Announcements

Experience The Chair

See our beautiful Cathedral of Saint Paul as you have never before seen it. The 21-minute episode of The Chair, produced by DeSales Media, chronicles the history of our local Church from our humble, frontier beginnings to today. Archbishop Hebda and Father John Ubel are among those featured.

U.S. Bishops’ Pro-Life Chairman Responds to Executive Order Facilitating Abortion

On Wednesday, the President of the United States signed an executive order facilitating abortion, the second such action from President Biden in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

Appointments – July 28, 2022

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

Archdiocese Names First Director of Office of Mission Advancement

From the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has hired its first Director of Mission Advancement, Jean Houghton. Currently serving as President of the Aim Higher Foundation, Houghton will lead the new office beginning September 6, 2022. 

Bishop Chairmen Condemn Harmful Regulations Forcing Gender Ideology and Potentially Abortion on Health Care Workers and Religious Hospitals

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed revisions to its regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, which would force health care workers to perform gender transition procedures, require health insurance issuers to cover them, and entertain a mandate to perform elective abortions.

Watch Live: Building Dedication at 777 Forest Street

Please join Archbishop Hebda Tuesday, July 19 at 10 a.m. to honor the generous donation by James and Florence Trainor that enabled the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to purchase 777 Forest Street. Archbishop Hebda will be joined by the Trainors' extended family as we express our gratitude and dedicate the building. Watch the livestream here.

Appointments – July 14, 2022

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

Catholic Center staff identify, adopt five core values

Statement Regarding Bishop Chad Zielinski Being Named Bishop of New Ulm 

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda:  Today’s announcement that Bishop Chad Zielinski has been appointed the next bishop of the Diocese of New Ulm is wonderful news for the Catholic Church in Minnesota.

St Stephen, Holy Rosary Merge to Form Unified Parish of St Stephen – Holy Rosary

St Stephen, Minneapolis and Holy Rosary, Minneapolis merged to form the unified parish of St Stephen – Holy Rosary July 1, 2022.

Statement Regarding Dobbs Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: The Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to determine abortion laws fills my heart with a combination of sadness and gratitude. In 2022 – with all of our scientific advancements that prove beyond any doubt that the CHILD inside a mother’s womb is human – it troubles me that in the moment of extreme vulnerability for both the woman and the baby that the violence of abortion is even discussed and debated as a good. How did our hearts become so hardened?  

Archdiocese Purchases Archdiocesan Catholic Center

Archbishop Hebda announced that the Archdiocese closed June 21, 2022 on the purchase of the Archdiocesan Catholic Center (ACC), located at 777 Forest Street on Saint Paul's East Side.

Appointments – June 16, 2022

Statement of USCCB President on Twenty Years Since Passage of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People

This June marks twenty years since the Catholic bishops of the United States gathered in Dallas, Texas to draft and pass the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in their commitment to address the issue of clergy sexual abuse. Marking this moment, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement.

Statement Regarding Appointment of Bishop Robert Barron to Diocese of Winona-Rochester

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: It is with deep joy, and gratitude to Pope Francis, that I welcome the news of the appointment of Bishop Robert Barron as the next bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester.

Statement Regarding Texas School Murders and Safe Schools Legislation

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: In the aftermath of Tuesday's horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the Catholic bishops of Minnesota have asked Governor Walz and legislative leaders from both parties to call for a special session to pass Safe Schools legislation that stalled during the recently-ended 2022 Session.

Archdiocese Launches Vatican Synod Survey

MCC Action Alert: Ask Legislators to Keep Nonpublic School Students in Mind

Legislative leaders and Gov. Walz have reached a budget and tax agreement about how to spend the state surplus, which includes one billion dollars in new education funding. It is urgent that you contact your legislators to ensure that the funding proposals below for nonpublic school students get included in the final legislation!

Statement Regarding Indian Boarding School Report

From Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda: As a bishop in Minnesota, I read with sadness the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative report released today by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is an important first step in what I anticipate will be a painful but necessary journey for our country and for our Church. While the report deserves a closer review in conjunction with other leaders in our state, please allow me to make a few preliminary comments, including information about the relationship building and records-review efforts already underway in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

Faithful Invited to Fast and Pray the Rosary on Friday in Midst of Tensions Over Leaked Draft Supreme Court Opinion

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