Thomas M. Lenort of Albert Lea passed away in peace and comfort on November 4, 2024 after a brief illness. He was 88 years old.  Tom was born July 31, 1936 in Wells, MN to Julius and Gertrude (Utzka) ...

Hazel Rysavy, 96, of Austin, Minnesota ... for our daily email newsletter Hazel was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert in 1996 ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion, euthanasia, ...

Olson noted that the SSPX is not in “formal schism” with the Catholic Church, nor is it “in full communion or good standing.” The group has a canonically irregular status stemming from its ...

Two Roman Catholic churches, one in Lewiston and one in Sabattus, are slated to close by next summer. “We will stop doing Masses at Our Lady of the Rosary and Holy Cross churches next June ...

A group led by Bishop Peter Luo Xuegang of the Yibin Diocese also visited several Chinese Catholic churches “in order to promote the process of Sinicization.” Luo was ordained as a bishop in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped, but reflected the ...

For four months, Salvation Army captains, Faith and John Woodard have been making a home in Austin. Succeeding Major Jeff ...

It’s now possible to wander the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican emptied of tourists and worshippers. This comes courtesy ...

Here are several ways to understand the Catholic Church's decline in the Milwaukee area. Total parishes have declined nearly 30% in the last 60 years The Journal Sentinel compiled the above map by ...

In the 1990s, parishioners would have to arrive on time at St. Bernadette Catholic Church to get a seat on Sundays. Now, one parishioner likes to say, “I could lie down in a pew with no problem.” ...