Official 2024 Portrait of the Four DioLC Bishops
(L-R Bishop Emeritus Callahan, Cardinal Burke, Bishop Battersby, Archbishop Listecki)
Protect and Heal
The Diocese of La Crosse is committed to helping victims and survivors of sexual abuse and dedicated to protecting our children.
Diocesan Announcements
- Information about Now and at the Hour of Our Death, a pastoral letter from the Catholic Bishops of Wisconsin
- Bishop Battersby Decree: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Dispensation
- WWII Hero Sgt. Jack Hohlfeld Returns Home to La Crosse After 80 Years; Funeral Mass on August 26th
- “the ANSWER” National Eucharistic Rally Thousands in Attendance & Less Than Four Weeks Away
- Pope Francis Accepts Bishop William Patrick Callahan’s Retirement and Appoints Bishop Gerard Battersby as Bishop for the Diocese of La Crosse
- “the ANSWER” Eucharistic Rally to Launch the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as it Travels Through Diocese of La Crosse
- Officials
- Synod on Synodality
- Guidelines for the Public Celebration of Masses
Upcoming Events
Discover ministry & service opportunities, family events, and more across the diocese.
Married Love: Two Becoming One Retreat Saturday, January 18 Pilgrimage for Life (January 22-26, 2025) Wednesday, January 22 Married Love: Two Becoming One Retreat (January 24-25, 2025) Friday, January 24
Holy Spirit Catholic Parish celebrating at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church, 2151 Stanley St, Stevens Point, WI 54481, USA
Washington, DC, USA
St Mary's Catholic Church, 1812 Lynn Ave, Altoona, WI 54720, USA
Televised Mass
Las Misas Celebradas en Español
DONATE ONLINE or send a check or money order to this address:
Televised Mass – Diocese of La Crosse
P.O. Box 4004 | La Crosse, Wisconsin 54602-4004
The Diocesan Televised Mass is filmed at various churches in the Diocese of La Crosse for those who are unable to attend Mass in their own Church.
Special Masses and events will be broadcast live at diolc.org/live.
Send in your prayer intention at: diolc.org/pray
The word “encounter” is used frequently among Catholics today. As he approaches his 90th birthday, he reflects on a life rich with unexpected turns and divine interventions that led him […] A Catholic school serves as a privileged oasis for missionary training, a seminary, if you will, or a hothouse (its core […] The Most Reverend Gerard W. Battersby, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcement:The Reverend Albert […] The mission of Catholic school chaplains in the Diocese of La Crosse “Why do we have priests as chaplains in our schools, […]
The Vatican on Jan. 10, 2024, announced the confirmation of the election of a new head of the Syro-Malabar Church, the […] Pope Francis meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday, June 14, 2024, after a session at the G7 summit, which is being […] Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address via a video livestream from his Casa Santa Marta residence within the Vatican due […] Servant of God Enrique Shaw. / Credit: Acdeano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan 11, 2025 […] From left to right: Ivan, Olga, Julia, and Violetta Petrosyan. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Petrosyan family
CNA Staff, […]