Announcements

Appointments – June 29, 2023

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

U.S. Bishops’ President and Chairmen Rebuke Distortion of Church Teaching in Abortion Statement by Members of Congress

On June 24, the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, thirty-one Catholic members of Congress authored a public statement of principles, falsely invoking specific teachings of the Catholic Church to defend their support of a legal right to abortion. The USCCB's corrective statement says: Members of Congress who recently invoked teachings of the Catholic faith itself as justifying abortion or supporting a supposed right to abortion grievously distort the faith...

New Website for Archdiocesan Catholic Schools

The Office for the Mission of Catholic Education just launched a website for Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis!

Statement Regarding the Most Reverend Lee Piché

Archbishop Hebda announced to the priests of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis earlier today that the Most Reverend Lee Piché has accepted his invitation to return to the Archdiocese to serve as his Vicar for Retired Priests.

Recap of U.S. Bishops’ Spring Plenary in Orlando

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered June 14-16 for their Spring Plenary Assembly in Orlando, Florida. Throughout the gathering, the bishops spent time in prayer and fraternal dialogue with one another.

Appointments – June 8, 2023

Catholics Invited to Pray an Act of Reparation on Solemnity of the Sacred Heart

On June 16, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops call on all Catholics to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart, and make an act of reparation—an act offered to the Lord with the intention of repairing the spiritual damage inflicted by sin.

U.S. Bishops to Meet June 14-16 in Orlando; Assembly to Be Live Streamed

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will gather for the 2023 Spring Plenary Assembly in Orlando, June 14-16. The general sessions will be on June 15 and 16 and will be livestreamed on the USCCB website.

U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Responds to Vote on Equal Rights Amendment

On Thursday, the U.S. Senate declined to advance a resolution asserting that the “Equal Rights Amendment” has been ratified as a new amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Tizoc Rosales Leaving CSAF for The Saint Paul Seminary

Drama, heart and grace: Three Catholics share their stories of conversion

They are of different ages, backgrounds and experiences, but three Catholics agreed to share, in-depth, an important part of their lives they hold in common.

Appointments – March 23, 2023

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

U.S. Bishops’ Doctrine Committee Issues Statement on the Proper Disposition of Bodily Remains

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine has issued a statement providing principles for evaluating some newer methods and technologies for disposition of the bodies of the deceased. 

U.S. Bishops’ Doctrine Committee Issues Guidance to Catholic Health Care Institutions on Respecting the Fundamental Order of the Human Body

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine has issued a statement providing moral criteria to Catholic health care institutions for discerning which medical interventions promote the authentic good of the human person and which are in fact injurious.

New support group and homebound ministry initiatives for clergy abuse victim/survivors

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. 

Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition

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

How to Help Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

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.

St. Patrick’s Day Dispensation

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.

Victoria Newcome Johnson Steps Down as Ombudsperson, Julie Craven Named as Replacement  

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.

International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking to be Observed with Focus on Human Dignity

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