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The Holy Cross Mission Center Celebrates 100 Years
An abundance of blessings and gratitude. That is the best way that I can describe the Holy Cross Mission Center Centennial Celebration held on...

Bangladeshi Tribal Schools Receive New Computers
The Congregation of Holy Cross first came to serve in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in 1853. Since then, the Holy Cross priests and brothers have...

St. Joseph School of Industrial Trade Receives New Machines
Established in 1954, St. Joseph's School of Industrial Trades located in Dhaka, Bangladesh, provides free training in carpentry, machinery, welding...

Rev. Gerardo T. Papen, C.S.C. | December 10, 1935 – October 6, 2023
Gerardo Papen was born on December 10, 1935, in Tacoma, Washington, the son of Joseph W. Papen and Victoria Thaden, both deceased. The couple had 14...

Stories of Holy Cross: Fr. Valentine Czyzewski, C.S.C.
E Pluribus Unum — "One out of many" — is an epithet the United States sometimes uses to describe itself as a nation made up of many different ethnic...

Rev. David Bakewell Burrell, C.S.C. | March 1, 1933 – October 1, 2023
Rev. David B. Burrell, C.S.C., 90, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Indiana, on October 1, 2023, after a short illness. Fr. Burrell was born on...

Moreau Society Members Enjoy Annual Weekend Retreat and Football Game
The 17 th annual Moreau Society weekend was held September 14-17 at the Holy Cross LaPorte Center in La Porte, Indiana. More than 35 guests joined...

Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed Basil Moreau
All Christians are called to be saints. Saints are persons in heaven (officially canonized or not) who lived heroically virtuous lives, offered...

Holy Cross Mission Center Encourages Twinning Program
Twinning is a response to Pope Francis’s call to create a “culture of encounter.” With Holy Cross priests and brothers ministering to communities...

Stonehill College Hosts Cross & Anchors Classic
On Sunday, Sept. 17, two days after the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Women’s Soccer team from the University of Portland traveled across the...

Our Lady of Sorrows, Pray For Us
By Rev. Ronald P. Raab, C.S.C. On September 15, the Universal Church celebrates Our Lady of Sorrows. This...

Introduction to the Holy Cross Novitiate (2023)
Just a few weeks ago five young men arrived at the Holy Cross Novitiate, located just outside of Colorado Springs in the shadow of Pike’s Peak. For...

Ten Holy Cross Men Profess Final Vows
With joy and thanksgiving, the Congregation of Holy Cross celebrated the final profession of vows of ten men in formation on Saturday, August 26,...

Emergency Appeal: Bangladesh Devastated by Floods
Dear Friends: Flooding in Bangladesh in recent weeks has killed over 55 Bangladeshis and affected more than a million others, including three Holy...

Mary is Taken up to Heaven; a Chorus of Angels Exults
By Rev. Ronald P. Raab, C.S.C. On August 15, the Universal Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We...