News Release

Special Collection for Hurricane Harvey relief to be taken up at local Catholic Churches
August 31, 2017

A special collection will be taken up in the 84 parishes of the Diocese of Allentown the weekend of September 9-10 to benefit the victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Catholic Charities to Get New Executive Director
August 11, 2017

A North Carolina woman with Pennsylvania roots will become Executive Director of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown on August 31.

Sister of Christian Charity is new leader at Catholic school in Allentown
July 25, 2017

Sister Donna Brady, SCC has been appointed principal of Our Lady Help of Christians School effective July 21, 2017. Sister Donna continues the faithful and dedicated service of the Sisters of Christian Charity to the parish community for the last 89 years. 

Donor Makes New Science Lab Possible At Catholic School In Allentown
July 12, 2017

Father George Jose Kochuparambil (Father Johnson), administrator of Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in Allentown will dedicate the parish school's new science lab made possible through a generous gift from the estate of long-time parishioner and CYO Coach Greg Oswald.

POPE APPOINTS ALLENTOWN PRIEST AS FIFTH BISHOP OF ALLENTOWN
June 27, 2017

The Vatican announced today that Pope Francis has appointed a priest of the Diocese of Allentown, Reverend Monsignor Alfred A. Schlert, as the Fifth Bishop of Allentown.

Diocese of Allentown Priests who became Bishops
June 27, 2017

Bishop-elect Alfred A. Schlert is the fourth priest in the 56-year history of the Diocese of Allentown to have been appointed Bishops. Here are the other three:

Most Reverend David B. Thompson

Vatican Upholds Diocese's Consolidation Of Panther Valley Parishes
June 27, 2017

The Vatican Congregation for Clergy has rejected appeals filed by parishioners of the former St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Nesquehoning and the former St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Lansford who objected to the July 1, 2016 consolidation of their parishes into St.

15 Diocesan priests get new assignments
June 05, 2017

The following priests of the Diocese of Allentown have received new assignments effective Tuesday, June 20.
 
Reverend Achilles Ayaton - from Chaplain, Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg, Manor Care 1, Manor Care 2, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Center,

Newest Diocesan priest will be ordained June 3
May 24, 2017

A Whitehall man will be ordained to the priesthood in ceremonies at the Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena in Allentown on Saturday, June 3 at 10:30 AM. The ordaining prelate will be Diocese of Allentown Bishop Emeritus Edward Cullen

Diocese establishes endowed scholarship in honor of retiring DeSales president
May 24, 2017

The Diocese of Allentown has announced establishment of the “Father Bernard F.