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Dio Portland 3 days agoPriests, deacons, religious, and parishioners from around the Diocese of Portland gathered with Bishop James Ruggieri and Bishop Emeritus Robert Deeley for the annual Chrism Mass, one of the most sacred liturgies of the year. During the Mass, members of the presbyterate renewed their priestly promises and the bishop blessed and consecrated… Read more
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Dio Portland a week agoThis Sunday, the final Sunday in lent, is Palm Sunday. The day gets its name from the palm branches placed at Jesus’ feet as he made his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. During Palm Sunday Masses, parishioners receive palm fronds to take home and keep until the following Lent. The palms are then burned, with the ashes used on Ash… Read more
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Dio Portland a week agoThis week, the week before Palm Sunday and Holy Week, most parishes in Maine will be offering extra opportunities for confession. “The Light is On for You” is a diocesan initiative that seeks to enable more Catholics to be able to receive the sacrament of reconciliation before Easter, so that we may all be free of sin and open to Jesus’s love… Read more
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Dio Portland 2 weeks ago“Awesome!” “So much fun!” Those were among the comments from teens and young adults who attended the REV Retreat held at St. Joseph Church in Brewer. The retreat was a chance for those in attendance to hear about different vocations from priests, the bishop, religious sisters and brothers, and a married couple. Attendance at the retreat… Read more
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Dio Portland 2 weeks agoEach month, the Holy Father asks Catholics around the world to pray for a specific intention. The intention for April is, “For the Use of New Technologies — Let us pray that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.”
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Dio Portland 2 weeks agoThis Thursday and Friday, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception will be hosting their annual Lenten Mission. Soup dinner will be served at 5:30 both nights, followed by presentations from Abbott Mark Cooper, OSB, at 6:30.
Abbott Cooper grew up in Freeport, Maine and was ordained to the priesthood in 1976. His presentation, A… Read more
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Dio Portland 3 weeks agoTeam Blitz, a middle school robotics team at All Saints Catholic School, is building on a legacy of success with an invitation to VEX Robotics World Championships. The event, the largest robotics competition in the world, takes place from May 9-11 in Dallas, TX and Team Blitz is raising funds to make the trip a reality.
Only four spots… Read more
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Dio Portland 3 weeks agoSt. John’s Catholic School proudly announces that 8th-grade student Joseph Stratman has been selected as a finalist in the 2025 University of Southern Maine (USM) CubeSat Design Competition. Competing as a one-person team, Joseph’s mission, OnPiste, will investigate the effects of radiation on electron ionization and the geomagnetic field’s… Read more
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Dio Portland 3 weeks agoLearn how to make pisanki, intricately decorated Easter eggs, at St. Louis Church in Portland on Saturday, March 30 from 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This session is intended for adults. A simplified session for children will be held April 6 at the same time.
The Polish custom of decorating eggs for Easter is a centuries old tradition. “Written”… Read more
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Dio Portland 3 weeks agoSt. Anthony of Padua Parish will welcome Artie Boyle to St. Anne Church, 299 Main St. in Gorham on Thursday, April 10, at 6 p.m. Artie was given six months to live, but God had other plans. Come hear his incredible testimony of healing, faith and hope. Don’t miss this opportunity for a life-changing experience.
In the year 1999 Artie was… Read more
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