archbishop bernard hebda Archives

Minnesota archbishop opens investigation into fellow bishop

Associated Press, Church in the US
Sep 11, 2019

The Archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Wednesday that he has opened an investigation — which is believed to be the first of its kind under a new Vatican protocol — into allegations that a bishop in northwestern Minnesota interfered with investigations into clerical sexual misconduct.

Minnesota Catholics join Archbishop Hebda for CRS trip to Laos, Cambodia

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Aug 18, 2019

“Being on the CRS trip and seeing the work they do really opened my eyes,” a person traveling to Asia with the organization said. “It’s not as if I didn’t understand there were problems that existed in these parts of the world. I certainly was aware of that. You just have a different sense of it when you go and encounter them face-to-face.”

How five bishops could deliver a powerful pro-immigrant gesture

News Analysis
Jun 30, 2019

Heading into another election cycle in America, the country’s bishops may need to steal a page from their boss and double down, finding new ways to make essentially repetitive gestures in support of immigrants interesting.

Minnesota man and his family say praying rosary ‘will change your life’

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jun 23, 2019

A Minnesota man encourages praying the rosary and says it has saved his life.

Victims of clergy abuse sue Vatican, seek names of abusers

Associated Press, Church in the US
May 14, 2019

Five men who say they were sexually abused by Catholic priests when they were minors are planning to sue the Vatican and are demanding the names of thousands of predator priests they claim have been kept secret by the Holy See.

County attorney joins parishioners for listening session on abuse crisis

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Mar 24, 2019

Parishioners in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis talk to each other and leaders to find ways to deal with the fallout from the clergy sex abuse crisis.