The Diocese of Rochester is closing two Winona parishes in mid-July. Fr. Will Thompson, vicar general of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, confirmed that St. John Nepomucene and St. Casimir parishes ...

WINONA, Minn. (KTTC) – The Diocese of Winona-Rochester has confirmed the upcoming closure of two of its churches this summer.

Bishop Robert Barron, who serves as the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona Rochester in Minnesota, recently ...

The Congregation for Bishops has decreed that the Diocese of Winona will now be called the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, and that St. John the Evangelist Church of Rochester will be designated as a ...

He was ordained in 1958 and served in Winona diocese parishes until 1975, when he was transferred to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Adamson, now believed to be living in Rochester ...

Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Father Jerry Mahon is retiring after 54 years of service to the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, and 31 of those years at St. John’s. Father Mahon is pictured ...

When white smoke billowed out from the stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, most people were watching from their screens, but Bishop Robert Barron of the Winona-Rochester Diocese had a front row ...

Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester released a statement regarding the passing of Pope Francis. “Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17 ...

A sign for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester outside The Chancery of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester is pictured Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Rochester.

(photo: Denny Henry / The Catholic University of America ) Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota and the founder of Word on Fire addressed the graduating class of ...

Two members of the Church hierarchy — Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York and Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota — are serving on the ...