The Catholic Bishops of North Dakota, through the North Dakota Catholic Conference, are asking North Dakota legislators to enact a package of proposals to help pregnant women, children, and families.
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Thursday, Dec. 8. This is a holy day of obligation. Please check the Mass times at your local parish. Diocesan offices will be closed in observance of the day.
The North Dakota legislature, which reconvenes in January, must move forward with legislation reflecting our love for all pregnant women, their children, new mothers and families.
Our belief in the communion of saints and the reality of heaven implies that we can continue to ask the most faithful of Christians to pray for us, even after death, from their places in heaven.