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
- Diocese of La Crosse Press Statement – WI Supreme Court Abortion Decision (2 Jul 25)
- Statement on the Passing of Pope Francis
- Funding Shortfall Threatens Eau Claire Sojourner House Operations – Community Leaders Rally to Protect Critical Service
- Wisconsin Catholic Bishops Release Pastoral Letter on Immigration
- 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
Upcoming Events
Discover ministry & service opportunities, family events, and more across the diocese.
St. Patrick Parish Lenten Fish Fry - Halder St. Raymond of Peñafort Lenten Fish Fry - Fall Creek St. Lawrence Parish Lenten Fish Fry - Wisconsin Rapids
Friday, February 20 - 4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
St Patrick's Catholic Church, 136058 Halder Dr, Mosinee, WI 54455, USA
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Friday, February 20 - 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
St. Raymond of Peñafort Church, E10455 Mallard Rd, Fall Creek, WI 54742, USA
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Friday, February 20 - 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 530 10th Ave N, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495, USA
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Televised Mass
Las Misas Celebradas en Español
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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
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