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Alleluia and Blessed Easter from Bishop Schlert

I wish you a most blessed and joyful Easter Sunday, and I pray that the Easter season fills you with zeal for the Gospel and gratitude to Our Risen Lord.

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Beloved Principal at Nativity BVM High School Set to Retire

The principal of Nativity BVM High School in Pottsville, Lynn Sabol, recently announced her retirement. A Nativity grad herself, Sabol has been the principal at the school for 15 years and has taught a total of 45 years in the Diocese of Allentown.

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90 Pilgrims Join Bishop Schlert on Diocesan Pilgrimage to Italy

Departing on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, 90 people from the Diocese of Allentown embraced their call to be “Pilgrims of Hope” this Jubilee Year as they prayed their way through the holy sites of Italy.

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