Rebecca Omastiak

4 weeks ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Rebecca Omastiak

“He asked: ‘How many of you young men want to be priests one day?’” said Deacon Marquette, who was a third grader at the time. “That’s where the desire in my heart sort of awakened for the first time and I knew in that moment: I want to be a priest.”That experience served as a guidepost along Deacon Marquette’s path, which includes the 25-year-old preparing for his ordination to the priesthood with four other transitional deacons at a 10 a.m. Mass May 31 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul.

1 month ago | news.diocesetucson.org | Rebecca Omastiak

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) -- A report released earlier this year estimates that the Catholic Church in Minnesota contributes more than $5 billion annually in economic benefits to the state. Called "Fruits of the Vine," the report on this economic impact was commissioned by the Minnesota Catholic Conference and sponsored by the Institute for Policy Research at The Catholic University of America in Washington and the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul.

1 month ago | news.diocesetucson.org | Rebecca Omastiak

ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) -- A recently installed chimney on the roof of St. John Vianney College Seminary in St. Paul billowed white smoke into a clear, blue sky May 8, mirroring the smoke that emitted from the Sistine Chapel's chimney in Vatican City and signaling the election of a new pope.

1 month ago | thecatholicspirit.com | Rebecca Omastiak

“As a basilica, we have a special relationship with the Holy Father because it is the pope who gives the title of ‘basilica’ to a church,” said Johan van Parys, the Basilica’s director of liturgy and the sacred arts, before the Mass. He explained that because of this special designation, the Basilica community both mourned Pope Francis and offered prayers for a new pope. “We had a Requiem Mass shortly after Pope Francis passed away.

1 month ago | osvnews.com | Rebecca Omastiak

4  ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — A report released earlier this year estimates that the Catholic Church in Minnesota contributes more than $5 billion annually in economic benefits to the state. Called “Fruits of the Vine,” the report on this economic impact was commissioned by the Minnesota Catholic Conference and sponsored by the Institute for Policy Research at The Catholic University of America in Washington and the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota in St. Paul.