The Catholic Charities Maine Parish Social Ministry Matthew 25 Award was given to the Social Justice and Peace Ministry of St. Anthony of Padua Parish for its work meeting the needs of the homeless and others in the community.
September 8, 2023
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For 50 years, the Christian Life Center in Frenchville has been bringing people closer to God and changing lives.
August 16, 2023
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The Office of the Tribunal will hold presentations and discussions on the annulment process in the Catholic Church in the coming months. All are welcome at any of the gatherings, which will include question and answer periods as well as the opportunity to speak privately to a canonist. As events are confirmed, they will appear here and at www.portlanddiocese.org/tribunal.
August 5, 2023
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Pax Christi Maine and the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, with support from St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Bangor, invites all to participate in a novena for nuclear disarmament, including a special prayer vigil on August 5 in Bangor.
Pax Christi Maine and the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, with support from St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Bangor, invites all to participate in a novena for nuclear disarmament, including a special prayer vigil on August 5 in Bangor.
For years, Barbara Russell has served as director of the St. Thérèse Food Closet in Sanford which is located in St. Ignatius Gym on 25 Riverside Avenue. But offering help to those in need has never looked like this before.
Parishioners and community members in Benedicta gathered together to participate in a different centennial celebration of sorts, as a building that has hosted a parish school, faith formation classes, and countless other special events over the past century turned 100.
Dozens of parishioners filled the island church for the Mass marking the 100th anniversary since the founding of the parish. The bishop also blessed the new walkway leading to the chruch.
During a retreat at St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk last week, seminarians of the Diocese of Portland, along with Monsignor Andrew Dubois (diocesan director of the Office of Seminarians), joined in the jubilee celebration of Bishop Robert Deeley.
July 30, 2023
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Bishop Robert Deeley and Bishop George Nkuo, bishop of the Diocese of Kumbo in Cameroon, will concelebrate a special Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, located on 919 Roosevelt Trail in Windham, on Sunday, July 30, at 10:15 a.m. All are welcome. Bishop Nkuo is in Maine visiting the priests from Cameroon currently serving in our state.
