What is “Rerum Novarum” and what does it have to do with the new pope?
After a new Pope is elected and accepts his office, he is asked what name he chooses. The selection often shows the direction that the new Holy Father wants for … Learn More
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Want to start a social concerns ministry or food pantry? Archdiocese offers Zoom workshops to help
‘Experience the presence of the Lord in reaching out to each other.’
Interfaith religious leaders share concerns for Ukraine
On May 12, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R., and some 50 interfaith leaders gathered at Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton, N.J. The gathering was sponsored by the Coalition of Religious Leaders … Learn More
Archdiocese of Newark’s Environmental Justice Task Force continues to grow
The Archdiocese of Newark created an Environmental Justice Task Force on May 29, 2019. Following a suggestion from the Task Force, Father Timothy Graff, the director of Social Concerns for … Learn More
Couple gives a lifetime of service to the Church
As the wind lashed its cold breath across New Jersey on a Friday afternoon in January Bill and Marianne Mackey were in the parking lot of their parish carrying boxes … Learn More