Parishioners share their traditions that honor loved ones who have gone before them

Bishop Boyea announced the following priest assignments and transfers that took effect June 24.

U.S. Supreme Court ruling preserves religious liberty of Little Sisters of the Poor.

Nearly 1 in 5 people in the 10-county Diocese of Lansing live in poverty.

Most Reverend Steven J. Raica was installed as the fifth bishop of Birmingham, Ala., on June 23 at the Cathedral of St. Paul in Birmingham.

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Walter A. Hurley as the apostolic administrator of the Gaylord Diocese until a successor is named for Bishop Steven J. Raica, who was installed as the bishop of Birmingham, Ala., on June 23.

Bishop Boyea has named Timothy DeWitt of Jackson as the new president of Lumen Christi Catholic School and executive director of the Jackson Catholic Schools system.

On July 9, Bishop Earl Boyea presented 39 African-American students from the Diocese of Lansing the first Venerable Augustus Tolton Scholarships.

Bishop Earl Boyea presided at the Mass celebrating the final profession of vows for eight Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist at their motherhouse in Ann Arbor on July 22, the feast of Mary Magdalene, apostle to the apostles.

On Sunday, Aug. 2, Bishop Boyea tied a red ribbon around the doors of St. Casimir Parish after celebrating the last Mass there.