Ordained to the priesthood by Bishop James Ruggieri in June, Father Matthew Valles reflects on his journey to the priesthood, his ordination day, and his early ministry as a priest of the Diocese of Portland.
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Don Bisson has been volunteering at the Biddeford Food Pantry for nearly 20 years.
Father Javis Nforya Laban and Father Nyohnunfon Ndukong Kilian from the Diocese of Kumbo in Cameroon and Father Alou Pilizue, SMA, from Togo are newly arrived in Maine.
The St. John the Baptist Fraternity celebrates the 50th anniversary of its establishment.
A new Newman Center with a chapel is being built by DICON, the diocesan construction company, on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono.
Vacation Bible School at St. Benedicta Parish has been drawing people to the community for 30 years.
Brian and Ethna Wilson have found a new closeness to Christ through eucharistic adoration
Hoa Tien Nguyen, Thanh Duc Pham, and Erin Donlon are ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop James Ruggieri.
Kathy Jalbert retires from Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston after 44 years as a teacher, 38 of them spent in Catholic schools.
Connie Caron has been volunteering at The Attic thrift store for 35 years, ever since she retired from her pharmacy job at age 65.
Father Felix Udolisa, OP, a Dominican priest from Nigeria, arrives in the Diocese of Portland.
Jonathan Gordon of Turner says being baptized in the Catholic faith has changed his life.
Bishop James Ruggieri gathers with Father Dominic Savio and parishioners to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of St. Martin of Tours Parish in Millinocket.
Ryan Bussiere of Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn and Mimosa Isimbi of Cheverus High School win the Catholic Foundation of Maine Lila Grace Sullivan Amirault Scholarship
Bishop James Ruggieri is named the 13th Bishop of Portland after serving
Cardinal Seán O’Malley, OFM Cap., was the principal consecrator of the ordination Mass of Bishop James Ruggieri, 13th Bishop of Portland.
Family members and parishioners from the Diocese of Providence reflect on the qualities they believe will make Bishop Ruggieri a good bishop.
Bishop Robert Deeley reflects on the 10 years he spent as bishop of Portland, as he transitions into the role of bishop emeritus.
Joe Query and Paloma Costell have formed a close friendship after being paired through Catholic Charities Maine's SEARCH program, which links isolated seniors with volunteers..
As the Catholic chaplain at MaineGeneral Health in Augusta, Peter Czerwinski reaches out to as many as 40 patients a day.
A Bible study group at the Christian Life Center in Frenchville has been steadily building for more than a year, and now has nearly 40 regular participants.
Maggie York, a pre-K teacher at St. John's Catholic School in Brunswick is named the 2024 Maine Catholic School Teacher of the Year.
Grounded in faith from the time he was growing up in Calais, Joseph Cassidy, the new president of Saint Joseph's College of Maine, looks forward to leading the college into the future.
Parishioners bring in light plastics which are then collected and turned into benches.
Bishop Robert Deeley celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.
Catholics in Lewiston-Auburn say that their faith in Christ is what is helping them to perservere following the mass shooting.
Mass is celebrated at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Madawaska for the first time since the church was vandalized.
Frank Dorazio is working to launch the Catholic Veterans of Maine, a group to assist veterans.
St. Leo the Great Church in Howland celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Sacred Heart Church in Auburn and Holy Family and Holy Cross churches in Lewiston hold centennial celebrations.
A foster grandparent program brings together older parishioners from St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Sanford with preschoolers at St. Thomas School.
A group at St. Matthew Parish in Limerick is bound together through faith, friendship, and fabric.
Dan Ladner has been the organist at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church since he was 14 years old.
The Mother Seton House in Fryeburg provides support and a safe place to live for pregnant women, new mothers, and their babies.
Ron Siviski has been part of the music program at Sacred Heart Church in Yarmouth for the past 40 years.
Bishop Robert Deeley joins with priests and parishioners from around Aroostook County in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Christian Life Center in Frenchville.
Remembering Bishop Joseph Gerry, OSB, the tenth bishop of Portland who died on July 2, 2023.
To serve immigrants from Burundi and Rwanda, once a month, Mass is celebrated in Kirundi at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul in Lewiston.
A new endowment through the Catholic Foundation of Maine is dedicated to preserving St. Mary of the Isles Church on Islesboro.
St. Christopher Parish on Peaks Island commemorates its centennial with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley
When high costs threatened to derail the building of the new Our Lady of Ransom Church in Mechanic Falls, parishioners took on much of the work themselves.
The newly renovated St. Mary Church in Oxford celebrates its centennial
Bishop George Nkuo spent time meeting with the missionary priests he has sent here and celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Church in Ellsworth.
Father Cyprian Tatah from the Diocese of Kumbo is now serving at the Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes.
Since it was created eight years ago, the Garden of Eaten at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough has donated thousands of pounds of produce to the South Portland Food Cupboard.
Bishop Robert Deeley reflects on his 50 years of priestly ministry.
Bette and Joe DiAngelo are committed to serving Holy Family Parish in Greenville and being witnesses to others of their Catholic faith.
Residents of St. Mary's d'Youville Pavilion in Lewiston, a long-term residential care and rehabilitation facility, gather monthly to praise the Lord in song.
Lorelei Bonney, a recent graduate of Saint Dominic Academy, and Madeline Fowler, who graduated from Cheverus H.S. in Portland are the winners of the 2023 Catholic Foundation of Maine Lila Grace Sullivan Amirault Scholarships
David Robichaud wins the 2023 Father Charles Irvin Memorial Essay Contest. David's essay reflected on how his grandmother displayed for him the face of Christ.
