News Release

(Jan.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I wish you all a heartfelt “Happy New Year” and pray that God blesses you and your loved ones in 2025.

The Diocesan Blood Drive has concluded with a total of 560 successful donations from clergy, staff, Knights of Columbus, parishioners, and students of the Diocese of Allentown, resulting in 661 units of lifesaving blood products.

Dear friends in Christ,

Christmas is a sacred time to celebrate the birth of Our Savior, and a special time to be with those we love.

(Dec. 11, 2024) Pope Francis has declared 2025 a Jubilee Year in the Universal Church, a prayerful celebration that will begin in the Diocese of Allentown with a special Mass at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown.

(Dec. 4, 2024) The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) is announcing the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection, scheduled in parishes throughout the Diocese of Allentown on the weekend of Dec. 7-8.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

His Excellency, Most Reverend Alfred A. Schlert has made the following appointment, effective 10 December 2024:

Deacon Joseph Zubrovich, Permanent Deacon, Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena Parish, Allentown to Permanent Deacon, Saint Thomas More Parish, Allentown.

For the past 10 years, John Fitzpatrick, former District Master of the Knights of Columbus, has coordinated a local "Wreaths Across America" ceremony at Resurrection Cemetery in Allentown.

(Nov. 7, 2024) Guidelines and applications for the Diocese of Allentown’s Poverty Relief Fund Grants are now available at www.allentowndiocese.org/poverty-relief.