To assist our brothers and sisters suffering from the devastation wrought in Haiti first by the recent earthquake and then by Tropical Storm Grace, many dioceses, including the Diocese of Madison, will be taking special collections in some of their parishes.
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Blue Mass for all first responders to be held on September 17
The fourth annual Blue Mass in honor of police, fire, and other first responders will be celebrated on Friday, Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. at St. Bernard Church in Madison.
Diocese of Madison joins in celebration of universal Church’s Jubilee Year in 2000
Pope John Paul II declared that the Catholic Church would celebrate a Holy Year or Jubilee Year from Christmas Eve, December 24, 1999, to the Epiphany, January 6, 2001.
Wisconsin bishops address vaccination and conscience protection
Wisconsin’s Catholic bishops have issued a statement to address the ability of individuals to seek exemption from COVID-19 vaccination mandates based on conscience objection.
Fennimore parish celebrates 25 years of Perpetual Adoration
FENNIMORE — Queen of All Saints Parish in Fennimore will celebrate its 25th Anniversary of Perpetual Adoration on Sunday, Aug. 15.
Rural listening sessions to start August 31
MADISON — Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison and the diocesan Office of Rural Life will host listening sessions beginning Tuesday evening, Aug. 31, in Monroe.
‘Ordinary’ people, extraordinary examples
There are 300,000 Catholics in the Diocese of Madison. 300,000 souls. 300,000 stories.
Former seminary is renovated for use as diocesan pastoral center
After the Diocese of Madison closed Holy Name Seminary in Madison in 1995, a year of transition in 1996 was spent studying plans for use of the renamed Holy Name Catholic Center.
Outdoor Rosary in Dodgeville
DODGEVILLE — The Knights of Columbus Council 4871 will be hosting an outdoor Rosary at the Kramer Shrine outside of Dodgeville.
Masks required indoors at Edgewood College
Madison — Edgewood College announced students, faculty, staff, and visitors will be required to wear masks when inside campus buildings. The updated protocol comes in response to a national trend of an increase in COVID-19 cases, attributed to the Delta variant.