Shelly Wheeler is named the new leader of Maine Catholic Schools effective July 1, 2024
The announcement includes nine priest assignments, four retirements from active ministry and one departure in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
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.
The newly ordained bishop celebrated Baccalaureate Mass and offered prayers during Commencement
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.
Bishop James Ruggieri celebrated Mass on the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, his first Mass since being ordained and installed as the Bishop of Portland
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 3, 2024
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Cheverus High School graduation with Bishop Ruggieri at City Hall's Merrill Auditorium.
May 11, 2024
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Commencement ceremony for St. Joseph's College of Maine with Bishop Ruggieri.
