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Wisconsin bishop accuses Archbishop Viganò of ‘public defamation’
By Daniel Payne CNA Newsroom, Apr 6, 2024 / 11:00 am A Wisconsin bishop has publicly rebuked the former apostolic nuncio to the United States, accusing him of defamation and a possibly illicit ordination. The clash between Bishop James Powers of the Diocese of Superior and Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò stems …
Wisconsin Supreme Court says Catholic charity group cannot claim religious tax exemption
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2024 / 16:00 pm The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a major Catholic charity group’s activities were not “primarily” religious under state law, stripping the group of a key tax break and ordering it to pay into the state unemployment system. Catholic …
Catholic college official in hot seat for comments about allowing ‘students for choice’ club on campus
by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 14, 2022 / 08:00 am A Wisconsin pro-life organization has taken issue with Viterbo University, a Franciscan Catholic college, for comments a school official made suggesting a willingness to allow an abortion rights group on campus. The comments came to light after Pro-Life …
Four Catholic churches in Wisconsin vandalized with pro-abortion graffiti
by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 6, 2022 / 19:00 pm Four Catholic churches in Wisconsin’s Chippewa county were vandalized in the past week. The churches are Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Notre Dame Catholic Church, and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Chippewa Falls, and St. Peter the Apostle …
Wisconsin pro-life group’s HQ set ablaze in apparent arson attack, police say
by CNA Staff Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 8, 2022 / 15:56 pm The headquarters of a pro-life organization in Madison, Wisconsin, was set on fire in an apparent arson attack, police said Sunday. The Madison Police Department said flames were seen coming from the offices of Wisconsin Family Action in …
Wife of Catholic radio host among those killed in Christmas Parade attack
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 25, 2021 / 00:00 am Tributes have continued to pour in in the wake of the SUV attack at a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisc., as the death toll continues to rise, with the wife of a Catholic radio host among the victims. …
Pope Francis prays for Wisconsin parade victims
by Courtney Mares Vatican City, Nov 23, 2021 / 06:38 am Pope Francis is praying for the people injured and killed by an SUV that plowed into marchers during a Christmas parade in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, the Vatican press office said Tuesday. A message sent to Archbishop Jerome …
Pray for and promote peace, Milwaukee archbishop says after Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 19, 2021 / 14:15 pm Archbishop Jerome Listecki of Milwaukee is encouraging people to pray for and promote peace following the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday, Nov. 19. “During times like these with severe division among people and the potential for social …
La Crosse bishop removes Father Altman from ministry
La Crosse, Wis., Jul 9, 2021 / 12:11 pm Fr. James Altman has been removed from ministry after Bishop William Callahan of La Crosse sought privately to correct the priest for his inflammatory, though in some circles popular, commentary on social media. “The obligation of a bishop is to ensure …
Controversial La Crosse priest says he will challenge bishop’s request to resign
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., May 24, 2021 / 14:01 pm Fr. James Altman, a controversial priest of the Diocese of La Crosse who published a viral video statement last year that Catholics cannot be Democrats, said on Sunday that his bishop has asked him to resign as pastor. “For …