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Bishop Celebrates First Anointing Mass for Jubilee Year of Hope

A Mass of the Anointing of the Sick was celebrated by Bishop Alfred Schlert on March 16 at St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton. It was the first in a series of Anointing Masses taking place in the Diocese of Allentown during this Jubilee Year of Hope, one in each of the five deaneries.

Bishop Explores Hope, Trusting God’s Plan at Men’s Lenten Reflection

Over 100 men attended a powerful morning of fellowship, Sacraments, and talks from Bishop Alfred Schlert among others at the annual half-day Lenten Reflection on March 1 at St. Catharine of Siena, Reading.

Accompanying Women on Lenten Journey with Forgiveness, Mercy

Women in the Diocese of Allentown were encouraged to journey through the Lenten Season with forgiveness and mercy at the March 8 Diocesan Women’s Lenten Retreat, held at St. Mary in Kutztown and attended by 225 women.

A Hands-On Approach to Religious Education

“I love the independent spirit of exploration and the way that the kids are empowered to find their relationship with God and to develop that connection.

Church Welcomes 117 People Preparing to Become Catholic

They came from all corners of the Diocese, including a young man from Reading, a school boy from Allentown, and a college student from Easton.

Bishop Schlert Celebrates Anointing of the Sick Mass at Holy Family Senior Living

Multiple rows of wheelchairs lengthened the chapel pews at Holy Family Senior Living (HFSL) on February 19th for Holy Mass celebrated by Bishop Schlert.

All Families Invited to Join Monthly Rosary, Hosted by Diocese Commission for Men

A deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary shared among the members of the Diocese of Allentown’s Commission for Men has organically grown into a “Monthly Rosary for Families” ministry, broadcasting on the commission’s YouTube channel the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.

Annual Catholic Charities Gala Celebrates the Corporal Works of Mercy

“Moving Forward Together” was the theme of the 17th Annual Gala of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown, March 2 at the Aster Event Center, Allentown.

In his welcoming remarks to the gathering of 220, Bishop Alfred Schlert praised the work of Catholic Charities.

Talk on C.S. Lewis’s “The Four Loves” Draws 80 Young Adults

Candles, stringed lights, and warm smiles brightened the room Thursday, February 13th, the night before Valentine's Day, as eighty young adults gathered at St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Whitehall for a talk by Father Keaton Eidle, Assistant Pastor of St.

Mother of Hope Hybrid Academy Set to Open This Fall at St. Ursula

“I had dreams of what the perfect school would look like, but I didn't see it in reality,” said Thea Aclo. “And then I had a child, and I needed this school to be real.”