In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the environment and animals, whose feast day is Oct. 4, pets are blessed at many parishes in the Diocese. 

Has it be a while since you've been to confession and you're worried that you forgot how to receive the Sacrament of Penance?  Watch this video for a step-by-step guide.  Then click here to find a confession time. 

Something you might never have heard about 9/11...

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Vince Wohlheiter is a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate who monitors children who needed to be taken from their parents by a legal system to protect them from neglect, drug abuse or abandonment.

Father James Harper was sworn into military service August 9 in the chapel at St. Thomas More, Allentown.

A look back at this year's vocations camp.

Clare of Assisi House is a transitional house for women who want to put their crimes and their prison experience behind them, where they can put the pieces of their life back together, learn new life skills, and work to claim their place as a law-abiding member of the community.

Within the Sacrament of Marriage, the responsibility of planning a family is one shared by husband and wife — and God, whose unconditional love binds them together. An authentic expression of love between spouses includes openness to children.

Fr. Harper is set to become a U.S. Navy chaplain.