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St. Nicholas Fun Day
Jesuit Father Joseph Weiss, pastor of St. Thomas More parish in St. Paul, dressed as St. Nicholas Dec. 6 for a special day of activities for preschoolers and a visit to K-8 students at the parish school.
What is the ‘Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People’?
In his Nov. 7 column in The Catholic Spirit, Archbishop John Nienstedt identified fulfillment of the charter as a top priority of the archdiocese. Included here are answers to some common questions regarding the charter’s scope and provisions.
Archdiocese discloses information regarding accused clerics
As part of its ongoing efforts to address issues related to clergy sexual misconduct, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is releasing information related to priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors in the archdiocese.
Priests with credible claims against them of sexual abuse of a minor
Included in this disclosure are clergy members from other dioceses or religious orders who at one time worked in the archdiocese and were accused of engaging in sexual abuse of minors in our archdiocese, to the extent we have reliable and sufficient information to determine whether the claim was credible and could be substantiated.
Q&A on the disclosure of names
Questions and answers provided by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis regarding the disclosure of the names of offending priests.
GROW: Parishes seeing positive results from planning process
An archdiocesan pastoral planning initiative, GROW, has been in place for a year, and participating parishes are seeing positive results.
Lay people hope to help raise awareness of need for Retirement Fund for Religious collection
As a young nursing student at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Meg Carolan witnessed something that will stay with her forever.
NET aims to fire up faith in more teens across the country
After 30 years, 26,000 retreats and helping more than 1.6 million Catholic teens embrace their faith, NET Ministries is adding teams and opening two regional offices as part of its Igniting Faith initiative.
Archdiocese receives court’s OK to proceed with disclosure
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis received approval from a Ramsey County judge Dec. 2 to release information about priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors in the archdiocese.
Timing for disclosure moved to December
In a Nov. 22 statement, the archdiocese said it just learned that a meeting with a Ramsey County judge has been scheduled for Dec. 2. The archdiocese is prepared to release information once the judge concurs with its plan.
CCHD collection helps local workers recover unpaid wages
Exploited workers fighting to recover unpaid wages are one of many populations that benefit from the funds donated through the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
Taking the show on the road
Lino Rulli, a St. Paul native and host of Sirius/XM Radio’s “The Catholic Guy,” broadcast the program Nov. 11-14 from the St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul. The following are excerpts from Catholic Spirit reporter Dianne Towalski’s interview with Rulli.
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