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St. Thomas More Youth Ministry Attends World Youth Day in Lisbon

The youth ministry of St. Thomas More Parish, Allentown, sent 19 high school students and six adults to World Youth Day in Lisbon. Fr. Brendon Laroche served as the group’s chaplain.

Senior Beauty Queen Enjoys Life, Peace of Mind, Thanks To Diocesan FreeWill Partnership

By Gia Myers

Most beauty pageant contestants don’t enter their first competition at age 66, but JoAnn Bechtel of Reading did just that in 2013, coming in second runner-up in Ms. Pennsylvania Senior America, a beauty pageant for women aged 60 and older.

Meet the Artist Behind Area Church Murals

St. Catharine of Siena Cathedral in Allentown, Holy Ghost in Bethlehem, Our Lady of Mercy in Easton, St. Joseph in Jim Thorpe—if you’ve visited one of these churches, you’ve seen the art of Dana Van Horn.

FOCUS Missionaries Coming to Lehigh University

Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) will send four in-person campus missionaries to Lehigh University, Bethlehem, for the 2023-24 academic year.  

Baccalaureates Another Way to Unite Diocesan Students in Christ

“Tonight the Class of 2023 will celebrate Holy Mass for the last time together.” That’s how one of the seven high schools in the Diocese of Allentown described its baccalaureate Mass on social media because diocesan students have been celebrating Mass together regularly throughout their school da

Fertility Awareness Event Draws Crowd in Pottsville

35 people—both married couples and singles—from across the Diocese of Allentown gathered at Black Rock Brewing Company in Pottsville to learn about Fertility Awareness and God’s design for married love. 

Bishop to Celebrate Mass for Memorial Day

Bishop Alfred Schlert will celebrate Mass on the grounds of Resurrection Cemetery, 547 N. Krocks Road, Allentown on Saturday, May 27 at 10 a.m., in commemoration of Memorial Day. Memorial Day this year is Monday, May 29.

Five Men Ordained as Deacons

On May 20, mere hours after Ascension Day liturgies commemorated the Great Commission of Jesus to His apostles, five men of the Diocese of Allentown – Nikolai Brelinsky, Keaton Eidle, Van-Vien Nguyen, Miguel Ramirez, and Aaron Scheidel – received their own distinct commission through their Ordination to the Diaconate.

Most Reverend Edward P. Cullen, Third Bishop of Allentown, is Laid to Rest

At his funeral Mass – celebrated on the same date he was ordained a priest 61 years ago – Most Reverend Edward P. Cullen, Third Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, was remembered as an uncle and brother, as a pastor and diocesan shepherd, and as a man who, because of his love of the Holy Trinity, was spiritually unafraid.

Diocese of Allentown Mourns Death of Bishop Emeritus Edward Cullen

The Most Rev. Edward P. Cullen, Third Bishop of the Diocese of Allentown, died May 9, 2023, in Lehigh Valley Hospital Center-Cedar Crest, Allentown, Pa. He was 90.