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October 30, 2024For many years, the Catholic Diocese of Superior has been fortunate to invite and sponsor international priests to serve our 103 parishes and communities. As we continue to encounter a shortage of diocesan and religious order priests to serve our parishes, the diocese relies greatly on international priests to fill the gap. Sadly, we are facing the reality that these international priests, and other religious workers, serving here and around the country, are being forced to return home after five years due to a change in statutory interpretation made last year by the U.S. Department of State. This change, which resulted in approximately 100,000 immigration cases being moved into the EB-4 category, will have a negative impact on our parishes and local communities.Read More
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October 29, 2024On November 2, All Souls’ Day, Wisconsin’s Catholic bishops will release the 4th edition of their pastoral letter on end of life decisions, Now and at the Hour of Our Death. The letter voices the bishops’ concern and compassion for those facing critical life and death decisions and shares a moral framework for making such decisions. Like the previous editions, the 4th edition of the pastoral letter is both a planning tool and a moral guide to prepare for the end of life and to relieve some of the pain, sadness, and anxiety that dying entails.Read More -
October 25, 2024When Francesca LaRosa was in high school, she was active in musical theatre but never given a part in any play. Instead, she was always sent to the pit, where her skills as a pianist were needed. But ultimately this disappointment grew into a blessing when she was asked to compose bridges – music bridging the gaps between songs – and that experience blossomed into a passion for musical composition and a career.Read More -
October 24, 2024A newspaper called the Wisconsin Catholic Tribune has been sent to some Catholic households in Wisconsin. This direct mail piece, which is political in nature, is not a publication from the Catholic Church in Wisconsin and the publishers do not have permission to present their content as Catholic.Read More
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October 11, 2024“Numbers were up this year,” Loree Nauertz reported regarding the Diocese of Superior’s third annual Homeschooling Conference. Nauertz, who serves as assistant director for the Office of Evangelization and Missionary Discipleship, said 65 adults and children were registered for the Sept. 28 event held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rice Lake.Read More
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