In November of last year, Father Erich Rutten, pastor of St. Odilia in Shoreview, received an email from the John Roberts Company, a Minneapolis-based commercial printing company.
Two parishioners of St. Joseph in West St. Paul — one of whom was present for the parish’s first Mass in 1942 and has been a member since then — received a special blessing during Mass April 30 as they celebrate 75 years of marriage.
Praising the piety and charity of Hungarian Christians and their commitment to supporting traditional family life, Pope Francis said Christ also calls them to open their hearts -- and perhaps their borders -- to others in need.
With the ceremonial opening of doors at the new chapel at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul April 20, hundreds got their first look at the place where 92 men from 16 dioceses across eight states will pray daily both to encounter Christ and discern their vocational calling.
Despite strong opposition from the Catholic Church and others, Gov. Tim Walz signed into law April 27 a bill designed to make so-called “gender-affirming” health care readily accessible to minors traveling or brought illegally to Minnesota from other states.
Paying homage to Hungary's history, culture and location in the heart of Europe, Pope Francis pushed against the notion that the country needed to insulate itself to protect its identity.
When he grows up, third grader Teddy Howell, a member of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Newport, wants to be a podcaster and a priest. At 9 years old, he already has achieved one of those goals with the recent launch of his podcast: "Kid's Bible In A Year with Teddy."
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Catholic Republican widely seen as a potential 2024 presidential candidate, has called for a "ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine in an April 25 interview with Nikkei Asia, which he said was "in everybody's interest."
