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Archdiocese of Newark to observe Holy Week going into end of Lent (full schedule)

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin will preside over liturgies during the Catholic Church’s most sacred time of year.

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From the archives: St. Patrick’s Day

The Glenaine Pipe Band in 1978.

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Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee finalists advance to state competition

Three archdiocesan students will compete for state title in Brick

Sober St. Patrick’s Day in NYC is a ‘rip-roaring’ way to revere Ireland’s beloved saint

Join in the parade and party just over the river this Saturday.

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How are students observing Lent this year?

Praying, giving up small pleasures, and community service.

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The Church is mission

Synodality calls us to be a Church in mission. The Church does not merely “have” a mission.

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Nearly 3,500 of the faithful came from as far as Maine and Maryland and waited over two hours to view 200 relics of Jesus, the Holy Family, and various saints, martyrs, and blesseds exhibited at Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC) Oratory in Montclair on Saturday, Feb. 24. To read the full story click here.
  • The loving challenge of the practice of the presence of God
    by Lauretta Brown on March 17, 2024 at 3:30 pm

    Some of the best spiritual classics are brief reflections with unexpected depth. For my goal of reading one spiritual classic a month, it felt fitting to take up such a work for February, the shortest month. “The Practice of the Presence of God” contains the insights of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, a French 17th-century The post The loving challenge of the practice of the presence of God first appeared on OSV News.

  • African Americans enslaved, freed, then forgotten — until now in Catholic cemeteries
    by Robert Alan Glover on March 16, 2024 at 3:30 pm

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OSV News) — On a Saturday afternoon, Catholics and other people of faith and goodwill came together to perform a work of mercy — and work of justice — in Louisville’s St. Louis Catholic Cemetery. In a 90-minute event called “Remembrance: Reading of the Names,” the names of 1,630 Black people who lived The post African Americans enslaved, freed, then forgotten — until now in Catholic cemeteries first appeared on OSV News.

  • Washington Roundup: House OKs TikTok bill; Biden, Trump become presumptive nominees
    by Kate Scanlon on March 16, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The House March 13 passed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the social media platform TikTok over its ties to China and lawmakers’ concerns about spyware, unless that platform’s parent company, ByteDance, divests. Also, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump became the presumptive Democratic and The post Washington Roundup: House OKs TikTok bill; Biden, Trump become presumptive nominees first appeared on OSV News.

  • OSV News Showcase | March 15, 2024
    by Megan Marley on March 16, 2024 at 12:30 am

    “Why are you hurt, Jesus? We have to get you a Band-Aid!”  My 3-year-old said that recently in church when he saw a pieta, a statue of Our Lady holding Jesus taken down from the cross. It was a poignant moment, one that really tugs at the heart. But it also served as a fresh The post OSV News Showcase | March 15, 2024 first appeared on OSV News.

  • Analysis: Major changes in store for Latin Church in US as bishop appointments stall
    by Michael R. Heinlein on March 15, 2024 at 9:30 pm

    (OSV News) — Change looms on the horizon for the American hierarchy. And the anticipation continues to build as the appointment of Latin Church bishops in the United States has seriously stalled out over the last year or so. With Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki turning 75 on March 12, there are now 19 dioceses The post Analysis: Major changes in store for Latin Church in US as bishop appointments stall first appeared on OSV News.

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