Bishop Ruggieri reflects on conversations with those discerning vocation and explains the universal call to a vocation to holiness.
Bishop James Ruggieri celebrated a memorial Mass for Bishop David Bacon and blessed Bishop Bacon's new tomb which is now located in the main church.
December 1, 2025
Event
St. Anthony of Padua Parish will hold an Advent Mission, “As We Await the Blessed Hope and the Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ,” November 30-December 2 at 6:30 p.m.
November 30, 2025
Event
St. Anthony of Padua Parish will hold an Advent Mission, “As We Await the Blessed Hope and the Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ,” November 30-December 2 at 6:30 p.m.
November 22, 2025
Event
A family-oriented All Souls Day prayer service will be held at St. Hyacinth's Cemetery, 296 Stroudwater Street in Westbrook, on Saturday, November 22, at 1 p.m.
February 26, 2026
Event
Join Bishop James Ruggieri for a Rosary Rally at the statehouse in Augusta on Thursday, February 26, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The rally, which is being held to show support for Catholic values, will take place while the legislature is in session.
November 23, 2025
Event
On November 23, young women (ages 13 and up) are invited to a special day at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul with two of the Children of Mary Sisters visiting from their Motherhouse in Ohio.
To close out Respect Life Month, Suzanne Lafreniere, Director of Public Affairs and Pro-Life Liaison for the Diocese of Portland, discussed the work she does to support pro-life efforts in Maine.
Bishop James Ruggieri celebrated a Respect Life Mass at Our Lady of Wisdom Church, located at the Newman Center in Orono.
Bishop Ruggieri encourages listeners to get involved with two ways, the March for Life and the Maine Catholic Education Initiative.
