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Father Sieg taught seminarians to preach; he also practiced what he taught

Father Thomas Sieg, 79, used to tell his family and others with humor that he would be the first American pope.
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St. Paul parish offers mental health and well-being ministry

A medical condition at a young age left Robin Doheny, a parishioner of Lumen Christi in St. Paul, blind in her left eye. Growing up, she was often bullied, and her home life was chaotic. Because of stigma around mental health, she never felt free to talk about her struggles.
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Congratulations jubilarians!

In addition to Father Greg Esty and Father John Klockeman, The Catholic Spirit is honored this year to highlight other priests of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis who are marking 50 years or 25 years of ministry. Members of men's and women's religious communities who are marking milestone anniversaries this year, and who are serving or have served in the archdiocese, will be recognized in our July 10 edition. With gratitude and joy, we congratulate all those celebrating major anniversaries.
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Father Klockeman celebrates 25 years as an archdiocesan priest

Father John Klockeman brings a wealth of experience to his ministry at St. Bartholomew in Wayzata, but he is grateful for continuing opportunities to learn and develop. He was assigned as pastor of St. Bartholomew’s in 2021, after two years as pastor of St. Gerard in Brooklyn Park and following 16 years as a spiritual director and formation director at St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul and at The St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, where he also taught classes.
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Father Esty highlights teamwork in his 50 years of priestly ministry

Father Greg Esty grew up on St. Paul’s east side and entered seminary in the ninth grade at Nazareth Hall in Roseville, a school that educated students from 1923 to 1970 and is now part of the University of Northwestern-St. Paul campus in Roseville and Arden Hills. After college at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, he left for graduate studies in Rome and was ordained a priest by Pope Paul VI on June 29, 1975.
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Archbishop Hebda helps lead evening of reflection for Archdiocesan Synod 2025

“I sometimes wish the Lord would say, ‘This my commandment, be part of the Archdiocesan Synod,’” Archbishop Bernard Hebda said while smiling during his homily at a May 14 evening of reflection preparing for a June 7 Archdiocesan Synod Assembly.
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Pope Leo begins papacy calling for ‘united church’ in a wounded world

Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for "a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world."
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Bishop Pates receives Spirit of Francis award for service to the Catholic Church

Many bishops, priests and others gathered at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul May 13 to celebrate Bishop Emeritus Richard Pates as he received the Spirit of Francis award from the Catholic Extension Society for his service to the Catholic Church.
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Pope Leo XIV on social media: Instagram and X accounts up and growing

While Pope Leo XIV has deleted the account he began as Father Robert F. Prevost on Twitter, now X, in 2011, the Vatican has launched new accounts for him on X and Instagram.
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Pope Leo XIV celebrated at Basilica’s Mass of Thanksgiving

Roughly 50 people gathered May 14 at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis for a noon Mass of Thanksgiving to celebrate Pope Leo XIV less than a week after he was announced as the 267th pope.
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As a seminarian, Pope Leo XIV lived 3 months in Minneapolis

As a seminarian in 1980, Pope Leo XIV lived at least three months in Minneapolis and developed a friendship with a Lutheran classmate and his wife that lasts to this day.
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Catholic schools superintendent: Nonpublic school pupil aid retained in Walz’s budget

In an open letter to Catholic school leaders and partners, Jason Slattery, the director of Catholic education and superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, announced nonpublic school pupil aid remains in Gov. Tim Walz’s recently announced budget.
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