St. John’s students celebrate National Vocation Awareness Week What religion were you born into? How many languages do you speak? What is your favorite country? Those were among the many questions posed to Fr. Patrick Efé-egiughwe Agbodi by students at St. John’s Catholic School in Brunswick, who gathered Nov. 5 to hear how he discovered his vocation […]
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Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Portland Forecaster
Portland nun honored for 70 years of devotion
Sister Phyllis Doyle joined the Sisters of Mercy in 1949.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Midcoast School Notebook: Oct. 18
Brunswick teacher named Maine Catholic School Teacher of the Year “I had no idea. It feels great, but wow.” Receiving the 2019 Maine Catholic School Teacher of the Year Award may have caught Kathleen Curry off guard, but anyone who has been blessed to have her as a teacher during a two-plus decades career in […]
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Pope meets with Jesuit targeted by conservatives for LGBTQ outreach
The Rev. James Martin is the author of “Building a Bridge,” a book about how the Catholic Church should reach out more to the LGBT community.
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Cheverus alumni announce fund to assist abuse victims
Three members of the Class of 1979 hope to raise $50,000 to support sexual abuse victims who attended the Jesuit-run school in Portland.
Posted inLocal & State, Religion and Values
Portland cathedral celebrates its 150th anniversary
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was dedicated on Sept. 8, 1869, and is still the tallest structure in the city.
Posted inThe Forecaster
New pastor installed at Parish of the Holy Eucharist
FALMOUTH — Father Philip Tracy will be formally installed as pastor of the Parish of the Holy Eucharist during a special Mass at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. The Mass will take place at Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road in Falmouth, and a reception will follow in the church hall. The Parish of the […]
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Portland cathedral holds special anniversary mass
PORTLAND — The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception will host a special 150th Anniversary Mass at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. The Cathedral, at 307 Congress St., was first dedicated in 1869 and all are invited to commemorate the history of a “magnificent symbol of faith, worship, and service,” the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland […]
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Mississippi Catholic Church settled abuse cases with poor, black men on the cheap
A famed Catholic religious order settled sex abuse cases in recent months with two black Mississippi men in deals that gave the men $15,000 each and required them to keep silent.
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Court upholds convictions against highest-ranking Vatican official jailed on charges of child sex abuse
Australian Cardinal George Pell will continue to serve his six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two choir boys.