Diocese, Community Leaders Plan Framework to Enhance Catholic Education in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties
In an unrelated development, Trinity Academy in Shenandoah to close
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Parishes Will Remove Seating Capacity Restrictions at Mass Starting May 22
Parishes in the Diocese of Allentown will continue the gradual transition back to normal...
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Bishop to Ordain Transitional Deacon, Final Step Before Priesthood
Seminarian Matthew Kuna will be ordained a Transitional Deacon – the final step before Ordination...
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Sister Janice Marie Johnson Retiring after 65 Years in Ministry
Sister Janice Marie Johnson Retiring after 65 Years in Ministry During her 65 years as a Sister of...
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Former Parish Building in Pottsville to Close
The former Mary, Queen of Peace parish church building in Pottsville, now being maintained by Saint Patrick Parish, Pottsville, will be closed because it is little-used and has rising maintenance costs.
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Please Support the Catholic Home Missions Appeal (April 24-25)
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, public Masses were suspended across the country at the time of the...
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LatestFive Faith Friday
Here is this week’s installment of “Five Faith Friday” which contains five, faith-based things I found interesting and am sharing on Friday. What I’m Reflecting On –The fact that truth isn’t...
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Bishop Welcomes 200 New Catholics
Each year in the Easter Season, new Catholics are welcomed into the Church through the Rite of...
Diocese Starts Planning For the Time When Usual Attendance at Masses Might Resume
Primary consideration will be safety. It may be that a phased approach is most appropriate at first. No timetable has been set.
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Holy Week Livestream Mass Schedule from Cathedral
Special liturgies celebrated by Bishop Schlert are offering a spiritual journey with Christ. Click to see full schedule of Masses.
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Bishop Schlert Cancels Public Masses to Limit Spread of Disease
To help prevent the spread of Coronavirus, Bishop Alfred Schlert has decided that all public Masses in the Diocese of Allentown will be cancelled, effective immediately.
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Nine Senior Pastors Retiring
Nine senior priests — good shepherds for a combined total of 448 years — are retiring in June.
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First Holy Communion in Year of the Real Presence
At parishes around the Diocese of Allentown, children are receiving their First Holy Communion, an intimate encounter with Our Savior during this Year of the Real Presence.
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Billboard Declares ‘Choose Life’
More than 200,000 people per week are getting a compelling pro-life message thanks to a billboard now on display on a major Allentown-area highway
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