A file photo shows students praying at an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia. A recent child abuse scandal that led to the closure of an Islamic boarding school and the arrest of its head cleric is ...

Mother’s Day on May 10 marked the final day of the Madre Peregrina tour in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. It began at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul on April 23 and ended at ...

Parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis submitted their 2026 spring and summer festivals for this guide, a comprehensive listing of auctions, games, food and fun hosted by our parishes ...

A statue depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe took its place in a newly dedicated section of the Gethsemane Cemetery in New Hope April 27. Archbishop Bernard Hebda blessed the statue during the dedication ...

Donna Stoering has spent a lifetime at the piano. She is an internationally touring concert pianist, recording artist and cultural ambassador who has performed in major halls around the world. Over ...

Melina Birchem has uploaded 777 images to her Instagram account over the past two years: sushi, Starbucks, her new tattoo, rosary beads, cowboy boots. Sometimes the juxtaposition is jarring. A glowing ...

Pope Leo XIV issued decrees advancing the sainthood causes of five candidates, including a Dutch nun who served in St. Louis in the early 20th century.

Water. Water is the primary symbol of baptism. John the Baptist used water (Mt 3:11; Mk 1:8a; Jn 1:33; 3:23), as did Jesus (Jn 3:22). Jesus is living water (Jn 4:10), and when Jesus died, the water ...

The folklore is well known: Need to sell a house? Bury a statue of St. Joseph in the yard. Maybe wrapped in a cloth. But it must be upside down, near the “For Sale” sign, facing the house. Or facing ...

Catholics and community members locally and beyond have grieved alongside the Annunciation community after two children — 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski — died and 21 other ...

Clockwise from lower left, Solanus Miller, his mother, Leigh Miller, Crystal Hambley, her daughter, Zelie, and husband, Tyler, Daniel Hartig, his wife, Darray, and their daughter Edith share a meal in ...

Scott-Vincent Borba founded e.l.f. cosmetics line and lived in the world of luxury goods and fashion before a conversion experience led him to the seminary for the Diocese of Fresno, Calif. Borba is ...