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Holy Cross Parish invites all in the Diocese of Madison to a multimedia exhibit that will be visiting St. Bernard Church in Middleton from May 26 through June 2!

The Diocese of Madison's four transitional deacons – Casey Cooney, Barry Meinholz, Luis Reyes, and Mark Wagner – will be ordained to the priesthood on Friday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Maria Goretti Church, 5313 Flad Ave., Madison.

We are happy to announce the ordination of our seminarian Michael Hess to the transitional diaconate! His ordination will be Friday, May 15 at 5:00 pm at St. Cecilia Church in Wisconsin Dells (part of the St. John Paul II Pastorate). The public are warmly invited to attend!

Fr. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following priest appointments made by Most Reverend Donald J. Hying, Bishop of Madison, effective Wednesday, July 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted, and announced Saturday and Sunday, April 11 and 12, 2026.

The Wisconsin Catholic Conference (WCC), the public policy voice of Wisconsin’s bishops, is sharing resources to help Catholics engage as faithful citizens in elections, public policy, and civic life in advance of the 2026 elections.

The Reverend Father Robert “Bob” Joseph Borre entered eternal life on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at the age of 91 after a battle with leukemia. He was born on December 4, 1934 in Evanston, Illinois. 

A life-size statue depicting the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will make a week-long visit to Madison in April as part of a worldwide tour that has drawn thousands of pilgrims hoping to be renewed in Our Lady’s message of love and hope.

One of the airings of the Sunday TV Mass, sponsored by the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities-Diocese of Madison, can be seen at a new time. The former 7:00 a.m. airing of the Mass on TVW Channel 3.2 is now being seen at its new time at 8:00 a.m.

January 4, 2026 is the Feast of the Epiphany! Are you planning on doing an Epiphany house blessing? Use this prayer and be sure to pick up some blessed chalk at your parish or check with neighboring parishes to see if they have any!

Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, publishes the decree uniting the parishes of St. Jerome in Columbus, St. Olaf in DeForest, St. Patrick in Doylestown, St. Joseph in East Bristol, St. Thomas the Apostle in Poynette, and St. Joseph in Rio to become Nativity of the Lord Parish, as issued by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison, and announces the following clergy appointments, all effective Saturday, December 20, 2025, and announced the same day.

Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following clergy appointment, as issued by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison, on December 2, 2025, and effective Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, publishes the decree uniting St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Monroe and Brodhead, St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Belleville and Albany, and the portion of St. Isidore Parish in Argyle, to become Christ the King Parish, and the decree uniting St. Bernadette Parish in Barneveld and Ridgeway, St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Mt. Horeb and Perry, and the portion of St. Isidore Parish in Blanchardville, Hollandale, and Yellowstone, to become St. Francis of Assisi Parish, as issued by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison,and announces the following clergy appointments, all effective Saturday, November 22, 2025, and announced the same day.

St. John Paul II Pastorate will celebrate its patron’s feast day on Wednesday, Oct. 22, with the opportunity to venerate a first-class relic of St. John Paul II. The relic veneration is part of a joint celebration of the feast day and of the Jubilee Year of Hope.

Very Rev. Tait Schroeder, Vicar General, announces the following appointment made by Most Rev. Donald Hying, Bishop of Madison, effective October 7, 2025.