News Release

The Diocese of Allentown thanks Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams for his swift action to investigate the allegation against Father David Gillis, a priest who has been in ministry in Florida for the past 13 years.

Diocese of Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert has appointed John P. Petruzzelli as Principal of Kolbe Academy effective October 1.

Recognizing the critical need to provide spiritual, academic and emotional development for students who are in recovery from addiction, the Diocese of Allentown will open the nation’s first faith-based recovery high school next year.

The Lehigh County District Attorney has announced charges against a priest of the Diocese of Allentown

Past incidents of abuse contained in the Grand Jury Report are abhorrent and tragic. We apologize to everyone who has been hurt by the past actions of some members of the clergy.

Below is the statement of the Diocese of Allentown on the ruling by the State Supreme court on the release of a redacted report of the Statewide Grand Jury"

 

Over the next few days, more than 80,000 households across the Diocese of Allentown will receive a letter from Bishop Alfred Schlert regarding the status of the Statewide Grand Jury Report.

Students in Diocese of Allentown schools will benefit from nearly $1 million in additional scholarships thanks to the first year of an innovative program

The Diocese of Allentown today completed the purchase of a new building to house the growing Saint Jerome Regional School

Diocese of Allentown Bishop Alfred Schlert has issued a statement on immigration