2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (221+ words) Two members of the Marian Catholic High School Class of 2026, Madison Biros of Sheppton and Alexander Krapf of Frackville, were recognized as recipients of the Bishop’s Catholic Scholar Society Award for the Diocese of Allentown. The… Two members of the…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago   (560+ words) Hazleton is a city where religion is deeply ingrained in the daily culture. Within the four distinct Roman Catholic parishes that serve it, area residents receive not just spiritual guidance but also emotional support and material assistance from the pastors…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (347+ words) WEST HAZLETON — In celebration of Good Friday, the congregations of the Holy Annunciation Parish at St. Garbiel’s Church, Queen of Heaven, and Holy Name of Jesus parishes in the Hazleton area joined together for the Walk of the Cross, commemorating…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1268+ words) When Donald Healey’s home parish in Olyphant consolidated with a Throop parish, he gained new friends and traditions. St. Carlo Acutis Parish formed about a year ago from Holy Cross and Blessed Sacrament. Consolidation of the two formerly linked parishes…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (679+ words) These days, growing congregations is very much on Isaacs’ mind, as she’s leading a movement to strengthen rural synagogues and Jewish communities around the country. They’ve reached dozens, and they’re hoping for many more. “Rural Jewish life is important for…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (361+ words) Shannon Marsyada thought new music might help bring together members of churches in Hazleton and West Hazleton after they merged. “After they changed names,” she said, “I felt compelled to write for Padre Pio,” the saint for whom the parish…...

11+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (652+ words) “I had continuously to learn to accept God’s will — not as I wished it to be, not as it might have been, but as it actually was at the moment.” Father Walter J. Ciszek, S.J., “He Leadeth Me” SHENANDOAH…...