Archdiocese to honor fallen heroes on Memorial Day
There is a particular kind of silence that falls over a cemetery on Memorial Day. It is not the silence of absence, it is the silence of gratitude, too deep … Learn More
Tag: Archdiocese of Newark
Archdiocese’s newest transitional deacon to be ordained on May 17
The Archdiocese of Newark will soon have a new transitional deacon. On Sunday, May 17, Josue Daniel Betancourt will be ordained by Auxiliary Bishop Manuel A. Cruz at the Cathedral … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Apostolate serves Newark families in need
A group of 18 youth and young adults from the Archdiocese of Newark’s African American, African, and Caribbean Apostolate recently visited the Newark YMCA’s Emergency Residence Shelter to serve pizza … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Parishes rejoice in the Resurrection
Beginning with the Easter Vigil after sundown on April 4, parishes across the Archdiocese of Newark celebrated the resurrection of Jesus with great joy. Paschal candles were lit, and the … Learn More
Cardinal Tobin: Peace through repentance and forgiveness of sins
My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Peace be with you! When the risen Jesus appeared to his disciples, he bestowed on them the gift of his peace. He also … Learn More
Sights & Sounds: Springtime beauty at the Cathedral Basilica
Spring has arrived at Newark’s Branch Brook Park, which means that the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart is garlanded by a beautiful sea of pink, white, and yellow blossoms … Learn More
Easter Vigil: Rejoicing in the resurrection of ‘Christ, Our Light’
The Cathedral of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart was filled with darkness on the early evening of April 4. Like the tomb of Jesus, hewn from rock, the sacred … Learn More
The risen Lord comes to “bring peace,” Cardinal Tobin says in Easter message
In his Easter message to the faithful, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, said that though war, conflict, and other serious challenges in our world weigh down our … Learn More
“We, too, must be servants,” Cardinal Tobin says on Holy Thursday
On the evening of April 2, worshippers gathered in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ, to begin the Easter Tridium. The Holy Thursday Mass recalls the … Learn More
Archdiocese celebrates God’s abundance at Chrism Mass
Clergy and worshippers filled the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, NJ, on the evening of Mar. 30 for the annual Chrism Mass. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., … Learn More
