Bishop Ruggieri talks about how the church must proclaim the Gospel as Christ does, with love and truth together.
The Mass is an opportunity for the bishop to welcome those who were baptized and welcomed into full Communion with the Catholic Church at Easter, as well as adults and teens who were newly confirmed.
June 12, 2025
Event
What is more familiar to a Catholic than the Mass? This is the backbone of our week, the heart of our faith, the place where heaven meets earth. And yet, the liturgy is rich with deep mysteries that often remain hidden.
July 19, 2025
Event
All Saints Parish will hold a summer fair on Saturday, July 19, at beautiful Our Lady Queen of Peace Church in Boothbay Harbor.
Assignments are effective July 1.
Nearly 1,000 people attended the ordination Mass, which was celebrated by Bishop James Ruggieri at the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul in Lewiston.
Faithful join in prayer for vocations as the diocese prepares to ordain three men to the priesthood.
A Eucharistic Holy Hour and Solemn Vespers for Vocations were held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.
Seventh and eighth grade students from St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, Maine, recently sent their science experiments into microgravity aboard a Zero-G flight—thanks to their teacher, Karin Paquin, and the Space for Teachers program supported by the ISS National Laboratory and the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.
Bishop Ruggieri discusses the Kerygma, the core proclamation that Jesus is Lord. He explains why it's so important to us as Christians and teaches us practical ways to live and proclaim the gospel in our daily lives.
Three priests will be ordained in the diocese on May 31.
