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Clergy and lay Catholics of the Diocese of Marquette traveled to Florida to celebrate the annual Baraga Days in February.

Read about the various Campus Ministry chapels across the U.P. and how they help students grow in their faith, as well as 2023's Ice Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows at Michigan Technological University's Winter Carnival.

MaryAnn Bernier, vice chancellor, and executive assistant to the bishop and to the chancellor, has visited and photographed all the parishes in the Diocese of Marquette. She shares her journey.

A widely known “rule” in starting a retail business is location, location, location. Lake Superior commercial fisherman Francis Thill certainly took that rule to heart in 1961 when he opened Thill Fish House in Marquette just a stone’s throw away from the historic ore dock in the city’s lower harbor.

This Catholic Press Month, The U.P. Catholic welcomes its new communications specialist, Catrina “Caty” Mraz. Check out the Q&A to meet Mraz as she shares what she’s looking forward to while being a part of the communications team for the Diocese of Marquette.

Participating annually in the National March for Life in Washington, D.C., is a way to boost enthusiasm for the local pro-life movement, said organizers of the third annual trip by the Yoopers for Life group Jan. 18-22.

Read about the Executive Director’s travels to the Banana Belt, learn how you can support your parish, vocations, faith formation, and Catholic Social Services by donating to this year’s U.P. Catholic Services Appeal, and more!

Read about the Executive Director’s travels to the east side of the Upper Peninsula, learn about the Carmelite Silver Tea Craft and Bake sale, watch a Eucharistic procession on the Bayou, and more!

View recently awarded Legacy of Faith Grants in your community, register for the Annual Wedding Milestone Celebration, read an inspiring and touching story about a Michigan Pregnancy Center, and more! Click here to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

Meet Rob Taylor, the new Executive Director for Stewardship and Development, view a personal message of thanks from two seminarians about to be ordained, and read a touching story about the newest Bishop’s Ambassador, Jack Feira. Click to read more about all the exciting news happening around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

Meet Sr. Jacqueline Spaniola, FSCC, who is currently serving parishes in Chassell and Houghton.

Check out our recent Q&A with senior priest, Monsignor Jed Patrick, to learn about what he's been up to in his retirement.

Learn about the new Women's Recovery House in Escanaba, Mich.

Meet the two priests in the Diocese of Marquette who each currently serve five parishes each across the Upper Peninsula.

My kid is about to graduate! For me, hanging on to gratitude is a great anchor in the undertow of life as I prepare to become an "empty nester."

Check out this story, featured in the upcoming April 15, 2022 issue of The U.P. Catholic, highlighting Sister Ellen Enright, who left the Diocese of Marquette five years ago to retire in Northlake, Ill. But for Sister Ellen, retirement doesn’t mean inactivity.

Bishop Baraga’s stole refurbished, Legacy of Faith honors long-time board member, read about an encounter with Christ, and much more! Click here to read more news from around the Diocese of Marquette and stay connected to our Yooper Church.

When Bishop John Doerfler published his pastoral plan for our diocese to form Spirit-filled Evangelizers, he asked his department directors to give a brief witness talk to the Curia staff of a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. That invitation got me thinking about how most of my encounters with the Big Guy are not, at least initially, very story-worthy. If I was going to share a personal encounter, I needed it to be a story that left little room for doubt about the real presence of Christ in the encounter.

Check out this story, featured in the upcoming March 25, 2022 issue of The U.P. Catholic, highlighting the competitive fundraising efforts of students at Sacred Heart Catholic School, L'Anse and their generous donation to a local pregnancy resource center.

Check out this story, available in the upcoming March 25 issue of The U.P. Catholic, featuring Father Corey Litzner and the Knights of Columbus series of Men's Retreats, "Into the Breech," encouraging Catholic men to embrace their calling as men within their families, parishes, and communities.