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Challenging but enjoyable – that is how Father Kevin Upham describes his service as a hospital chaplain at Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland…
EASTPORT---The Daughters of Isabella Circle #871 of St. Joseph Church in Eastport wanted to help the innocent in Ukraine but like many, weren’t…
When Blanca Lytle pulls up outside the Oxford Street Shelter in Portland, it doesn’t take long for a small crowd to gather around her.
“We’ve got…
FORT KENT---A unique collaboration in the St. John Valley enables third, fourth, and fifth graders in Fort Kent to grow in faith and community each…
PORTLAND---“We come to these confessionals as sinners, and we leave forgiven and restored to grace because of the ministry of…
AUGUSTA---When Natania, a first grader at St. Michael School in Augusta, was informed she would get to serve as “Principal for a Day” on Tuesday,…
Just as St. James School in Biddeford sent love to the innocent of Ukraine, Holy Cross School in South Portland has similarly decorated its doors and…
BANGOR---All Saints Catholic School students purposefully stood outside Masses in the churches of St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Bangor last weekend…
PORTLAND---The Diocese of Portland is pleased to announce a partnership with the Villanova University School of Business’ Center for…
They are originally from Michigan, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, but now, three Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist call Maine home. In July, the sisters…
“Words alone can’t express the importance of this experience for me.”
PORTLAND---Feelings of hurt, emptiness, and regret often…
BIDDEFORD---“It is so much a privileged position just to be able to share in the journey of the people who are grieving the loss of their loved one…
"In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph."
On Friday, March 25, Bishop Robert Deeley will join Pope Francis and the bishops of the world in…
Telling Anew the Story of Jesus
A Pastoral Letter of the
Most Rev. Richard J. Malone, Th.D., S.T.L., Bishop of Portland
to the clergy, religious,…
BIDDEFORD---On Monday, March 14, St. James School in Biddeford will pray for peace in the world, specifically in Ukraine, in a…
PORTLAND---An independent audit of safe environment procedures has found the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, which includes all 141 churches in…
PORTLAND---St. Brigid School in Portland has received accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC…
PORTLAND---“Thank you, Heavenly Father, for opening my eyes.”
Allan Birtwell’s comment was one of relief and gratitude, and echoed…
Diocesan Pastoral Council
The Diocesan Pastoral Council investigates under the authority of the bishop all those things which pertain to pastoral…
The sacrament of reconciliation
One of the core messages of the New Testament is that in Christ, God offers forgiveness and reconciliation to the…
WELLS---The Wells Beach Hose Company, a volunteer fire company incorporated in 1922, has donated $10,000 to the St. Mary’s…
With the season of Lent only hours away, many of us cannot help but think, here we go again. Forty days without coffee or chocolate. Forty days of no…
In November, world leaders met in Glasgow, Scotland, to address the devastation caused to our planet by the climate crisis. Despite their commitment…
When Father Frank Murray retired from active priestly ministry in August 2020, one of the well-wishing signs in a send-off parade read “From…
Knights of Columbus in Maine and around the world are celebrating the beatification of Father Michael Joseph McGivney who founded the lay fraternal…
