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By Joe Ruff OSV News
Pope Francis named Father Michael John Izen, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis who has ministered in parishes and as a pastor in his nearly 18 years of priesthood, as the next auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese.
Bishop-elect Izen, 55, will serve ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
Inside the Capitol
The State Legislature is not the only thing that’s off and running in the early weeks of 2023. This year also marks the start of the Minnesota Catholic Conference’s Families First Project (FFP). This multiyear initiative seeks to activate the Church’s public voice in a way ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
Bishop Daniel Felton’s pastoral letter, “The Dawn from on High Shall Break Upon Us,” has been out for a bit over a month as this issue of The Northern Cross goes to press. It was promulgated on Christmas day last year and is addressed both to the faithful of ... Read More »
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By The Northern Cross
Marquette Catholic School in Virginia will soon have a new home with space to grow. The school announced Jan. 28 that it has reached an agreement with a global real estate investment trust to purchase the 60,000 square foot facility at 1301 Chestnut Street in Virginia ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
By Joe Ruff OSV News
In a party line vote, Democrats in the Minnesota Senate passed a bill 34-33 in the early morning hours of Jan. 28 to place a right to abortion for any reason and without a limit on viability into state law. The House approved the measure Jan. 19, ... Read More »
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By Deacon Kyle Eller The Northern Cross
The future of the extraordinary form Latin Mass in the Diocese of Duluth received new clarity Jan. 22, as Bishop Daniel Felton sat “in choir” and preached at a celebration of that liturgy at St. Benedict Church in Duluth. Clergy and servers gather before the ... Read More »
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By Deacon Kyle Eller The Northern Cross
Bishop Daniel Felton offered a requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Duluth Jan. 5, joining Pope Francis in Rome and dioceses across the world as the retired pope was mourned by the universal church.
The bishop ... Read More »
Posted by Elizabeth Gjovik
Our first check was delivered in August 1993, and our last tuition payment will be paid appropriately during the 2023 Catholic Schools Week. My husband, my children, and I know that receiving Catholic education has been a privilege. Betsy KneepkensFaith and Family
Many parents desire this sort of formation ... Read More »
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I don’t make a habit of using emojis very often when I am texting, but there are two I find myself using a bit more lately: the eye roll emoji and even more the one in which the guy (or girl) has their arms up in the air and ... Read More »
