Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following clergy appointments, effective Saturday, May 10, 2025, and announced the same day, based on the merger of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish,
St. Jude Parish, and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish all in Beloit and St. Stephen Parish in Clinton to become Queen of Martyrs Parish, as decreed by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison:
Year: 2025
Parish merger announced
The Diocese of Madison has announced the merger of a new parish — Queen of Martyrs — as of May 10.
This unites the church communities of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, St. Jude Parish, and St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, all in Beloit, and St. Stephen Parish in Clinton.
Statement from Bishop Hying on the election of Pope Leo XIV
We thank God for our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV! In this Jubilee Year of Hope, we ask the Lord to shower Pope Leo XIV with grace and favor as he begins the beautiful, arduous, and evangelizing task of shepherding the Universal Church.
Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope Leo XIV.
Awaiting the new pope
By the time you read this, we may very well have a new pope. The conclave begins this Wednesday, May 7, and in modern times, it has not taken more than three days to elect a new pontiff for the Universal Church.
Divine Mercy Sunday in downtown Madison
Held at James Madison Park on Lake Mendota, a festival honoring Divine Mercy was organized by Knights of Columbus Council #6568 at Saint Paul’s Catholic Student Center, near the UW-Madison campus.
Wisconsin honors St. Joseph the Worker
Bishop Donald J. […]
New priests to be ordained on May 30
On Friday, May 30, God-willing, four men will be ordained to the priesthood in the Diocese of Madison.
New deacons to be ordained on May 16
On Friday, May 16, God-willing, four men will be ordained to the transitional diaconate in the Diocese of Madison.
We are not in control, God is
Every day we try to do things our way. We set an alarm for when to wake up to have power over when we start our days. Sometimes the alarm doesn’t go off and we find that we have not made our own decision when to wake up.