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Diocese closing West Scranton church, linking North Pocono parishes
2+ hour, 41+ min ago (371+ words) The Diocese of Scranton is closing a small West Scranton church and will link two parishes in North Pocono this summer. The Most Rev. Joseph Bambera, bishop of Scranton, issued a decree Saturday closing the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel…...
K of C La Salle Academy Council 10729 receives icon for Sacred Heart of Jesus novena, Mass
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (204+ words) Scranton Times-Tribune The Knights of Columbus La Salle Academy Council 10729 received the icon of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 1101 Willow St. , Peckville, for its novena and consecration Mass on Thursday, June 11, from 7 to 9 p. m. The…...
Diocese of Scranton to merge parishes and close church in Lackawanna County
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1104+ words) Facing declining membership and attendance, the Diocese of Scranton is merging two Lackawanna County parishes and closing a church in Jermyn. Meanwhile, church officials are considering shuttering another church in West Scranton. The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton,…...
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church celebrates Holy Week
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (134+ words) Scranton Times-Tribune SS. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant celebrated Holy Week from Palm Sunday, March 29, through Easter Sunday, April 5. Man killed after being pushed down NYC subway stairs was Jessup native Companies tied to De Naples, Missouri…...
Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Trump intervened
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (1193+ words) Leo spent the eve of the 1-year mark meeting with U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had come to the Vatican on a fence-mending visit. Trump's repeated broadsides against history's first U. S. pope created an unprecedented back-and-forth on the Iran war…...
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church holds Forgiveness Dinner
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (153+ words) Scranton Times-Tribune St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Olyphant, held the traditional Forgiveness Dinner on Feb. 22, Cheesefare Sunday, the last Sunday before Lent. The dinner, which included dairy dishes such as pierogies, cabbage and noodles (haluski), scalloped potatoes, salads and dessert, was…...
Pope Leo XIV makes a rare 1-day visit to glitzy Monaco
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (739+ words) By NICOLE WINFIELD and SYLVIE CORBET Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said the visit would provide the American pope with his first real chance to speak to all of Europe. "In the Bible, it is precisely the small ones who play…...
A reflection on the Jubilee Year and historic election of Pope Leo XIV
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (454+ words) 2025 was the Year of the Jubilee for Catholics throughout the world. Occurring every 25 years, a Jubilee is celebrated by the faithful in making a pilgrimage to the sacred doors of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy, located just inside the…...
SS. Cyril & Methodius Church celebrates Christmas
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (76+ words) Ss. Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25. SS. Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25. The Divine Liturgy was officiated by the Rev. Nestor Iwasiw, pastor, in Church Slavonic. The choir,…...
Bishop celebrates Christmas Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (153+ words) Bishop Joseph C. Bambera reflects on the message "God is here, everywhere" as he celebrates Pontifical Vigil Mass of Christmas on Christmas Eve at the church in downtown Scranton. .. The Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, bishop of Scranton " reflecting on the message…...