Dr. John and Claire Grabowski
The Great Falls-Billings Diocesan Committee on Discipleship is pleased to present Dr. John and Claire Grabowski in Great Falls and Billings. The Grabowski’s are authors and contributors to EWTN. They will be presenting on the topic of “The Eucharist and the Domestic Church.” These are free presentations and we hope you will join us! See […]
Bishop Warfel on Going to Communion
Every issue of The Harvest (the bimonthly diocesan newsletter) begins with an article written by the Local Ordinary (the Bishop) of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings. Since the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has initiated a three year Eucharistic Revival, which began in June 2022, Bishop Warfel selected reception of Holy Eucharist as his […]
Bishop Fleming Visits St. Thomas Camp
On Monday, July 25 Bishop Fleming toured camp with Fr. Garrett Nelson and Lori Purpura as well as visited the campers at St Thomas Camp in Monarch. He had Mass then spoke to the young people about his new ministry as Coadjutor Bishop and the symbols of his office during a question and answer period. […]
Pope Francis Visits Canada
We are blessed to welcome the Holy Father to the North American continent. Pope Francis will be visiting the First Nations People of Canada July 24-29. To follow the events and for further information visit https://slmedia.org/popeincanada.
Catholics of Eastern Montana Donate $50,000 in Flood Disaster Relief
Shortly after the disastrous flood that devastated areas of Park, Stillwater and Carbon Counties, parishioners across the Diocese of Great Falls/Billings asked what they and their parishes could do to support the many flood victims. Soon the “Yellowstone Valley Flood Victim Appeal” was established. The many parishes partnered with Catholic Social Services of Montana, and […]
Matthew Solarz Ordained Deacon
Bishop Michael Warfel ordained Matthew Solarz a Deacon last week at St. Patrick in Billings. Deacon Matthew is a Seminarian at Sacred Heart Seminary (School of Theology) in Wisconsin and after a final year of discernment could be ordained a priest this time next year. Deacon Matthew is currently working on a summer internship at […]
Synod on Synodality Diocesan Synthesis Submitted
June 30, 2022 was the deadline for dioceses in the United States to submit a Diocesan Synthesis document reflecting the feedback received during the diocesan portion of the Pope’s Universal Synod on Synodality. The Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, under the leadership of Bishop Michael Warfel, conducted a Universal Synod listening session on March 19th, 2022. […]
Statement on Dobbs Ruling
We praise God for the decision made today by the Supreme Court. Let us pray for peace in our country. A full press statement can be found here.
Bishop Jeffrey M. Fleming Ordained
It was with great joy that Bishop Michael Warfel, along with Archbishop Alexander Sample and Bishop Austin Vetter, ordained and consecrated Bishop Jeffrey Fleming to the Episcopate on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. To view photos and see a recording of the celebration visit the Episcopal Ordination page of this site. Welcome to the Diocese of […]
Man of the Shroud in Billings and Great Falls
The Man of the Shroud is a presentation on the Shroud of Turin. Well known Shroud expert, Jim Bertrand, will bring a replica of the Shroud as well as a one hour presentation so you can see for yourself one of the most studied artifacts in the world. If indeed the Shroud of Turin is […]