Back when there were only a handful of Catholic churches and parishes in southeast Michigan, St. Joseph Parish stood in the heart of what would become downtown Trenton — known then as "Truago" to the settlers of the Downriver community.

On March 29, nearly two dozen students, led by Fr. Steve Mateja, a priest in solidum at St. John Fisher Chapel University Parish, took turns carrying the cross as the group prayed the rosary and Stations of the Cross as curious onlookers passed by.

Schools from across the Archdiocese of Detroit were invited to attend the morning of prayer, which included breakout sessions in which students strengthened their understanding of the Eucharist, lunch and an opportunity for Eucharistic adoration.

From times of slavery through modern-day oppression, 'the songs tell a story unlike any other,' guest vocalist says

The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament was filled several times over during the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion as 360 catechumens and 433 candidates pledged their intention to continue toward the Easter vigil, when they will be welcomed into the sacraments of initiation.

Msgr. Trapp, who served for more than 30 years as a spiritual director, associate professor and mentor at Sacred Heart and as a beloved shepherd at his east-side parish for nearly the same length of time, touched countless lives in southeast Michigan.

With the rest of the local Church, Detroit Catholic offers its gratitude and prayers for the archbishop's leadership, and asks God to continue to guide him in his ministry to southeast Michigan's faithful.

Hundreds gathered to praise the Lord in song during the annual Black Catholic Ministries Gospel Choir Concert, held Nov. 5 at Mercy High School in Farmington Hills.

Thousands gathered Nov. 8 in Lansing for the first-ever Michigan March for Life, a powerful response one year after the state passed Proposal 3, which prioritized abortion in the Michigan Constitution.