Pope Benedict XVI touched local Catholics through their leaders. He appointed Bishop Michael Hoeppner to head the Crookston diocese in 2007, and last year, named Fargo Bishop Samuel Aquila as new ...

BISMARCK - The Rev. David Kagan, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck, said today he is "not just surprised, but saddened" by the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. "Since Pope Benedict XVI is ...

Kate Kenna, a lifelong Catholic, career social worker and political progressive in Grand Forks, has mounted a reaction to news of a North Dakota bishop's call to the faithful concerning voting. A ...

FARGO - Pope Benedict XVI's resignation could affect the appointment of a new local bishop. The Very Rev. Luke Meyer, chancellor of the Fargo Catholic Diocese, said Monday he suspects the pope's ...

Bishop David D. Kagan of the Diocese of Bismarck said he’s energized by the fresh ways the Catholic church is expressing and clarifying its faith. He made his comments Wednesday during the launch of ...

Bishop David Kagan of the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck will pray the prayer of consecration of Russia and Ukraine at 11 a.m. Friday in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck. The public is ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck has ordered parishes in western North Dakota to sever sponsorship ties with the Boy Scouts of America following the group's ...