Rite celebrated at Sacred Heart Cathedral on July 9.

New Apostolic Letter from Pope Francis on the Liturgy and liturgical formation.

The diocese participates in a Mission Cooperative Plan (MCP) to promote awareness of missions worldwide in the parishes throughout the diocese, the diocesan website states.

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Ash Wednesday - March 2

On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the XV Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops met in person and online. The following items were at the center of their work: a progress report on the synodal process around the world and the articulation of criteria for the "reports" prepared by Dioceses, Episcopal Conferences, the Synods of Eastern Churches and other ecclesial bodies.

Saint Irenaeus of Lyon

Available for those who attend in person or virtually.

Please join us on Sunday, January 23, from 1-3pm, for an afternoon on reflection on the place of the Scriptures in a Synodal Church. The session will be presented online by Drs. Matthew Coomber, Ella Johnson, and Micah Kiel from St. Ambrose University. Click on the title to learn more about resgistration.

30 Men Attended

The Word of God & A Synodal Church

On the occasion of the USCCB Fall General Assembly, Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General for the Synod of Bishops sent a video-message to the US bishops gathering in these day in Baltimore.

“Indeed, both synodality and ecumenism are processes of ‘walking together’ ”. In fact, “as ecumenism can be understood as an 'exchange of gifts', one of the gifts Catholics can receive from the other Christians is precisely their experience and understanding of synodality”.

With reports to the USCCB now due on June 30, reports to the diocese will now be due by April 30.

National reports now due in Rome by August 15, 2022; reports to the USCCB are due by June 30.

In 2016, Pope Francis added a new corporal work of mercy, Care for our Common Home, and a new spiritual work of mercy, Contemplation of Creation. Now we have eight of each instead of seven!