1+ week, 3+ day ago   (469+ words) In response to Our Lady of Fatima’s call for conversion, the parishes in the Berks Deanery will again be joining with others nationwide for a Eucharistic Rosary Congress – a week of Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, along with…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (383+ words) The Most Reverend Alfred A. Schlert, Bishop of Allentown, will celebrate the Red, White, & Blue Mass at 8:46 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, 1825 West Turner Street, Allentown, marking 25 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The Mass…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (266+ words) Married couples across the Diocese are invited to renew their vows and thank God for the gift of the Sacrament of Marriage during the annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass, Sunday, Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (527+ words) In the days leading up to the diocesan-wide Eucharistic Consecration this past June, parishioners of St. Joseph, Coopersburg decided to journey through “33 Days to Eucharistic Glory” by Matthew Kelly as a community of pilgrims, forming discussion groups to dive deeper…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (536+ words) Young adults from parishes throughout the Diocese of Allentown gathered on May 1 for a special First Friday Young Adult Holy Hour with Bishop Alfred Schlert at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown. Each First Friday Holy Hour features…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (648+ words) Editor’s note: This is the seventh of several historical articles that were published in the April 16 issue of the AD Times in a special section for the 65th Anniversary of the Diocese of Allentown. To see the special section, click on…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1053+ words) In the midst of this 65th Anniversary Year in the Diocese of Allentown, Bishop Alfred Schlert sat for an interview with the AD Times, reflecting on a wide range of topics relevant to our local Church and its faithful in five…...

3+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (326+ words) The Creed of the Catholic Cemetery Conference acknowledges that the Catholic cemetery is established to carry out the sacred religious function of the burial and care for the resting places of the deceased. There is recognition of the religious significance…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (605+ words) In this Jubilee Year for the Diocese of Allentown, the faithful’s fervent prayer for vocations was answered by the Ordination of six men to the sacred Priesthood. The largest Ordination class in 40 years received the Sacrament of Holy Orders at…...