Category: Around the Diocese

News from around the 11 counties of the Diocese of Madison.

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Kat Wagner, Catholic Herald Staff

Fennimore church expected to undergo renewal of splendor

FENNIMORE — The sanctuary of the church, where Jesus resides in the Blessed Sacrament, should be “heaven on earth” — both visually and spiritually, said Rick Statz, national project director at Conrad Schmitt Studios of New Berlin, a firm that specializes in restoration and conservation.

In the latter half of the 20th century, though, in an effort to egalitize and modernize the churches in the post-Second Vatican Council age, many Catholic churches lost the symbolism that reminded worshippers of the extraordinary place they were entering.

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Lindsay Becher and Meg Aspinwall

Papal Conclave March Madness

MADISON — The sudden abdication from the pontificate by Benedict XVI shocked many around the world, but a number of young adults in the Diocese of Madison decided that the papal resignation and coming conclave were the perfect opportunity to plan a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Several diocesan employees began talking one day at the chancery offices: the new Tribunal staff desired to explain the canon law aspects behind the upcoming conclave, and the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis was excited to bring folks together to showcase the beauty and excitement of the Catholic faith. Soon, the creative sparks began to fly and a fantastic evening was in the works.

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Kat Wagner, Catholic Herald Staff

Fulfilling the needs of the Church community

MADISON — When the longtime church supply store and Christian retailer Madison Church Supply went out of business in 2011, a void was left in the local community.

Into that breach stepped Kevin Niles, the owner of By The Cross Church Supply and Catholic Gift and Bookstore in Stevens Point. Originally from Texas and a transplant to Wisconsin by virtue of his wife, with whom he has six children, Niles has owned and operated the store in Stevens Point for three years.

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Mary C. Uhler, Catholic Herald Staff

St. Paul’s University Catholic Center membership clarified

MADISON — Bishop Robert C. Morlino has issued a decree clarifying the status of the “community of faithful” constituting the “personal parish” at St. Paul’s University Catholic Center in Madison.

Bishop Morlino notes that in 1967, Bishop Cletus F. O’Donnell erected the personal parish of St. Paul, indicating who would be considered members of the parish and further stipulating that registration would be required for parish membership.

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