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The Year of the Real Presence will be a time for the faithful to rededicate themselves to, and to reaffirm their belief in, the presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. The year also will be a time for people to rejoice in the gift of their own presence at Mass with families, friends, and clergy.

Ever since our founding, the Diocese of Allentown, her clergy, religious men and women, and the lay faithful, have been blessed by the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

On the date our Diocese came to life 60 years ago, and on the first day of the Year of the Real Presence, and at the start of a Jubilee Year in the Diocese of Allentown, Bishop Alfred Schlert celebrated Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown.

The webinar is being held for the faithful in conjunction with the Year of the Real Presence, a special time in parishes and schools around the Diocese.

Catholic Charities will hold a food drive for the Chew Street Soup Kitchen Saturday, April 17 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the kitchen, 179 Chew St., Allentown.

On Easter, Catholics in the Diocese of Allentown and around the world come together to rejoice, and to open their hearts to each other as Jesus opened his heart for us.

As the vigil began at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena on Saturday night, all was in darkness except for the flames of the candles held by those in attendance.

“Behold the Wood of the Cross, on which hung the Salvation of the World.” These words began the...

The most sacred days of the Church year, known as the Paschal Triduum, began Thursday evening in the Diocese with the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown.

About 100 diocesan priests, along with deacons and seminarians, gathered with Bishop Alfred Schlert at the Chrism Mass Wednesday (3/31), a beautiful and solemn Rite in which priests publicly renew the promises they made at their Ordination.

Second of a two-part series on Holy Week, designed to help the faithful understand the spiritual significance and rituals of this important time in the Catholic liturgical calendar.

It will celebrate the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist, and will enable parishioners to rejoice in the gift of being present with their brothers, sisters, and clergy at Mass.