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A Mass in celebration of the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12) will be celebrated by Bishop James Ruggieri at Holy Family Church in…
BIDDEFORD---Through December 23, Maine Catholic Cemeteries is offering new cost-effective packages for four local cemeteries: St. Peter Cemetery in…
PORTLAND---Each August, volunteers gather in the kitchen and hall at St. Peter Church on Federal Street in Portland and bake, decorate, and package…
FORT KENT---St. John Vianney Parish in Fort Kent is offering the opportunity for those with deceased loved ones in 10 parish cemeteries to purchase a…
Thank you to our sponsors for their support of the Diocese of Portland's 17th Harvest Ball, which will be held Saturday, October 4, 2025, at the…
Eleven men were admitted as candidates for ordination to the permanent diaconate during the Rite of Candidacy celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley on…
Parish pastoral councils play an important role in the life of a parish. The roots of pastorals councils can be found in the documents of the Second…
The first Sunday of Advent always falls on the Sunday closest to or on November 30, which is St. Andrew’s feast day. The Gospel of John says that…
Q: Dear Father Joe: I’ve read a lot of talk online that, according to a recent study, most Catholics don’t understand Church teaching about…
Nearly 20 years ago, Dave Reese was volunteering at the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen in Portland when a heartbreaking scene inspired a project…
WELLS---Thanks to generous parishioners and community members from around York County, hundreds of mission children will receive presents at…
Feast Day; December 6
St. Nicholas, also known as Nicholas of Myra, is one of the most popular and well-known saints. He is the patron of many…
BIDDEFORD---“The people who come here feel that there is something different about this house. The Word of God is known, proclaimed, and lived in the…
Bishop Robert Deeley is pleased to announce the winners of the Diocese of Portland’s Christmas Card Art Contest, conducted by the diocese’s Office of…
A Christmas concert with Adam Ouellette will be held on December 21 at 2 p.m. at St. Bruno-St. Remi Church in Van Buren.
A reception will follow in…
Join Fr. Jack Dickinson and Michelle Valcourt for an evening exploring the universal call to holiness and what each of us can do to enrich our…
Prayer to the Immaculate Conception
O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, didst prepare a worthy dwelling place for…
PORTLAND---On the weekend of December 10-11, parishioners and community members in the Diocese of Portland will have the opportunity to give to those…
BANGOR---To commemorate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and to give back to many in need during Advent, students at All Saints School in…
During the Mass, Fr. Dan Greenleaf will stop to explain different aspects of Mass.
From the sign of the cross to the readings and homily to the…
“Advent is the season when we let our souls be strengthened by these truths:
our need for a Savior and our Savior's need for us…
On December 12, we celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who was declared the “Queen of Mexico and Patroness of the Americas” by Pope…
Saint Juan Diego, you are our first American indigenous saint.
Please pray that God the Father would protect all migrants through his Son, Jesus…
BIDDEFORD---With the temperatures dropping, students at St. James School in Biddeford have helped raise the spirits of asylum seekers in Saco…
Advent Lessons & Carols, a blend of Scripture readings, prayer, and hymns which tell the story of salvation from Creation to the birth of Christ…
