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Bishop shares Christ’s love at Morris County Correctional Facility
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (333+ words) Kevin J. Sweeney brought Christ's peace and love to a group of inmates in Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown, N.J., who joined him for a Holy Thursday Mass he celebrated at the facility a day earlier on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Father Owen…...
Communities of faith prepare hearts for Christ’s resurrection Sunday
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (433+ words) The 107 parishes of the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey are readying their faithful for Christ's resurrection on Easter Sunday, April 4, with a traditional array of spiritual events and Mass to commemorate his passion, death, and resurrection during the Paschal Triduum,…...
Two Paterson churches will merge to create a vibrant St. Pio Parish
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (632+ words) Located only three blocks apart, St. Bonaventure and Our Lady of Pompei (OLP) parishes brought Christ's love to the people of the Stoney Road section of Paterson, N.J., as separate faith communities for more than 260 years combined. The churches are so…...
12 young people welcomed into the Church at Jefferson Mass
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (215+ words) During a Mass celebrated by Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney on March 27, 12 10th-grade religious education students of Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in the Lake Hopatcong neighborhood of Jefferson Township, N.J., were confirmed into full communion with the Church. Bishop Sweeney…...
Chester Knights celebrate feast day of St. Óscar Romero
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (83+ words) The Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council 9914 recently held its first live Charity, Unity & Last year, the Bishop McLaughlin Council 3495, a Knights of Columbus chapter affiliated with St. Virgil's Father David Pickens, pastor of St. Peter the Apostle Parish in…...
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage seeks to be a sacred journey for US at 250 years
1+ week, 1+ day ago (572+ words) (OSV News) " The upcoming National Eucharistic Pilgrimage " which takes place as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026 " marks a moment for "a country still in conversion," and "a country still on pilgrimage," said Jason Shanks, president of the National Eucharistic Congress…...
Life must be defended in a world wounded by warfare, pope says
1+ week, 1+ day ago (752+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " The sanctity of life, from conception to its natural end, must be defended, especially now, in a world marked by "the madness of war," Pope Leo XIV said. When greeting Polish-speaking visitors during his general audience in…...
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney’s Schedule: April, 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (93+ words) 3/1 Sun., 9 a.m. Vocation Discernment Retreat, Loyola, Morristown. 3/2 Mon., 11 a.m. Vocations Board Meeting 2/1 Sun., 8:30 a.m. Mass celebrating Catholic Schools Week " St. Anthony Parish, Hawthorne; 11:30 a.m. 1/1 Thu., 12:15 p.m. Mass " St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Morristown. 1/3 Sat., 8 a.m. 12/1 Mon., 12 Noon Priests" Advent Day of Recollection " St. Paul Inside the…...
Church’s unity comes from faith in Christ and from love, pope says
3+ week, 1+ day ago (606+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) "The Catholic Church is made up of diverse people who are united by their faith in Christ and are called to welcome all of humanity, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience. "Its unifying principle…...
The Practice of the Presence of God**
3+ week, 3+ day ago (556+ words) Twice in recent weeks, Pope Leo XIV has brought up a book that essentially spells out his spiritual MO. When asked in a Dec. 2 in-flight press conference'about what was on his mind during the'conclave, Leo credited a book he had…...