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Milwaukee archdiocese sues over pandemic prison ministry prohibition

May 7, 2021

By Autumn Jones

On Friday, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee against... Read more

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. Credit: Sulfur via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Milwaukee archdiocese questions need for attorney general's review of clergy abuse

Apr 27, 2021

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said on Tuesday that it is concerned that the Wisconsin attorney general’s planned review of  reports... Read more

Saint John Catholic Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Green Bay bishop reinstates Sunday Mass dispensation as COVID cases spike

Oct 6, 2020

Just two weeks after the dispensation from Sunday Mass attendance was lifted in the Diocese of Green Bay, Bishop David... Read more

Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee archbishop reinstates Sunday obligation

Sep 14, 2020

Catholics in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will once again be required to go to Sunday Mass if they are healthy... Read more

The Church of the Gesu, Milwaukee, WI.

Mass return: Wisconsin dioceses lift Sunday dispensation

Sep 1, 2020

Catholics living in Wisconsin will once again be required to go to Mass on Sunday, provided they are healthy and... Read more

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, who vetoed four bills regulating abortion June 21, 2019.

Wis. Catholic Conference dismayed by veto of abortion bills

Jun 21, 2019

By Perry West

As the Democratic Governor of Wisconsin vetoed Friday four bills regulating abortion, Catholics in the state expressed disappointment with the... Read more

Church pews.

Wisconsin diocese to launch new parish for Hmong Catholics

May 8, 2018

A special quasi-parish for Catholics of Hmong background will be established in the Wisconsin Diocese of La Crosse, its local... Read more

Marquette University.

Catholic profs told to report opposition to 'gay marriage' as harassment

Dec 9, 2014

By Kevin J. Jones

An anti-harassment training presentation at a Catholic college encourages employees to report critics of “gay marriage” – and could reflect... Read more