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The doors of the Church, Pope Francis has said, must always remain open – especially for those carrying unseen wounds. On May

On Saturday, June 13, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney will ordain two seminarians of the Paterson Diocese, N.J., as priests “ready to teach,

What was it like to be friends with possible future saint Archbishop Fulton Sheen? For this episode, we hear from Lo Anne

Joe Gigli, photographer of The Beacon for 25 years, has been nominated as a 2026 Catholic Media Association Photographer of the Year

The Discalced Carmelites of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel in Morristown, N.J. are celebrating their 100th anniversary at the

Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney will ordain eight men of diverse backgrounds to the permanent diaconate of the Paterson Diocese, N.J., on Saturday,

By all rights, Jalen Brunson, a star point guard for Villanova men’s basketball, could have played with swagger in the Wildcats’ final

Sometime in 1974, Lo Anne Mayer, formerly of Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham Township, N.J., received a surprise phone call. On the

Seminarian John Peter Zappe sometimes feels discouraged by challenging classes and assignments, asking himself, “Why am I doing this?” Recently, Zappe, a