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Native of India serving as pastor of Bloomington parish reflects on ‘unity in mission’

In his 40 years of priesthood, Father James Chitteth, pastor of St. Bonaventure in Bloomington, has filled a variety of missionary roles.
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Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin prepares to celebrate solemnity with packed week

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the first and only Marian apparition site in the United States, will celebrate the solemnity of Our Lady of Champion Oct. 9 with six days of activities.
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Pilgrimages to Archbishop Sheen’s beatification include Chesterton Academy in Stillwater

Before the school year started at Chesterton Academy of the St. Croix Valley in Stillwater, school leaders received a surprise gift. An anonymous donor stepped forward to fund a trip to Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s beatification Mass in St. Louis Sept. 24.
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Father Theodore Campbell remembered for culinary skills

Father Theodore Campbell, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, was close in age and friendship with his next-oldest brother, Bishop Frederick Campbell of Columbus in Ohio. Over the years, they spoke at least once a week on the phone and shared many interests, including cooking. Father Campbell died on Sept. 18 at age 81.
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New deaneries look to collaboration, creativity in archdiocese

As of July 1, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has 15 new deaneries — a geographical grouping of parishes — designed with the hopes of increased collaboration among parishes so that parishioners can be served better while lightening the burdens of priests and parish staff.
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Parish in Crystal restores former convent for residence, hospitality

On a warm August evening, Teri Scherber and her daughter, Anna, longtime parishioners of St. Raphael in Crystal, sat on the patio at Tobit House, the parish’s hospitality house and residence for clergy and laymen, enjoying dinner and sharing memories of the parish and school.
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Parish community dinners: Catholics and their neighbors share food, faith, fellowship

As they seek to follow Christ’s instruction to feed the hungry, some parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offer not only food to neighbors in need but also ways to nourish souls with friendship and prayer at community meals.
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After 31 Years in Minnesota, Sister Noel Returns to India With a Missionary Heart

Sister Noel Aranjaniyi, a Franciscan Clarist from India who recently marked 31 years of ministry in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has always felt a strong call to mission.
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A Catholic lens on increasing data center demand and environmental concerns

Environmental considerations have been part of the conversation in Minneapolis as city officials plan to review zoning rules for data centers this fall and as a Virginia-based developer is no longer moving forward with its proposal to convert the former Minnesota Star Tribune Heritage Center printing plant in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood into a data center following public pushback.
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Mary Hennessy has experienced more loss than most

Mary Hennessy has experienced more loss than most, and she says those losses drew her closer to Jesus.
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Black Catholic Ministry commission seeks unity in diversity

An Archdiocesan Commission of Black Catholic Ministry has been reestablished in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, with a mission to meet the spiritual, educational and cultural needs of African American and African diaspora communities. 
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Hopkins priest describes powerful experience of the Real Presence

During Mass Sept. 14 at St. Gabriel in Hopkins, Father Brent Bowman, the celebrant and chaplain at Chesterton Academy next door, had an experience during the Eucharistic prayer that left him weeping for more than a minute.
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