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Pet Blessings in the Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi
The following parishes have announced pet blessings in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), whose feast day is Oct. 4.
Friars from Italy to Bring Padre Pio’s Relic to Barto on First Visit to U.S.
In a momentous and historic occasion, the National Centre for Padre Pio in Barto, in the Diocese of Allentown and the Padre Pio Foundation of America in Cromwell, Conn.
Diocesan Podcast Celebrates One Year with New Episode
The Catholic Parents Podcast “Reading, Willing, and Able,” is coming up on its one-year anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, host Genevieve O’Connor MFA, MTS sits down again with her first ever guest, Dr. Mike St. Pierre, for a new episode: One Year of Ready, Willing, & Able.
A Pastoral Call from Bishop Schlert to Recommit to the Gospel of Life and Peace
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
‘Farm to Table’ Meals and More Featured in ‘Cooks With Collars’
At Holy Guardian Angels, Reading, breakfast begins not with bacon and eggs but with a blender. Assistant Pastor Father Robert Rienzo whips up a smoothie of frozen mixed fruit and berries, plus a secret ingredient – spinach – proving that healthy eating can be both simple and satisfying.
Add your Prayers to this Spiritual Bouquet for Pope Leo XIV’s 70th
(OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14, and OSV News is celebrating by gathering a host of prayers into a very special “spiritual birthday bouquet” for the Holy Father. The best part?
Frassati Summer Event a Day to Go ‘to the Heights’
“Jesus is with me. I have nothing to fear” – Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati.
Statue of St. Carlo Acutis, Obtained by Millennials, Rededicated at St. Anthony
The strains of “Panis Angelicus” (Bread of Angels) rose from the choir loft as members of the faithful gathered at St. Anthony of Padua, Easton for a Mass that included the rededication of a life-sized statue of now-St. Carlo Acutis.
Diocesan IHM Sister Professes Perpetual Vows
Sister M. Rachael Elizabeth Wilson, I.H.M. of the Diocese of Allentown has professed perpetual vows as a Sister, Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Fifth Annual ‘Cooks with Collars’ Fires Up Sept. 1
It’s time again to fire up grills, ovens, and stoves in rectory kitchens around the Diocese of Allentown for the fifth annual “Cooks with Collars” – a friendly online cooking competition among priests in the Diocese.
