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30 Years Later: St. John Paul II’s Enduring Challenge to Culture in ‘Evangelium Vitae’

March 19, 2025

When it came to the life issues, Pope Saint John Paul II was best known for his powerful 1995 encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” (“The Gospel of Life”). This year marks its 30th anniversary.

Cardinal Gregory Cites ‘Important Heritage’ at Black History Month Mass in Newark

February 18, 2025

Reflecting on Black History Month, Cardinal Wilton Gregory recalled how young people in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., would often climb on the bronze statue of Carter G. Woodson, rub his head, and try to figure out why he got a statue in their neighborhood. 

The Mercy House Provides Pro-Life Resources for Expectant N.J. Mothers

January 24, 2025

Thirty-nine years ago, Cheryl Pedersen was a scared 19-year-old who discovered she was pregnant and didn’t know where to turn, leading her to have an abortion. It’s a choice that she deeply regrets to this day. 

Bishop DiMarzio Calls Laken Riley Act a Step Backward for Immigration Policies

January 14, 2025

When the federal government increased its deportation efforts in the mid-1970s, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, then a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark, recalls the harm it caused by forcing many undocumented immigrants into situations that led to injury, even death.

N.J. High Court: Religious Schools Can Set Their Own Employment Rules 

August 14, 2023

In an Aug. 14 ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court said religious schools can make key decisions about their own internal governance and are not bound by state discrimination laws.

Hoboken’s Private Chapel: Sanctuary Dedicated to St. Febronia & Madonna Offers Peek Inside on St. Ann’s Feast Day

August 2, 2023

Santa Febronia Chapel is not a parish church, but a 101-year-old sanctuary to St. Febronia, patron of the Sicilian town of Patti. It also honors the black Madonna who is venerated in Tindari, a suburb of Patti. The chapel reopened to the public on July 26, when nearby St. Ann Parish celebrated the feast of its patron saint.

Nicaraguan Bishop Living In Exile In Florida Inspires New Jersey Hispanic Priests At Retreat

June 21, 2023

The words of an exiled Nicaraguan bishop at a first-time retreat for Spanish-speaking priests in New Jersey were “personally very inspiring” and “reassured my priesthood,” said Father Bismarck Chau, pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark.

Cardinal Tobin Teams Up With Ex-NJ Gov. to Save Opioid Addicts

June 21, 2023

In times of personal crisis, Catholics often turn to their parish priest for help. But in the Archdiocese of Newark, the clergy will soon be doing more than lending a sympathetic ear. 

Faithful Join In Our Lady of Fatima Procession Through Newark On Her Feast Day

May 16, 2023

Hundreds walked four miles and prayed the rosary through the streets of Newark behind the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima May 13 — the anniversary of Our Lady’s first apparition at the Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal, 106 years ago — during a special procession.

Several U.S. Dioceses Lift Pandemic Restriction, Resume Use of Communion Cup

April 18, 2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United States in 2020, U.S. dioceses put liturgical restrictions in place, such as no longer using the Communion cup, to avoid potential germs with a shared vessel.

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