The Newark area was not always welcome to outsiders, especially Catholics, as Monsignor Robert Wister explained during a panel discussion on Sept. 26 at the Msgr. Parks Center in Palisades … Learn More
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass with 2.5 million people in the heart of Buenos Aires on Nov. 9, drawing the largest crowd of his pontificate so far. “Dear families, I … Learn More
Mim Scholle was reading an advertisement for a parish women’s group one day when she noticed something strange. Scholle, a Northern Virginia-based parish volunteer and event planner, finished reading the … Learn More
In Latin America’s most secular country, Pope Leo XIV received a welcome that surprised even longtime Vatican observers: Tens of thousands of people were eager to see the pope, as … Learn More
“Jesus does not say, ‘I was a stranger and you asked whether I deserved compassion,’” said Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau of the Archdiocese of Newark. “He identifies himself personally … Learn More
Pope Leo XIV departed Rome for Uruguay on the morning of Nov. 6 at the start of a 12-day trip to South America, the longest international journey of his pontificate, … Learn More
November is Black Catholic History Month, making it the perfect time to get to know the “Saintly Seven”: seven Black American Catholics on the road to canonization. While the Church … Learn More
Around 220 permanent deacons, candidates for the diaconate, and men discerning a call to the diaconate, along with wives of deacons and candidates, gathered at Seton Hall University on Oct. … Learn More
On a late October afternoon, the families of 25 deceased priests and deacons filled the pews of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., summed … Learn More
Surrounded by the tombs and monuments of Rome’s largest cemetery, Pope Leo XIV offered All Souls’ Day Mass on Nov. 2, saying prayer for the dead helps lead our loved … Learn More
