Daily News

Critchley-Menor awarded by Duluth magazine 

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

By Deacon Kyle Eller The Northern Cross 

Patrice Critchley-Menor, director of social apostolate for the Diocese of Duluth, was given the Rosie Award, named for Rosie the Riveter, by The Woman Today magazine, in a gala event at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center in Duluth March 8. 

Each year the ... Read More »

Diocesan ‘mission fields’ being defined

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

By Deacon Kyle Eller The Northern Cross 

When Bishop Daniel Felton promulgated the pastoral letter “The Dawn from on High Shall Break Upon Us: Healing, hope, and joy in Jesus” last Christmas, one of its core concepts was what the bishop called “mission fields.” 

Those mission fields are where initiatives ... Read More »

Bishop celebrates Chrism Mass 

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

  Photo by Liz Gjovik / For The Northern Cross 

Clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Duluth gathered with Bishop Daniel Felton for the annual Chrism Mass Monday, April 3, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth.

The liturgy, celebrated during Holy Week before ... Read More »

Easter greetings from Bishop Daniel 

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

My brothers and sisters in Christ, 

Jesus Christ is Risen, Alleluia! Bishop Daniel FeltonBelieve in the Good News

That one proclamation summarizes all that we believe and practice as Christians. It is the one proclamation that changes everything. It is the one proclamation which guarantees that in the Risen ... Read More »

Bishop Daniel Felton: Meeting with our state government 

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Duluth Bishop Daniel Felton and the other bishops of Minnesota met with state officials March 23 at the State Capitol in St. Paul. (Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Catholic Conference) 

Last month, the Minnesota bishops caucused at our State Capitol to meet with the state representatives ... Read More »

Ask Father Mike: Am I a good person?

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

I am writing because I keep coming back to the same question, “Am I a good person?” I am taking care of my husband who suffers from Alzheimer’s, as well as my parents who need a lot of attention. I can’t always find the time to pray the rosary ... Read More »

Hallow app available for free 

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

By The Northern Cross 

Diocesan officials announced in February that Hallow, an app primarily for use on mobile devices, is being made available free for all parishioners across the Diocese of Duluth for all of Lent in 2023, thanks to a generous grant from the diocesan CREED fund.

Hallow ... Read More »

Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery receive Vatican approval for sponsorship model change 

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

By The Northern Cross 

The Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth recently received approval from the Vatican to shift the Catholic sponsorship of their ministries – Benedictine, the College of St. Scholastica, and the Catholic facilities of Essentia Health, St. Francis Regional Medical Center, and St. Mary’s Health – from a ... Read More »

New bishop of St. Cloud, Minn., to build his ministry on mercy, hope, justice

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

By Kristi Anderson OSV News 

From Portland, Oregon, to Peru and many places in between, hundreds of people came to St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud Feb. 14 to witness the ordination and installation of the Diocese of St. Cloud’s 10th bishop, Bishop Patrick M. Neary, an Indiana native and priest of the Congregation ... Read More »

Suspect in shooting death of LA Bishop O’Connell charged with murder

Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik

By Angelus Staff OSV News 

The suspect in the shooting death of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was formally charged with murder Feb. 22 after admitting to killing him. 

Bishop O’Connell was found dead of at least one gunshot wound to his upper torso in his home in the ... Read More »