Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic

Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic

Articles by Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic

Left to right, Victor Fenik, J.P. Ledermann, Jocelyn Reiter, and Anna Picasso distribute bottles of holy water to new and returning students during the involvement fair on Aug. 26, 2024, at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Members of Detroit Catholic Campus Ministry have been distributing holy water at the start of the academic year at local colleges and universities for the past three years. Credit: Valaurian Waller/Detroit Catholic

Michigan college ministry welcomes freshmen to campus by passing out holy water

Sep 8, 2024 / 07:00 am

Students were invited to bless their dorms, vehicles, and study spaces as the fall semester begins.

Father J.J. Mech, rector of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, stands next to the life-sized statues of the apostles that have now been installed in the cathedral's worship space, along with first-class relics of each apostle. The "Journey with the Saints" pilgrimage, which will be dedicated Feb. 8, 2024, in a special ceremony with Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, is part of the cathedral's ongoing transformation into an "apostolic center for the arts and culture." Credit: Photo courtesy of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Detroit Catholic

Detroit cathedral to unveil long-awaited relics, life-sized statues of 12 apostles

Jan 29, 2024 / 06:00 am

The “Journey with the Saints” pilgrimage marks the latest step in making Detroit’s cathedral an “apostolic center” of arts and culture.

Father Joe Barron is among the first two Americans to join Pro Ecclesia Sancta, a religious institute founded in Lima, Peru. He was invited by Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron to found another home for the community in the Archdiocese of Detroit. Credit: Valaurian Waller/Detroit Catholic

Religious community from Peru arrives in Detroit with mission to encourage vocations

Aug 20, 2023 / 06:00 am

Pro Ecclesia Sancta — “For the Holy Church” in Latin — will be based out of St. Isaac Jogues Parish in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.

Mary Martin and Deacon Mike Houghton are founders of UTG at Work, a program that will include free articles, videos, podcasts, and newsletters aimed at helping working professionals be authentically Catholic in the workplace. Photo courtesy of Valaurian Waller | Detroit Catholic

New ministry, UTG at Work, will help professionals share their faith at work

Jul 17, 2023 / 06:00 am

“We’re all about helping people understand that you can live your faith at work,” said Deacon Mike Houghton of UTG at Work.

Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron carries the Blessed Sacrament in procession during the feast of Corpus Christi in June 2016. This year, the Archdiocese of Detroit is inviting the faithful to take part in a two-mile Eucharistic procession June 19 from the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament to Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit as part of the launch of a three-year National Eucharistic Revival. Jonathan Francis | Detroit Catholic file photo

Two-mile procession June 19 to launch Eucharistic revival in Detroit archdiocese

May 30, 2022 / 12:00 pm

A Corpus Christi procession from the Detroit cathedral to Sacred Heart Major Seminary will be the beginning of a three-year campaign to revive faithful's belief in the Real Presence.