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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.

Latin patriarch of Jerusalem’s visit to U.S. will spotlight plight of Holy Land Christians

Dec 3, 2025

By Martin Barillas

The Archdiocese of Detroit will welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, for a pastoral visit Dec. 4–7. Read more

Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit.

Archdiocese of Detroit announces restructure due to shrinking numbers

Nov 17, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Archbishop Edward Weisenburger announced a restructuring process for Detroit that will lead to church closures and parish mergers as a... Read more

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa.

Cardinal Pizzaballa to visit Detroit to support humanitarian efforts in the Holy Land

Nov 17, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The Archdiocese of Detroit plans to welcome Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa for a pastoral visit in December to help fundraise for... Read more

The bones and reliquary of St. Thérèse of Lisieux make their first stop at the Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, Michigan, on Oct. 1, 2025.

Relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux begin U.S. tour at basilica named in her honor

Oct 2, 2025

By Martin Barillas

The relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux are scheduled to visit Michigan, California; Washington, D.C.; Texas; Wisconsin; and various Carmelite... Read more

Nurses who are on strike hold signs in support of the community following a shooting and fire at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in front of Henry Ford Genesys Hospital on Sept. 29, 2025, in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Shooting at LDS church in Michigan prompts Catholic solidarity, prayers

Sep 29, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

Multiple U.S. Catholic bishops offered prayers and expressed their solidarity after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of... Read more

Members of the Catholic nonprofit Strangers No Longer and others march to the Detroit ICE headquarters in July 2025.

Detroit ICE meets with Catholic aid group, Democrat lawmaker to discuss deportations

Aug 18, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Detroit Field Office met with a Catholic migrant group and a Democratic lawmaker to discuss concerns. Read more

Canon law professor Edward Peters had taught at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit since 2005.

Canon law expert Edward Peters is third faculty member fired by Detroit archbishop

Jul 29, 2025

By Matt McDonald

Canon law professor Edward Peters, 68, had taught at Sacred Heart Major Seminary since 2005. Read more

Ralph Martin appears on a December 2020 episode of “EWTN Live.”

Firing was ‘a shock’ for theologian Ralph Martin

Jul 25, 2025

By Matt McDonald

Ralph Martin, 82, said Archbishop Edward Weisenburger told him Wednesday he “was terminating my position at the seminary effective immediately.” Read more

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Detroit Archdiocese announces churches that will continue Traditional Latin Mass

Jun 17, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit has identified the non-parish churches in the archdiocese that are allowed to continue the Traditional... Read more

Pope Francis on Feb. 11, 2025, named Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona, as the new archbishop of Detroit.

Archdiocese of Detroit: Parishes must cease Traditional Latin Mass celebrations by July 1

Apr 16, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit announced Wednesday that parish churches in the archdiocese that offer the Traditional Latin Mass will... Read more

Loyola High School alumni, students, and school benefactors gather in the new St. Peter Claver Chapel on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The chapel features sacred items donated from various churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Stray bullet breaches brand-new Detroit high school chapel; no injuries reported

Apr 7, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Police said the bullet entered St. Peter Claver chapel at around 7:50 a.m. on April 7. There were no reported... Read more

Pope Francis on Feb. 11, 2025, named Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson, Arizona, as the new archbishop of Detroit.

Pope Francis appoints Tucson Bishop Weisenburger as new archbishop of Detroit

Feb 11, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger as the new archbishop of Detroit, accepting the resignation of current... Read more

Sister Solanus Casey Danda, SOLT, second from left, is one of several religious sisters with Detroit ties who in recent years entered religious life and chose Blessed Solanus Casey as their namesake. Four sisters interviewed by Detroit Catholic explained how Detroit’s beloved Capuchin friar played a significant role in their discernment journeys, and why, after much prayer, they chose him as a model of holiness in their own vocations.

Religious sisters share why they chose Blessed Solanus Casey as their namesake

Jul 30, 2024

By Kelly Luttinen

Four religious sisters with ties to Detroit explain how Blessed Solanus Casey inspired their vocations enough to adopt his name. Read more

Seminarians chat as they walk along the promenade in front of Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Starting in the fall semester of 2024, first-year seminarians at Sacred Heart and seminaries across the country will undertake a "propaedeutic" year focused on personal, spiritual, and relationship growth, limiting the use of technology while spending more time in prayer and communion with others.

First-year seminarians will unplug from technology starting in fall at Detroit seminary

Apr 14, 2024

By Daniel Meloy

Starting in the fall, seminarians at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit are going to have more prayer time and... Read more

Former Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton (right) meets with legislators in the Netherlands in 1983.

Thomas Gumbleton, former Detroit auxiliary bishop known for political activism, dies at 94

Apr 5, 2024

By Daniel Payne

In announcing his death this week, Archbishop Allen Vigneron described Gumbleton as “a faithful son of the Archdiocese of Detroit.”  Read more

Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron imposes ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass on Feb. 14, 2024, at St. Aloysius Parish in downtown Detroit. Archbishop Vigneron encouraged Catholics to think of this Lenten season as a military campaign proclaiming the kingdom of Christ.

Archbishop Vigneron rallies Catholics to engage in a spiritual ‘campaign’ this Lent

Feb 19, 2024

By Daniel Meloy

The chief shepherd of the Archdiocese of Detroit kicked off a season of penitence and fasting during Ash Wednesday Mass... Read more

Father J.J. Mech, rector of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, stands next to the life-sized statues of the apostles that have now been installed in the cathedral's worship space, along with first-class relics of each apostle. The "Journey with the Saints" pilgrimage, which will be dedicated Feb. 8, 2024, in a special ceremony with Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, is part of the cathedral's ongoing transformation into an "apostolic center for the arts and culture."

Detroit cathedral to unveil long-awaited relics, life-sized statues of 12 apostles

Jan 29, 2024

By Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic

The “Journey with the Saints” pilgrimage marks the latest step in making Detroit’s cathedral an “apostolic center” of arts and... Read more

Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of Steubenville, Ohio gives the homily during Mass with members of the USCCB Region VI at the Basilica of St. John Lateran on Dec. 10, 2019, during their ad Limina Apostolorum visit.

Pope Francis names Steubenville bishop as auxiliary bishop of Detroit

Sep 28, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Bishop Jeffrey Monforton, 60, is originally from Detroit and will assist 74-year-old Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron in the administration of... Read more

Father Joe Barron is among the first two Americans to join Pro Ecclesia Sancta, a religious institute founded in Lima, Peru. He was invited by Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron to found another home for the community in the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Religious community from Peru arrives in Detroit with mission to encourage vocations

Aug 20, 2023

By Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic

Pro Ecclesia Sancta — “For the Holy Church” in Latin — will be based out of St. Isaac Jogues Parish... Read more

Mary Martin and Deacon Mike Houghton are founders of UTG at Work, a program that will include free articles, videos, podcasts, and newsletters aimed at helping working professionals be authentically Catholic in the workplace.

New ministry, UTG at Work, will help professionals share their faith at work

Jul 17, 2023

By Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic

“We’re all about helping people understand that you can live your faith at work,” said Deacon Mike Houghton of UTG... Read more

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