On September 10, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison celebrated the first of six special Masses honoring the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
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Statement from Bishop Donald J. Hying on the Death of Pope Francis
It is with deepest prayers and a profound trust in the mercy of Jesus Christ, that we mourn the death of Pope Francis. We remember Pope Francis for his evangelizing zeal, desire for peace in the world, and love for the poor.
Bishop dedicates new regional Catholic school in Berlin
Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison recently dedicated the new All Saints Regional Catholic School and Religious Education Center in Berlin.
Statement from Bishop Hying on the ‘Synodal Way’ process from bishops in Germany
For three years, the leaders of the Catholic Church in Germany have been involved in their “Synodal Way,” a process of conversation and decisions among the bishops and laity, regarding Church doctrine and practice, which culminated recently in three days of voting on particular issues.
Totus Tuus completes another summer
If you strolled up to Christ the King Parish in McFarland on Thursday, July 21, the sidewalk would give you a hint of what you’d find inside.
Annual Catholic Appeal: Your gift in action — Hispanic Ministry
The mission of the Office of Hispanic Ministry is to deeply and more faithfully integrate the Hispanic community of the diocese into the life of the Church within the different diocesan and pastoral ministerial areas of vocations, liturgy and sacraments, evangelization, catechesis, family life, Catholic education, and social justice, among others.
Bishop Hying elected to CRS board
BALTIMORE — At the recent fall assembly of the U.S. Catholic bishops, Bishop Donald J Hying of Madison was elected to the board of directors of Catholic Relief Services (CRS).
Mass for rural life and harvest celebrated
KIELER — Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison presided at the Rural Life and Harvest Celebration on October 31, at Immaculate Conception Church in Kieler.
Bishop praises first responders for Christ-like compassion at annual Blue Mass
“Be consoled in those moments of exhaustion,” Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison told the first responders attending the fourth annual Blue Mass in Madison on September 17. “Those moments of perhaps desperation, those moments where you may want to give up and think this isn’t worth it or no one appreciates this. In those moments, think of how profoundly that you are like Christ.”
Contemplating eternity
One of my favorite newly-discovered places in our diocese is Natural Bridge State Park in Sauk County. I often take visitors there because of the beautiful drive, the opportunity to take a short hike in the woods, and to explore the wonder of the natural bridge carved from centuries of wind and rain.