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January 16
Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Philip the Apostle Parish in Clifton Jan. 12 where he celebrated Mass marking the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.Read More -
January 16
January is Poverty Awareness Month, an initiative to highlight the ongoing plight that so many Americans experience every day. More than 40 million people in the United States live in poverty, affecting people of all races, backgrounds and ages from the cities to rural communities. In the state of New Jersey, almost one million people live in poverty.Read More -
January 16
Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham Township where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jan. 11. The feast commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by St. John the Baptist and it occurs the first Sunday after the Epiphany.Read More -
January 16
Three immigration lawyers came to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson on Jan. 12 for a seminar on “Know about Immigration.” All gave a key piece of advice to undocumented and documented people: secure the services of an attorney right away, if they are faced with urgent legal or immigration matters. About 250 people from the cathedral parish and around Paterson came to St. John’s Rodimer Center last Sunday afternoon to get some insight from a panel of lawyers from the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey.Read More -
January 16
By the busloads from diocesan high schools and from parish youth groups in Passaic, Morris and Sussex counties, young people will be a major part of the contingent going to the 47th annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Jan. 24. They will be attending the March to overturn the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade, which made abortion legal.Read More -
January 16
In addition to the hundreds of thousands from around the country who will trek to Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life, on Jan. 24, thousands will attend similar events in major cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver and here in New Jersey in Trenton. Before the March for Life in Los Angeles, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels will host a requiem Mass for the millions of unborn who have been aborted since Roe vs. Wade in 1973.Read More -
January 9
A federal rule change once again allows faith-based adoption agencies to receive federal funding without being required to place children with same-sex couples. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a religious freedom legal group, welcomed the move.Read More -
January 9
Lucas Folan, 20, and other young men of the Diocese visited Domus Bartimaeus House of Discernment in Boonton on Saturday to listen for God’s possible call to the priesthood, not only by receiving the Eucharist at Mass and praying silently in Adoration but also by engaging in lively conversations about vocations, the seminary and priestly life.Read More
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N.J. Independent Victim Compensation Program
PATERSON Starting on June 15, the New Jersey Independent Victim Compensation Program (IVCP) will begin accepting claims related to the sexual abuse of minors by diocesan priests and deacons of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Paterson, Metuchen, Trenton and Camden and the Archdiocese of Newark.
The IVCP is administered by Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros, two noted victims’ compensation experts who have designed and administered similar compensation programs for the Catholic Dioceses in New York and Pennsylvania. They also have administered similar programs for Penn State sexual abuse claims, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, and the BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Fund. -
Bishop Serratelli's article
Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Descent to Hades
On March 25, 2019, both the New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act. This means that, just as in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Washington, D.C., physicians can now help someone kill themselves. Legally! Doctors now become dealers in death. So contrary to the Hippocratic Oath that states “I will use treatment to help the sick according to my ability and judgment, but never with a view to injury and wrong-doing. Neither will I administer a poison to anybody when asked to do so, nor will I suggest such a course.”
Statement by the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on What the Catholic Church has done and continues to do to Protect Children
March 4, 2019
Much attention has been given to the meeting of bishops in Rome last month called by Pope Francis to address a morally reprehensible, shameful and horrific crime – the sexual abuse of children.
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News from the Vatican
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Every Christian should be grateful for the gift of his or her baptism, and that gratitude should draw them together to recognize that they are brothers and sisters and called to pursue holiness...
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Every Christian should be grateful for the gift of his or her baptism, and that gratitude should draw them together to recognize that they are...
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Life Teen Blog
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It is as easy as that. Talk to your pals about youth group and make the main focus a place for community.
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BISHOP'S APPEAL NEWLETTER
Newsletter
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Text and Email Phishing Scam Alert
A growing number of parishes are reporting that emails have been received by their parishioners, allegedly from their pastor or a member of the parish staff, asking people to purchase gift cards or send money to help the poor. This is a total scam – and unfortunately is being seen around the country. Priests or representationvs of the Church will never contact you by text or email to ask for any "favors" or for donations of cash or gift cards.
PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO SUCH MESSAGES!
The Diocese of Paterson has a policy that instructs all of its personnel to NEVER follow any email or text requests for any type of transfer of funds, purchases or sending any form of money for any purpose.
Any fraud attempts and scam activity should always be reported to local law enforcement. -
Pastoral Letter
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BASIC REQUIRED CONTENT FOR CANDIDATES FOR CONFIRMATION
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Today’s Readings
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Reading 1 Is 49:3, 5-6Responsorial Psalm Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10Reading 2 1 Cor 1:1-3Gospel Jn 1:29-34
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