Rochester, Minnesota, referenced a homily given by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in April 2005, the day before he was ...

Two Catholic parishes in Winona will permanently close this summer as the Diocese of Winona-Rochester grapples with declining attendance and a shortage of priests.

Father Joe Whalen shared the community’s grief in a statement over the weekend, after state Rep. Melissa Hortman — who once ...

This year’s Father’s Day has a new meaning for the parishioners at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. It’s a time they ...

When white smoke billowed out from the stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, most people were watching from their screens, but Bishop Robert Barron of the Winona-Rochester Diocese had a front row ...

"There is not a single priest in the Diocese of Winona who is credibly accused ... the highest-profile name on the list, lives in Rochester. He is the subject of an ongoing case and recently ...

NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters admits he hurled a throwaway line at Bishop Robert Barron and he is a substantial person. ...

Most Junes, the U.S. bishops convene for what is commonly called their spring plenary – a mid-year assembly to tend to ...

The faithful participate in a Eucharistic procession at St. Patrick Church in Smithtown, N.Y., June 3, 2025. The procession ...

The Diocese of Winona has offered a public explanation of why it continues to pay pension benefits to a defrocked pedophile priest, a week after the revelation was made public by a law firm suing ...

Matano ordained Clyde native Father George Bastedo IV to the priesthood June 14 during a Solemn Mass of Ordination at ...

Catholic churches across northern Lake County will merge over the next "several years" into four parishes, the Diocese of Gary said, in an effort to offset the impact of shrinking numbers of ...