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.
- Saturday, July 19
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Married Love: Two Becoming One Retreat
Saturday, July 19
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 130 Losey Blvd S, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA
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- Sunday, July 27
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Adventure Camp: Week 3 (July 27-August 1, 2025)
Sunday, July 27
CrossWoods Adventure Camp LLC, 15010 Black Bear Rd, Delta, WI 54856, 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
- Officials – July 15, 2025
The Most Reverend Gerard W. Battersby, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcements: The Reverend David P. […]
- Official – July 8, 2025
The Most Reverend Gerard W. Battersby, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcement: Deacon Thomas J. […]
- Officials – July 1, 2025
The Most Reverend Gerard W. Battersby, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcements: The Very Reverend Alan […]
- Officials – June 17, 2025
The Most Reverend Gerard W. Battersby, D.D., Bishop of La Crosse, makes the following announcements: The Very Reverend […]
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- Gaza church attack: Without warnings by priest ‘it would have been a massacre’
Holy Mass at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, led by the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli during the Advent season. […]
- Catholic youth urge European leaders to address migrant crisis with charity, understanding
Migrants aboard an inflatable vessel in the Mediterranean Sea approach the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in 2013. […]
- Catholic Sen. Tim Kaine blasts GOP for slashing aid funding
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on July 15, 2025. / Credit: Michael M. […]
- The Holy See at the UN calls for urgent measures to protect families
Archbishop Gabriele Caccia. / Credit: Holy See Mission to the United Nations Vatican City, Jul 17, 2025 / 15:30 pm (CNA). […]
- Gaza's only Catholic priest among injured in Israeli attack
Father Gabriel Romanelli with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrating Christmas Mass at […]