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Deacons Hall and Spencer share their discernment journey

Both Deacons Alexander Hall and Sebastian Spencer began their discernment for priesthood at an early age, considered other life choices, and returned to their initial calling through prayer. Deacons Hall and Spencer will be ordained priests for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis May 30 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.
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Eden Prairie couple is fundraising for Annunciation eighth graders to attend Catholic high schools

Deeply touched by the healing and hope they’ve seen at Annunciation parish and school in Minneapolis since a deadly shooting during an all-school Mass there in August, a couple is raising money to help all 40 eighth graders attend a Catholic high school of their choice.
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Butter sculptor brings a taste of Minnesota to national Catholic education gathering

What’s more Minnesotan than having your likeness sculpted in butter?
Local News

Public forum to address effects of ‘Operation Metro Surge’ on local Catholic school communities

Leaders of several Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis will share how more than two months of increased federal immigration enforcement impacted their operations.
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Barry encourages perseverance, strength in faith at 2026 Men’s Conference

About 500 men packed the pews at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Hastings March 21 for the 2026 Archdiocesan Men’s Conference. Doug Barry, the keynote speaker, said that 500 people were not the only people affected that morning, but rather thousands.
Practicing Catholic

Catholic relic specialist says Vatican Unveiled is a good reminder of the universal Church

Fresh off a visit to Vatican Unveiled at Mall of America in Bloomington, Pilcher, who identifies, restores and authenticates Catholic relics, said that relics and the testaments of the saints — which are among items found in the exhibit — are good reminders that the Catholic Church is not just a series of propositions in a history book or rules in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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Archbishop Hebda visited Vatican Unveiled 4 times celebrating archdiocese’s 175th anniversary

The 175th anniversary of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is a significant anniversary in the life of a local Church, Archbishop Bernard Hebda said. To celebrate, he wanted to open up the history of the archdiocese for everyone to see.
Local News

Vatican Unveiled exhibit is taking shape at Mall of America

People working at a kiosk on the first floor of Mall of America in Bloomington are selling merchandise and tickets to Vatican Unveiled, a Jan. 10 to Feb. 1 exhibit that will feature the largest collection of papal artifacts outside of the Vatican. Archbishop Bernard Hebda invited Father Richard Kunst, a priest from Duluth and curator of Vatican Unveiled, to display the artifacts as the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis celebrates its 175th anniversary.
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Catholic Services Appeal begins the 2025 campaign with January kickoff event

On Jan. 14, the Catholic Services Appeal (CSA) hosted its annual kickoff at the Archdiocesan Catholic Center in St. Paul, with about two dozen parish business administrators and pastors among those attending.
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US bishops call for prayer after deadly DC air collision claims dozens of lives

U.S. Catholic bishops -- joined by Pope Francis -- are calling for prayer after a deadly aviation crash in the nation's capital claimed dozens of lives.
Practicing Catholic

Bishop Michael Izen encourages Catholic families to spend time with other parishes, families

In his second visit to the Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center in Trego, Wisconsin, Bishop Michael Izen was impressed with the campgrounds. He described it as having beautiful landscapes, good accommodations and a good amount of land.
U.S. & World News

As ‘fruit’ of dialogue, China recognizes bishop, Vatican says

After five years of refusal, the Chinese government has officially recognized Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen as bishop of Tianjin, the Vatican said, in what it called "a positive fruit of the dialogue established over the years between the Holy See and the Chinese government."
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