Bishop James Ruggieri, who is fluent in Spanish, celebrated Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Portland for members of the Hispanic community
Tien Hoa Nguyen, Thanh Duc Pham, and Erin Michael Donlon are ordained during a Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.
Shelly Wheeler is named the new leader of Maine Catholic Schools effective July 1, 2024
Prayers were answered for the staff at the St. John the Baptist Food Bank as they celebrated a ribbon cutting and blessing of its new location in Winslow.
June 23 — June 24, 2024
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Bishop James Ruggieri will celebrate Mass during the 41st La Kermesse Festival, a celebration of Franco-American culture in Biddeford.
During a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Seán O’Malley, OFM Cap., in the presence of Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, Bishop James Ruggieri is ordained and installed as bishop of the Diocese of Portland.
Bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and family and friends gathered at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough to pray for and with Bishop-elect Ruggieri.
June 7, 2026
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St. Mary of the Visitation Parish will celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi with a procession through downtown Houlton on Sunday, June 7, at 10:15 a.m., following Sunday morning Mass.
June 3, 2024
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Cheverus High School graduation with Bishop Ruggieri at City Hall's Merrill Auditorium.
May 9, 2026
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Commencement ceremony for St. Joseph's College of Maine with Bishop Ruggieri.
