Bishop Kevin. J. Sweeney celebrated a Mass for Simbang Gabi in the chapel of St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson on Dec. 16. The Mass is typically part of a nine-day novena, which is a Filipino tradition in anticipation of the birth of Christ.
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Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney installed Franciscan Father John Aherne as pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in
Carmelite Sister Shoshanna Yafah made her final profession of vows at the Monastery of the Most
The Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women (PNCW) hosted a celebration on Jan. 7 to mark the
St. Paul Parish in Clifton welcomed on Jan. 5 Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who celebrated the
About 1,200 faithful from the Paterson Diocese pledged to be “Pilgrims of Hope” in Christ on
