Pictured are scenes from a visit of two precious and first-class relics of St. Anthony of Padua from the Pontifical Basilica in Padua in St. Bonaventure Church in Paterson on June 11.
The relics, fragments of St. Anthony’s facial skin and his floating
More
Have You Heard About the Year of Prayer? Are You Looking Forward to the Jubilee Year? By Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney “At the Angelus (on Jan. 21, 2024), Pope Francis announce(d) a “Year
Rather than supporting the growth of commercial technology and artificial intelligence, governments should be supporting families and educators in being the main channels of passing on culture and values, Pope Francis told ambassadors and other diplomats accredited to
Matthew Stenderowicz, of Fredon, received his Eagle Scout award on Jan. 4 during a ceremony in McKenna Hall at Our Lady of the Lake (OLL) Church in Sparta. Stenderowicz refurbished part of OLL’s grounds for his Eagle Scout
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney installed Franciscan Father John Aherne as pastor of St. Mary’s Parish in Pompton Lakes on Dec. 12 during a Mass the bishop celebrated. Father Aherne joined Father John Alderson and Father John Coughlin, fellow
Quinn Muli, a Pope John XXIII Regional High School senior in Sparta, was named a Steve DiGregorio Young Man of the Year Award finalist. Each year, each North Jersey Super Football Conference (NJSFC) team nominates a player for
The beatification cause of Sister Clare Crockett, an inspirational young Irish religious sister who died in 2016, formally opened Sunday with a ceremony at the Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid, Spain. The ceremony marked the beginning
Donations received This Week: $580 • To Date: $11,349 $200 In memory of the Beacon and other dying print newspapers. $100 John and Akiko, Madeiros, Katy TX., In memory of Manuel, Virginia Maciel, Maria. Elaine Novak, Randolph. Anonymous:
For now, St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish in Chester is subtly creating a “vocations culture” that invites young people to consider God’s call for them to religious, married, single, and especially priestly life. Since last fall, a new
When Lindsay Schlegel signed up her 3-year-old son for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in the Stirling neighborhood of Long Hill Township, the catechists told the children to be quiet in
Carmelite Sister Shoshanna Yafah made her final profession of vows at the Monastery of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel in Morristown on Jan. 6 before Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney. Family, friends, and the faithful attended
