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Archbishop Hebda, Bishop Williams to join Pope Francis in consecrating Ukraine, Russia

The local event will be livestreamed at cathedralsaintpaul.org. Archbishop Hebda encourages people who cannot attend in person to join the livestream “or else by simply stopping at 11:00 a.m. local time to pray the consecration prayer on their own, in solidarity with our sisters and brothers all over the world,” according to a statement on the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ website.

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Rector rescues fox that lands in Photo Ark

The desperate cries of an animal in distress haunted Father John Ubel for an entire weekend last spring. They first reached his ears from a window well at the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul May 14, 2021. He was strolling the grounds on a Friday evening when the shrill noise startled him.

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At Bishop Williams’ ordination on St. Paul feast, Archbishop Hebda stresses conversion

While Bishop Joseph Williams is more likely to be found on a bicycle than on a horse like the Apostle Paul, Archbishop Bernard Hebda observed at Bishop Williams’ ordination Mass Jan. 25, the new bishop may relate to “Apostle to the Gentiles” — even in taking the Nov. 22 phone call announcing Pope Francis had appointed him bishop.

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Bishop-elect Williams concelebrates first Mass with Archbishop Hebda

With his parents and other family members in the front pew, Bishop-elect Joseph Williams concelebrated morning Mass Dec. 10 at the Cathedral of St. Paul, just hours after the 5 a.m. announcement of his appointment as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. 

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Oct. 1 rosary procession shows faith immersed in the world

“The Church has always liked to pray as we process,” said Father Tom Margevicius, noting the familiar hymn “When the Saints Go Marching In.” “The actual moving as we go through a liturgical or devotional activity, walking together from point A to point B, is something of a symbol of the whole Christian life.”

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What does the fox say? In this case, ‘Help!’ then likely ‘thank you’ to Cathedral rector

Father John Ubel spied an adult grey fox scurrying around the grounds of the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul last week. The Cathedral rector took note of the urban vixen, but didn’t give it much more thought — until he found her kit in the Cathedral’s 15-foot window well late May 14. The baby fox had been crying and was starving.

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Archbishop Hebda asks all priests to join him at April 19 Mass for peace and justice

Asking all priests as well as the faithful of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to join him, Archbishop Bernard Hebda said he will celebrate a Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice April 19 as the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin concludes and tension continues surrounding the death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center.

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Priest hits home run with baseball card auction

Father John Ubel was just wrapping up his evening prayers at 10 p.m. March 14 in the rectory of the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul. As he closed his breviary, he caught the final bid of the weekend auction for his baseball card collection, which he was selling as a donation to the Aim Higher Foundation, where he serves on the board of directors.

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Archbishop Hebda: Pro-life advocates ‘on the right side of this battle, because this is the Lord’s battle’

The men and women gathered Jan. 22 at the Cathedral of St. Paul were not alone in their prayers to end abortion, Archbishop Bernard Hebda said at the annual Prayer Service for Life.

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