Wisconsin Archives

Wisconsin bishop takes rare step of removing defiant priest

Jul 10, 2021

A Wisconsin bishop has taken the unusual step of removing a priest from the ministry after he made a series of divisive remarks about politics and the pandemic.

By Todd Richmond

Artist casts his own hands in restoration of Wisconsin parish’s statue

Jul 4, 2021

Bruce Nufer, a retired art teacher from Menasha, Wisconsin, who restores religious statues, completed a restoration project on a life-size statue of Jesus outside of SS. Peter and Paul Church in Institute.

By Sam Lucero

Physical activity, sense of humor keep retired farmer fit, healthy at 93

Jun 12, 2021

John Sloot, 93, a retired farmer from Winthrop, Minnesota, lives by the adage of his late brother, Vincent, a marathon runner, who preached: “When you get near the end, you have to throw everything out of the closet.”

By Sam Lucero

Wisconsin priest digs in to refuse bishop’s demand to resign

Jun 5, 2021

Father James Altman calls himself “a lowly priest” serving a blue-collar city in western Wisconsin. But when his bishop demanded his resignation – after a series of divisive remarks about politics and the pandemic – Altman refused to oblige and has since raised more than $640,000 from his conservative supporters to defend himself.

By Todd Richmond and David Crary

Archdiocese won’t cooperate with Wisconsin sex abuse probe

Jun 3, 2021

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee is refusing to turn over documents to state investigators who are looking into clergy sexual abuse in Wisconsin’s five Catholic dioceses, warning Attorney General Josh Kaul that the records are sealed and that Kaul lacks the authority to initiate such an investigation.

By Todd Richmond

Wisconsin priest says he won’t resign after controversial remarks

May 26, 2021

Father James Altman, pastor of St. James the Less Parish in La Crosse, Wisconsin, told Massgoers May 23 that Bishop William P. Callahan has asked him to resign because he is “divisive” and “ineffective.”

By Julie Asher

Wisconsin priest who ignored COVID limits is asked to resign

May 25, 2021

A priest in Wisconsin who has been ignoring COVID-19 gathering restrictions at his masses and criticized Democrats for their stance on the virus vaccines says the leader of the Diocese of La Crosse has asked him to resign.

By Associated Press

Archdiocese sues Wisconsin over prisoner visit restrictions

May 7, 2021

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit Friday demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit inmates.

By Associated Press