Announcements

The Office of Ministerial Standards and Safe Environment is excited to announce two new initiatives being offered through our Office of Outreach, Restorative Justice and Abuse Prevention for Victim/Survivors. 

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) invites Catholic composers, hymn-writers, and poets to submit entries for the Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition.

At least 41,000 people have died, and millions have been left without a home and a livelihood following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on early February 6. You can help through your prayers and by offering support through these organizations.

A general dispensation has been granted by Archbishop Hebda from the obligation of abstinence from meat on Friday, March 17, 2023, the Memorial of Saint Patrick. Those taking advantage of the dispensation, however, are exhorted to undertake a work of charity, an exercise of piety, or an act of comparable penance on some other occasion during the Third Week of Lent.

From the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: Twin Cities attorney Victoria Newcome Johnson recently announced she is stepping down from her position as ombudsperson for clerical sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis – a role in which Victoria has served since May of 2020.

Minnesota Catholic Conference: Time is running out! Encourage your Senator to vote NO on the PRO Act

The Minnesota State House and Senate are fast-tracking a bill that would further enshrine abortion into our state law and disregard the dignity of human life. Urge your legislators to vote no on the PRO Act (H.F. 1 / S.F. 1).

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: Martin Jaques was ordained a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis in 2000. In May 2022, he was temporarily removed from ministry due to an allegation of offensive conduct with a minor in the early 2000s.

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda invites the faithful of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis and all people of good will to join him for a special Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

On the 30th anniversary of the Giving Tree by Catholic Charities, Archbishop Hebda extended a video invitation for all to join in supporting our neighbors in need at the Giving Tree at the Mall of America, December 17 & 18.