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Combined Choirs of the Cathedral Honor Mary with Marian Concert
The Combined Choirs of the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown performed a Marian Concert Aug. 13 in tribute of the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima.
Eclipse thrills, inspires viewers to admire the precision of creation
"Awesome. God's amazing," said Jane Irwin, a science teacher at Sts. Peter and Paul School in Hopkinsville, Ky.
Being legally blind doesn't hinder Catholic priest in serving his flock
A visitor attending Mass at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Church might not notice anything unusual about the celebrant. But Father Bernard J. Ezaki has been legally blind since birth.
Pennsylvania town a memory, but thriving church is site of pilgrimage
CENTRALIA (CNS) -- The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church sits on a serene Pennsylvania mountain and overlooks the abandoned, desolate borough of Centralia.
St. Ignatius volleyball serves up faith and fun this summer
“It’s wonderful. We have 16 to 20 people consistently each week. It’s open to parishioners and nonparishioners so it’s cool in that sense – building community in the parish and reaching out beyond the parish,” said Father Isaac
Msgr. Wassel gifts matchstick cross to Holy Family Manor
Msgr. Wassel, now a resident at Holy Family Manor (HFM), Bethlehem and pastor emeritus of Assumption, Sacred Heart and St. Joseph, Mahanoy City, learned how to create crosses from matchsticks and began making 6-inch-tall crosses as gifts.
Where in the world is Msgr. O’Connor traveling this summer?
Diocesan faithful have taken Msgr. Edward O’Connor, pastor of St. Patrick, Pottsville, to more places than he could ever imagine this summer, and he is still traveling. It may not be Msgr. O’Connor in the flesh but an image of him on a stick has been spotted as close as the Poconos and as far away as Spain.
Young men and women discern their paths at Quo Vadis and Fiat Days
Summer vacation for 51 young men and 37 young women of the Diocese of Allentown included attending “Quo Vadis” (for young men) and “Fiat” (for young women) vocation camps sponsored by the diocesan Office of Vocations in conjunction with the St. Andrew Committee.
St. Anne honors its patroness, St. Joachim and the Blessed Mother with exquisite murals
Faithful entering St. Anne, Bethlehem will better appreciate the parish’s patroness, her husband and their daughter with the addition of two murals created by local realist painter Dana Van Horn.
Deacon and his wife honor late daughter’s final wish to help others
“We have all walked the journey of disappointment. But we soon came to realize a greater purpose – even though the outcome isn’t what we expected.”
