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GRAND ISLE---The 45th annual Madawaska Acadian Festival will include the celebration of Mass on Tuesday, August 15, at 1 p.m. at Mizpah, a retreat…
With Italian flags waving overhead, hundreds filled Federal Street, outside St. Peter Church in Portland, on August 11 and 12 for the St. Peter’s…
Cross over the threshold into the Garden of Eaten in Scarborough, and you will see rows and rows of plants filled with ripening vegetables.
“We have…
Devastating wildfires on the island of Maui have killed more than 100 people, with many still missing, making it the deadliest natural disaster in…
PORTLAND---Devastating wildfires on the island of Maui have killed nearly 100 people, with many still missing, making it the deadliest natural…
Parishioners in the Diocese of Portland combined to raise $44,968.89 for the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) Rice Bowl program during the forty days…
Fr. Jack Dickinson, pastor of the parish, and Michelle Valcourt will discuss the mystical union of all Christians into a spiritual body with Jesus…
Fr. Divine Fossoh and St. Brendan the Navigator Parish in Camden will square off against Fr. Nathan March and St. Michael Parish in Augusta in a…
The celebration of Mass and the opportunity for confession will be followed by presentations by Devin Schadt focusing on the themes of “Your Greatest…
As soon as Christianity was legalized in the Roman Empire in the early fourth century, Christians began building churches. Big churches. Beautiful…
Dear Father Joe: Sometimes there are so many distractions at Mass that I can’t concentrate. It’s really frustrating — what can I do?
I love this…
The call came midmorning on Sunday, July 2. Bishop Joseph Gerry, OSB, 94 years old, had died in his sleep early that morning. When the nurses…
“Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in…
With nine priests from Cameroon now serving in the Diocese of Portland, along with a tenth who was here for the summer months, Bishop George Nkuo…
In 1922, a Catholic community held bazaars, box lunches, and concerts to raise money to build a new church. One hundred years later, community…
Nearly every day from November to March, you could find Paul Heneghan of Bridgton hard at work inside the hall of Our Lady of Ransom Church in…
For 100 years, St. Christopher Parish has been a vital part of the Peaks Island community, and on Sunday, July 23, residents joined with Bishop…
Amid the sounds of chirping birds and rustling leaves, parishioners gather for Saturday morning Mass at St. Mary of the Isles Church in Islesboro.…
Once a month, Christa Bella makes a more than 200-mile trip from Boston, Massachusetts, to the Basilica of Ss. Peter & Paul in Lewiston for the…
In his 30 years as a priest, Father Cyprian Tatah has had a wide range of experiences. He has preached in villages, studied in Rome, served as…
He was a monk, a priest, a teacher, an abbot, and a bishop, but those who knew Bishop Joseph Gerry, OSB, remember him not for the positions he held…
ORONO---Weekly Masses will resume at the University of Maine on Sunday, August 27, at 5 p.m. The Masses will be held in the Bangor Room of the…
BRUNSWICK---In support of the Parish Year of the National Eucharistic Revival (www.portlanddiocese.org/Eucharist), the Diocese of Portland’s Office…
GRAND ISLE---The annual Walk Around the Pond fundraiser will be held on Saturday, August 26, starting at 3 p.m. at Mizpah, located on 129 Doucette…
All are welcome to participate or gather at the retreat for the special event. Each year, hundreds of people participate in this event by purchasing…
