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Short trip to Chicago, retreat mark Bishop-elect Izen’s ordination preparation

Quiet time alone with the Lord on a canonically required retreat and a trip to Chicago with Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Williams marked important moments of Bishop-elect Michael Izen’s preparation for his April 11 ordination at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.

ACCW to honor four laywomen at 90th convention

The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women is recognizing four women from across the archdiocese with its annual Laywoman Volunteer Awards. The awards recognize women’s involvement in their CCW groups, parishes and communities. The four women will be honored at the ACCW’s 90th annual convention April 28 at St. Peter in Mendota.

Hardship, rosary, Alpha lead single mom to Christ

Maria Sinchi tells her conversion story with tears.

A spiritual homecoming: 3M retiree becomes Catholic

Jan Koelsch finally had the time to explore her spirituality, which led the retired grandma on a journey that culminates this Holy Saturday when she becomes Catholic. Then she’ll celebrate Easter and, two days later, her 66th birthday. “It’s a big week!” said Koelsch, a member of St. Peter in Mendota and a longtime 3M executive assistant.

Therapist says conversion means turning back to God and ‘radically being loved’

Splintered inside, alienated from God and each other by original sin, men and women are always being called back into deeper relationship with the Lord — at times dramatically — and knowing what that call sounds like can help people navigate the journey, said Paul Ruff, assistant director of human formation at The St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul.

Dramatic moment turns TV journalist toward God

Meisha Johnson, 43, was drawn to her knees more than a decade ago by a voice she couldn’t name but knew she had to obey. It happened one afternoon while vacuuming in Blain; her living room was engulfed in a mysterious and palpable light. An inaudible voice or prompting told her to get on her knees and pray. As she obeyed, glancing outside the window, Johnson saw two large and vibrant suns side by side, suspended in the sky.

CCF 30th anniversary event to celebrate ‘faith-filled gifts’

The April 27 “Come to the Table” event starts with a 6 p.m. reception followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and program at the Hilton Minneapolis in downtown Minneapolis.

Doctors say pope can be discharged from hospital

The medical team at Rome's Gemelli hospital, after evaluating the results of Pope Francis' latest tests, confirmed he can be discharged April 1.

Bishop-elect Izen’s parish, school ministries resonate with those he served

Those who have served with Bishop-elect Michael Izen at the parishes and schools he has ministered to as a priest recall his attentiveness to people’s needs and the love of Christ he strove to bring into every situation.

Responding to Indigenous, Vatican disavows ‘doctrine of discovery’

The Catholic Church formally "repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of Indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political 'doctrine of discovery,'" a Vatican statement said.

Assisted suicide, euthanasia an ‘incredibly slippery slope’ in the West, says CUA panel

The reality of legalized euthanasia often doesn't correspond to hypothetical debates over the practice, according to a panel of experts convened at The Catholic University of America.

Pope ‘steadily improving’ from respiratory infection, Vatican says

After spending the night in the hospital, Pope Francis is "steadily improving" from a respiratory infection and continuing his planned course of treatment, the Vatican press office said.
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