Reverend Marcel Okwara, incardinated into the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. Father Okwara was ordained in 2007 as a priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer and has ministered ...

A boy poses for a photo while holding a smartphone in front of a screen displaying characters of a U.S. children’s video game featured on Roblox, an online gaming platform, in this Dec. 8, 2025, ...

Whether he’s in the back of a yard or the front of a worship space, Steve Danielson humbly strives to glorify God. The 62-year-old landscape designer from Maplewood has taught music at Catholic ...

We are quickly approaching the time of parish fall festivals! I love the fall festivals, especially when they are at someone else’s parish. I have a few favorite memories from my parishes’ fall ...

A man makes the sign of the cross at a makeshift memorial during a vigil in Houston July 11, 2026, in response to the fatal shooting of a Mexican motorist by an Immigration and Customs and Enforcement ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated on Oct. 18. The theme, chosen by Pope Leo XIV, is “One in Christ, united in mission.” Father Bruno Nwachukwu, ...

Before the Sept. 24 beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen in St. Louis, Missouri, tens of thousands of people are expected to gather to pray the World Mission Rosary. Archbishop Sheen developed ...

Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), was elected president of the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors (NASCCD) July ...

From left, Joseph, Benedict, Charlotte, Carolyn and Laura Peichel listen during Mass at St. Boniface in Minneapolis July 11, joined by Laura Peichel’s mother, Carol Torborg, right. Torborg is still a ...

The Catholic Spirit and the Center for Mission in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis are collaborating on a series of stories this summer and fall about the experiences of priests and other ...

In his seven visits to America during his papacy, St. John Paul II often shared his mastery of the nation's foundational documents -- the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of ...

Like many priests this time of the year, I am currently settling into a new parish. The Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, my new assignment, is very different than Nativity of Our Lord in St. Paul, ...