Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota on Amendment D
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota in Opposition to Marijuana Legalization.
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota in Opposition to Marijuana Legalization
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota in Opposition to Marijuana Legalization.
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Abortion Ruling.
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
South Dakota Catholic Conference Hires New Executive Director
The Most Reverend Peter M. Muhich, Bishop of Rapid City, and the Most Reverend Donald E. DeGrood, Bishop of Sioux Falls are pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Pauley as the executive director of the South Dakota Catholic Conference.
Statements
South Dakota Catholic Conference Executive Director Chris Motz Stepping Down
March 9, 2022 (Sioux Falls) – The South Dakota Catholic Conference (SDCC), the public policy voice of the Catholic Church in South Dakota, will seek a new executive director to assist the bishops of South Dakota in their advocacy on behalf of human life and dignity, religious freedom and rights Read more…
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Today is the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision effectively legalizing abortion in all 50 states. This is a day of sorrowful remembrance of all those “holy innocents,” those little ones in the womb, known and loved by God from the moment of their creation, who Read more…
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota Regarding Covid-19 Vaccination Requirements
We have recently received a significant number of inquiries from the faithful concerning general requirements for some persons to receive a Covid-19 vaccination. We addressed many moral aspects of choosing a vaccine in a statement on December 30, 2020. As we said then, one may accept Covid-19 vaccines in good Read more…
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
COVID Vaccinations: Must I, May I?
Bishop Donald DeGrood along with Bishop Peter Muhich of the diocese of Rapid City, have put together documentation on whether or not the current COVID vaccinations meet a standard of obligation or morality as a faithful catholic. Joint Statement on COVID Vaccinations from the South Dakota Catholic Conference Read more…
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Statement of the Bishops of South Dakota Regarding recently reported remarks of the Holy Father
On October 21, 2020, media reported on a 20-second video clip from a Spanish-language documentary film about Pope Francis. In the film, the Holy Father was shown stating, as translated into English, “Homosexual people have a right to be part of a family. They’re children of God and have a Read more…
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Statement Regarding Civil Union Comments by Pope Francis
Sioux Falls/Rapid City (October 22, 2020) Yesterday, it was reported that Pope Francis personally endorsed civil unions for same-sex attracted persons. According to the initial media report, these comments were offered in a Spanish-language documentary film. At this time we do not know the accuracy of the translation or the Read more…
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Plan to Resume Public Masses
JOINT STATEMENT: THE SPIRITUAL LEADERS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESES OF SIOUX FALLS AND RAPID CITY Plan for resuming public Mass once social distancing and hygiene practices are in place May 1, 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our decision on March 17, 2020 to suspend public Masses was Read more…
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Suspension of all public Masses due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic
JOINT STATEMENT: THE SPIRITUAL LEADERS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESES OF SIOUX FALLS AND RAPID CITY Suspension of all public Masses due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic March 17, 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Our national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, relying on data that shows the real Read more…
Bishop Donald E. DeGrood
Dispensation from the Obligation to attend Sunday Masses due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus until further notice
JOINT STATEMENT: THE SPIRITUAL LEADERS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESES OF SIOUX FALLS AND RAPID CITY Dispensation from the Obligation to attend Sunday Masses due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus until further notice Earlier this week and in our respective capacities as spiritual leaders of the two dioceses in South Dakota, we Read more…
Bishop Paul J. Swain Statements
Joint Statement Regarding the Execution of Charles Rhines
Bishop Paul J. Swain, Bishop of Sioux Falls, and the Very Reverend Michel Mulloy, Diocesan Administrator of Rapid City. Pursuant to a Warrant of Execution, today the state of South Dakota intends to execute inmate Charles Rhines. On this occasion, as the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Read more…
Bishop Robert D. Gruss
Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom is the right to practice one’s faith without coercion or fear, without obstacle or opposition. Religious freedom is a right granted by God, to all human beings. It has its origin in human dignity: we’re all created for the transcendent, and by nature we’re attracted to it and Read more…
Bishop Paul J. Swain Statements
The Family
The family, as intended by God, is the faithful union between a man and a woman open to the blessing of children. It is the foundation stone upon which human society is built and sustained. The marginalization of the core moral values necessary for the flourishing of the family is Read more…
Bishop Robert D. Gruss
The Dignity of Life
That all life is sacred and has dignity, from conception to natural death, is a truth we must never tire of speaking, especially in those circumstances where the lives of the voiceless and vulnerable are at stake. It is an unspeakable travesty that our country has permitted the legal abortion Read more…
Bishop Robert D. Gruss
Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching, sometimes called the Church’s social doctrine, is that body of teaching and reflection that helps us to form a moral framework for how to approach and respond to society’s challenges of ordering and governing our life together in the world. The truths that social teaching proposes are Read more…
Bishop Paul J. Swain Statements
The South Dakota Catholic Conference
The South Dakota Catholic Conference has been established as one vehicle by which we bishops are able to engage in the public square by raising up core moral issues. God-given truths including life and justice can be obscured by political expediency and the growing demand of many in the culture Read more…