation of abuse by clergy and faith leaders within the state’s five dioceses.

Merrill native Erich Wallace will be involved with the pro-life initiative “Biking for Babies” this summer. Seeking to renew the culture of life “one pedal stroke at a time,” Wallace summarized Biking for Babies’ mission as “educational, financial and physical.”

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church cluster members help with COVID-19 vaccination efforts.