Officially founded on May 23, 1965, when Bishop F. W. Freking dedicated the new church building, St. Jude's traces its history back to 1961 when Fr. John Lemke from St. Paul's in Bloomer would ...

St. Jude’s intercessions throughout Church history reverberate with people, Father Baca said, “so it was not very difficult to get people excited about the relic.” ...

The arm of one of Jesus' 12 apostles, St. Jude, will begin a tour in September across the United States. It's the first time the relic has left Italy.