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Two Priests Take Top ‘Cooks With Collars’ Honors, But Everyone Was a Winner

The results from this year’s Cooks With Collars are in: Two priests won top honors for their parishes, but it turns out that everyone was a winner. In its third year, Cooks with Collars raised more than $300,000 for parishes thanks to thousands of parishioners who watched the cooking videos and voted for their favorite clerical-collared chefs.

St. Patrick’s Day is on a Friday in Lent, but Corned Beef and Cabbage is Still Okay

Bishop Alfred Schlert has joined many other bishops around the country in granting a dispensation to the faithful in the Diocese of Allentown this year, provided they abstain from meat on the day before or the day after March 17.

Pray, Fast, and Give Through Operation Rice Bowl This Lent

Operation Rice Bowl, an annual giving program that began in the Diocese of Allentown 48 years ago, is a great way to answer the Church’s call for almsgiving during Lent.

Bishop Schlert’s Pastoral Letter for Lent: Go To Your Inner Room

Bishop Alfred Schlert asks the faithful to read and reflect upon his Pastoral Letter as the Lenten season begins. The full text of the letter in English is posted, along with a link to the Spanish version.

Parishes to Have Special Collections for Earthquake Victims

Bishop Alfred Schlert has asked parishes to take up a special collection to aid earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.

Aspiring Permanent Deacons Take Next Step in Their Formation

On the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas, seventeen Candidates for the Permanent Diaconate from the Diocese of Allentown were instituted as Acolytes. This Ministry is an important part of their journey toward the Order of Deacon.

Faith is Taught, Experienced, and Lived Daily in Diocese Schools, Superintendent says in Catholic Schools Week Message

Catholic Schools Week begins Sunday, Jan. 29. In advance of this annual celebration of all that is good about attending Catholic school, Dr. Philip J. Fromuth, Superintendent of Catholic Education, shared a message with the Diocese’s Catholic school teachers, students, and parents.

Cooks With Collars is Back, and Wait Until You See What Our Priests are Making

Priests in the Diocese of Allentown have turned up the heat another notch in this year’s videos for Cooks with Collars, the on-line cooking competition that raises funds for parishes and for Catholic Charities.

Today’s March for Life Focuses on ‘Next Steps’ for Pro-Life Advocates

Groups from the Diocese of Allentown will be among the hundreds of thousands of pro-life Americans traveling to Washington, D.C. today (1/20) for the 50th anniversary of the March for Life, which began as a protest against Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion across the nation.

For Twentieth Straight Year, High Marks for Child Safety Compliance at Diocese of Allentown

For twenty straight years, outside audits have found the Diocese of Allentown in full compliance with national standards designed to protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse.