Announcements

On Thursday of this week, the faithful of our archdiocese and friends from around the world will be recalling the tragic events that took place last year on Aug. 27, 2025.

I was thrilled to learn that Pope Leo XIV has given his assent to the election of Chorbishop Sharbel Maroun as Archbishop of Damascus of the Maronites in Syria by the Synod of Bishops of the Patriarchal Church of Antioch of the Maronites. Chorbishop Maroun has served as pastor of St. Maron Maronite parish in Minneapolis for more than 35 years and is beloved by not only his parishioners but also by the priests and faithful of our Archdiocese.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

On Thursday of this week, the faithful of our archdiocese and friends from around the world will be recalling the tragic events that took place last year on Aug. 27, 2025.

St. Jacek, a thirteenth century Dominican friar from Poland whose feast is celebrated today, is the heavenly patron for weightlifters (he managed to carry a heavy statue of Our Lady out of a burning Church) and those in danger of drowning (he walked across a raging river). Perhaps better known in the United States by his Latinized named—St. Hyacinth—he is also the patron saint of pierogi, those savory or sweet filled dumplings that are so common throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

When I moved to Northern Michigan some years ago, I was told that I would experience two seasons: winter and construction. I’m realizing that the same could be said about Minnesota. 

Is there an individual from your parish who should be added to the 2026-2027 Consecrated Life Vocation Poster for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis?

At yesterday’s celebration at the Cathedral marking the end of our 175th Jubilee Year, I was privileged to lead the congregation in a prayer consecrating our Archdiocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

2026 is a big election year in Minnesota. Faithful citizens must form their conscience with the right principles of Catholic social teaching to participate rightly in the public arena. But they also must inform themselves about the issues and where the candidates stand.

At yesterday’s celebration at the Cathedral marking the end of our 175th Jubilee Year, I was privileged to lead the congregation in a prayer consecrating our Archdiocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

In a video message with Archbishop Bernard Hebda and Auxiliary Bishop Michael Izen posted today, Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Kenney announced that he had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer.

My body isn’t wired for these dog days of summer. I love the heat when I’m with my family at the beach, but layer me with vestments in a crowded Church and I quickly look wilted and distressed, even when there’s great air conditioning. If I had a dollar for every time someone offered me a handkerchief as they came out of Mass this past weekend, we would be able to suspend our Archdiocesan capital campaign.

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Make a World Mission Rosary!

It was with great sadness that I read that the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X (referred to in English as the “SSPX”) had rejected Pope Leo’s pleas and had gone ahead with the consecration of four new bishops in Écône, Switzerland, without the requisite papal mandate.   

With our Archdiocese, Cathedral and Seminary all under the patronage of the Apostle Paul, and given that we are based in a city named for him...