Sights & Sounds: Embracing creation in the Year of St. Francis
The Year of St. Francis continues as the Church marks 800 years since the death of “Il Poverello” (The Little Poor One). As is traditional in the days around his … Learn More
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Sights & Sounds: 175 years of faith at Saint John’s in Orange
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, celebrated a bilingual Mass on Oct. 4 marking the 175th anniversary of Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Orange, NJ. The Mass … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Chinese Catholics celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival
The Chinese Catholic community in Harrison, NJ, joyfully celebrated the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival on Sept 20. Popularly known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, it fell this year on … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Hispanic Heritage luncheon honors Bishop Chau
The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) raised $110,000 for student scholarships at its inaugural Hispanic Heritage Month Leadership Luncheon on Sept. 15. The event honored Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau … Learn More
Sights and Sounds: Grandparents as ‘theologians of mercy’
“Jesus came into a family with grandparents.” This was a realization that Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, had when he visited the Shrine of Saint-Anne-de-Beaupré in Québec … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: New backpacks and many smiles at The Mercy House
To kick off the 2026-27 school year, The Archdiocese of Newark’s Mercy House distributed around 800 new backpacks to kids in need at its three locations in Jersey City, Newark, … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: 120 engaged couples blessed by Bishop Chau
The Archdiocese of Newark’s Office for Family Life Ministry honored the sacrament of marriage by celebrating its first-ever Mass for Engaged Couples on Aug. 23 at the Cathedral Basilica of … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Building God’s kingdom in Dominican Republic
In the Gospels, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed: It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Proclaiming the Divine Savior of the World
On the evening of Aug. 1, the Archdiocese of Newark’s Salvadoran community gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ, to commemorate la Fiesta del Divino … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Virgin of Mount Carmel visits streets of Jersey City
According to tradition, on July 16, 1251, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Saint Simon Stock, an Englishman who was then the prior general of the Carmelite Order. During the … Learn More
