Father Joseph Franklin Dutan, 30, believes that it was an extraordinary act of God, in the form of deadly cancer, that finally helped him answer his true calling.
Diocesan News
Major Gap Between Numbers of Hispanic Priests, Parishioners in US
If we were to place one currently active Hispanic priest in every parish with Hispanic ministry, about 1,768 parish communities would not get that privilege.
Father Patrick Dorelus
Father Patrick Dorelus, 41, was born to a devout Catholic family in Haiti.
First US-born Hmong-American Ordained to the Priesthood
Hmong-American Catholics came in large numbers to the Cathedral of St. Paul May 26 dressed in native attire to celebrate the first U.S.-born Hmong-American to be ordained a priest.
Father Jose Diaz
The invitation to discipleship for Father Jose Diaz, 28, came in the form of a letter from a concerned friend during high school.
Holy Orders: At the Service of Communion
The rite of ordination bestows upon the new bishop, priest or deacon a special gift of the Holy Spirit, which enables him to exercise a “sacred power” for the service, upbuilding and communion of the Church.
Father Hung Xuan Cao
Father Hung Xuan Cao, 36, was born into a peasant farming family in central Vietnam.
What the Diocese Is Reading This Summer
From religion and politics, to historical fiction and mysteries, here is a sampling of books that people around the diocese will be reading this summer.
Diocese Offers Prayers for Guatemalan Volcano Victims
The tragedy of great magnitude occurred on June 3 and left more than a hundred dead people and almost 200 missing, mainly affecting the departments of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez.
Inclusion Is a Concern at Listening Session on Race
Talking openly about the sin of racism in the Catholic Church is difficult and uncomfortable, said Father Alonzo Cox. As secretary of the diocesan Commission on Racism and Social Justice, he said it is also something that must be done.