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Accelerating vaccine development
Creating a new vaccine and bringing it to market typically requires more than a decade of research and clinical testing.
Bishop James Powers responds to the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision
Easter Season Greetings from the Chancery in Superior. Last night’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision striking down most of Governor Evers’ Safer At Home Order was expected.
‘Walking the Good Red Road,’ May 17, ABC
In the late 1800s, Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota medicine man participating in the Ghost Dance movement, had a vision of a figure with pierced hands who identified himself as the Son of God. He called on all the people of the world to unite.
During pandemic, film, books will commemorate St. John Paul’s legacy
Pandemic restrictions have upset plans for pilgrimages and major public Masses celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II.
Vatican releases book of pope’s homilies, prayers for ‘difficult times’
The Vatican published a free downloadable book of Pope Francis' prayers and homilies responding to the trial and suffering of the coronavirus pandemic.
Prayers and reflections
This is a time for reflection, creativity and conversion, to summarize Pope Francis’ comments to journalist Austen Ivereigh in an interview published April 8.
Thinking through the rationing of ventilators
When ventilators are in short supply, several key ethical principles can assist clinicians
Signs of hope, joy all around
An Easter 2020 message from Bishop James P. Powers
The question posed by COVID-19
On Ash Wednesday, I attended the St. Francis de Sales School Mass in Spooner. Our pastor, Fr. Phil Juza, asked the students to answer a question – if Advent is a time of preparation for Christmas, what is Lent a time of preparation for?