Announcements

Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda announced today that the Rev. George Welzbacher, a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, has been named a “Chaplain of His Holiness” by Pope Francis, through which he is given the title “Monsignor.” Born in 1928, Monsignor Welzbacher is both the oldest living priest in the Archdiocese and the cleric with the greatest number of years of ordained priestly service, stretching back to his June 2, 1951, ordination.    

Archbishop Bernard Hebda has announced the following appointment in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis:

In response to this week’s Executive Orders signed by President Trump, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) offered the following statement.

Pope Francis has called us in this Jubilee Year to be “pilgrims of hope.” How can we hope in a world with so many challenges? The Reverend Martin Luther King, who is remembered today throughout our nation, managed to be a great pilgrim of hope even as he confronted the scourge of racism.

Concerned about the harmful effects of online sports gambling on young people, families and the broader society, Minnesota’s Catholic bishops wrote an open letter to Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders Jan. 14 urging them to reject proposals that would legalize the practice in the state.

As the United States commemorates Religious Freedom Day on January 16, the Committee for Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued its annual report on the state of religious freedom in the United States.

I was delighted that so many of you joined me on the weekend of Holy Family Sunday for the Archdiocesan opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year.