News Release

Past incidents of abuse contained in the Grand Jury Report are abhorrent and tragic. We apologize to everyone who has been hurt by the past actions of some members of the clergy.

Below is the statement of the Diocese of Allentown on the ruling by the State Supreme court on the release of a redacted report of the Statewide Grand Jury"

 

Over the next few days, more than 80,000 households across the Diocese of Allentown will receive a letter from Bishop Alfred Schlert regarding the status of the Statewide Grand Jury Report.

Students in Diocese of Allentown schools will benefit from nearly $1 million in additional scholarships thanks to the first year of an innovative program

The Diocese of Allentown today completed the purchase of a new building to house the growing Saint Jerome Regional School

Diocese of Allentown Bishop Alfred Schlert has issued a statement on immigration

The A.D. Times, newspaper of the Diocese of Allentown, received two awards in the just-announced Catholic Press Association 2018 Catholic Press Awards.

To meet a growing need, the Diocese of Allentown Office of Education will open a second Berks County location of its Aquinas Learning Support Program

A statewide Grand Jury has been investigating clergy sexual abuse in six dioceses in Pennsylvania, including Allentown

Rev. Mr. John A. Hutta II, a transitional deacon, will be ordained to the priesthood at ceremonies at the Cathedral of Saint Catharine of Siena in Allentown this Saturday, June 2 at 10:30 AM.