The August 2016 archive of Daily News

Abortions down in annual Minnesota abortion report

Posted by Kyle Eller

Abortion numbers have dropped in eight of the last nine years in Minnesota to their lowest level since 1974. Officials at Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life attributed the drop in part to the success of lifeaffirming laws that provide women with abortion information and alternatives and empower them to ... Read More »

Aubry Haben: Support the Seminarian Appeal this month

Posted by Kyle Eller

We are blessed to have 13 seminarians in formation this fall. Please pray for them as they open their hearts to a life of sacred service in the Diocese of Duluth.

The Seminarian Appeal, which should have arrived by now to every home, is one way in which we ... Read More »

Duluth parish to offer Latin Mass beginning in Advent

Posted by Kyle Eller

People nourished by the Latin Mass got some welcome news in July when Father Joel Hastings, pastor of St. Benedict Church in Duluth and director of liturgy for the Diocese of Duluth, announced that beginning in Advent the parish’s noon Mass on Sunday would be offered in Latin.

At ... Read More »

Massive storm damages cemetery, parishes

Posted by Kyle Eller

Northern Minnesota has been no stranger to severe summer weather the past few years, from the historic floods of 2012 to another round of flooding this year and severe weather in places like Deer River.

The latest storm hit Duluth and left tens of thousands of people without power, ... Read More »

Bishop Paul Sirba: World Youth Day promises to be an overflowing of mercy

Posted by Kyle Eller

Saint Paul tells us: “athletes deny themselves all sorts of things; they do this to win a crown of leaves that withers, but we a crown that is imperishable” (1 Corinthians 9:25).

Three years ago in Rio de Janeiro, the site of this year’s Olympics, Pope Francis offered the ... Read More »

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