Maplewood parish opens first-of-its-kind sensory room to welcome neurodivergent parishioners
St. Joseph Church partnered with a parishioner-led nonprofit to open the Still Waters Sensory Room in December.
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Cardinal Tobin to celebrate Ash Wednesday at St. Patrick’s Pro-Cathedral in Newark
The cardinal will preside over two Masses — one in English at noon and one in Spanish at 7:30 p.m. — on March 5.
First African American Cardinal celebrates Black History Month at Newark Mass
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory served as guest homilist for the Archdiocese of Newark’s Black History Month Jubilee Mass on Feb. 16 at Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
32nd Annual Business & Labor Reception to recognize Sims Metal executive, carpenters union leader
Mike Henderson Jr. and Rocco Lepore will be honored on March 4 at 6 p.m. at The Grove in Cedar Grove.
Archdiocesan sister advocates for most vulnerable on Capitol Hill
Sister Dong Hong Marie Zhang joined Catholics from across the nation in asking Congress to support programs helping those in need.
52 men accepted as candidates for permanent diaconate
On Sunday, Jan. 26, 52 men were accepted as candidates for the permanent diaconate at the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders during evening prayer at St. John … Learn More
Catholics, Protestants celebrate Christian unity at annual prayer service
Auxiliary Bishop Gregory J. Studerus presided over the service, while the Reverend Lynne Bleich Weber served as the guest preacher.
First African American Cardinal to celebrate Black History Month in Newark
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, retiring Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and the first African American Cardinal, will join Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, for the Archdiocese of Newark’s … Learn More
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity to focus on Creed
As Christian churches prepare to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will focus on affirming the Nicene Creed and its expression of the faith Christians share.
Faith leaders unite to oppose mass deportations, vow to protect immigrant families
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Bishop Mark J. Seitz, and numerous Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish religious leaders took part in an interfaith immigration prayer event on Jan. 13.
