Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is seen in this 2020 file photo. (CNS/Reuters/Stephen Maturen)
Madison, Wis. The Wisconsin Department of Justice is opening a statewide investigation of abuse by clergy and faith leaders within the state s five dioceses. We re conducting this review to promote greater accountability and to promote healing for victims as well as improving the response to abuse and preventing future abuse cases, said Attorney General Josh Kaul during an April 27 news conference outside the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Leaders of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and the dioceses of Green Bay, La Crosse and Madison, acknowledged in statements released as Kaul was meeting with reporters that they joined the attorney general during a teleconference April 26 to discuss the planned investigation.
Restoration of La Crosse cathedral to repair bell tower, floors and points in between
Bishop Callahan to preside at blessing for St. Joseph the Workman project
March 4, 2021 6:50 PM Mike Tighe
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Nearly 230 stones weighing a total of 70,000 pounds will be replaced. (La Crosse Diocese photo)
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) An extensive restoration project for St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral in La Crosse will include removing more than 229 stones weighing a total of 70,000 pounds from the bell tower and replacing them.
The nearly 58 years since the cathedral was dedicated on May 14, 1962, have taken their toll on the church, elements of which will be restored inside and out, according to a news release from the diocese Thursday.